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Sep 2026
Identification of the Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) for Childhood Autism Rating Scale Second Edition (CARS2) in children with ASD
Estimating the MCID for the Childhood Autism Rating Scale Second-Edition using the Patient Impression of Change (PIC) as an external anchor suggests that a between-group difference of 2.6 CARS2 points (the midpoint of the anchor-based estimates) may serve as the MCID in children with ASD.
A. Vyshedskiy, L. E. Pavoski Poloni, A. S. Fucks et al.
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