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Wu, Chin-Chin; Chiang, Chung-Hsin; Hou, Yuh-Ming; Chu, Ching-Lin; Liu, Jiun-Horng – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: The Taiwan version of the Screening Tool for Autism in Two-Year-Olds (T-STAT) had been developed for identifying autism disorder (AD) in children aged 24-35 months. Two studies were performed to elucidate its utility for AD in children aged 36-48 months. Method: In Study 1, the receiver operating characteristics were utilised to select…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Screening Tests, Autism, Young Children
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Bauminger-Zviely, Nirit; Shefer, Analia – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Peer interaction can be challenging in autism spectrum disorder, but naturalistic peer-observation scales for preschoolers are scarce. This study examined psychometric qualities of the newly developed Autism Peer Interaction Observation Scale. We tested the Autism Peer Interaction Observation Scale to (a) characterize peer interactions of…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children, Test Validity
Ghilain, Christine S.; Parlade, Meaghan V.; McBee, Matthew T.; Coman, Drew C.; Owen, Taylor; Gutierrez, Anibal; Boyd, Brian; Odom, Samuel; Alessandri, Michael – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
Joint attention, or the shared focus of attention between objects or events and a social partner, is a crucial milestone in the development of social communication and a notable area of deficit in children with autism spectrum disorder. While valid parent-report screening measures of social communication are available, the majority of these…
Descriptors: Attention, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Psychometrics