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How Well Can We Diagnose Autism in Adults? Evaluating an Informant-Based Interview: The Dutch Developmental, Dimensional and Diagnostic Interview -- Adult Version (3Di-Adult)
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L.J.G. Krijnen; K. Greaves-Lord; W. Mandy; K.J.S. Mataw; P. Hartog; S. Begeer – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
The current study evaluated a brief, informant-based autism interview: the Developmental, Dimensional and Diagnostic Interview -- Adult Version (3Di-Adult). Feasibility, reliability and validity of the Dutch 3Di-Adult was tested amongst autistic participants (n = 62) and a non-autistic comparison group (n = 30) in the Netherlands. The 3Di-Adult…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Identification, Foreign Countries, Adults
First Psychometric Properties of the Dutch Interview for Diagnostic Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Adult Males without Intellectual Disability
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Vuijk, Richard; Deen, Mathijs; Arntz, Arnoud; Geurts, Hilde M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
For autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in adults there are several diagnostic instruments available with a need for consideration of the psychometric properties. This study aimed to conduct a first psychometric evaluation of a new diagnostic ASD instrument, the NIDA (Dutch Interview for Diagnostic assessment of ASD in adults) in 90 adult males without…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Clinical Diagnosis, Psychometrics, Autism
Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of a Dutch Version of the Actions and Feelings Questionnaire in Autistic and Neurotypical Adults
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van der Meer, Hedwig A.; Sheftel-Simanova, Irina; Kan, Cornelis C.; Trujillo, James P. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
The actions and feelings questionnaire (AFQ) provides a short, self-report measure of how well someone uses and understands visual communicative signals such as gestures. The objective of this study was to translate and cross-culturally adapt the AFQ into Dutch (AFQ-NL) and validate this new version in neurotypical and autistic populations.…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Translation, Validity, Reliability
Psychosexual Functioning of Cognitively-Able Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder Compared to Typically Developing Peers: The Development and Testing of the Teen Transition Inventory--A Self- and Parent Report Questionnaire on Psychosexual Functioning
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Dekker, Linda P.; van der Vegt, Esther J. M.; van der Ende, Jan; Tick, Nouchka; Louwerse, Anneke; Maras, Athanasios; Verhulst, Frank C.; Greaves-Lord, Kirstin – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
To gain further insight into psychosexual functioning, including behaviors, intrapersonal and interpersonal aspects, in adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), comprehensive, multi-informant measures are needed. This study describes (1) the development of a new measure of psychosexual functioning in both parent- and self-reports (Teen…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adolescent Development, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
How to Use the ADI-R for Classifying Autism Spectrum Disorders? Psychometric Properties of Criteria from the Literature in 1,204 Dutch Children
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de Bildt, Annelies; Oosterling, Iris J.; van Lang, Natasja D. J.; Kuijper, Sanne; Dekker, Vera; Sytema, Sjoerd; Oerlemans, Anoek M.; van Steijn, Daphne J.; Visser, Janne C.; Rommelse, Nanda N.; Minderaa, Ruud B.; van Engeland, Herman; van der Gaag, Rutger-Jan; Buitelaar, Jan K.; de Jonge, Maretha V. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
The algorithm of the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised provides criteria for autism versus non-autism according to DSM-IV. Criteria for the broader autism spectrum disorders are needed. This study investigated the validity of seven sets of criteria from the literature, in 1,204 Dutch children (aged 3-18 years) with and without mental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Diagnostic Tests, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Improved Diagnostic Validity of the ADOS Revised Algorithms: A Replication Study in an Independent Sample
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Oosterling, Iris; Roos, Sascha; de Bildt, Annelies; Rommelse, Nanda; de Jonge, Maretha; Visser, Janne; Lappenschaar, Martijn; Swinkels, Sophie; van der Gaag, Rutger Jan; Buitelaar, Jan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2010
Recently, Gotham et al. ("2007") proposed revised algorithms for the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) with improved diagnostic validity. The aim of the current study was to replicate predictive validity, factor structure, and correlations with age and verbal and nonverbal IQ of the ADOS revised algorithms for Modules 1 and 2…
Descriptors: Autism, Predictive Validity, Factor Structure, Test Validity
The Construction and Validation of an Abridged Version of the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ-Short)
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Hoekstra, Rosa A.; Vinkhuyzen, Anna A. E.; Wheelwright, Sally; Bartels, Meike; Boomsma, Dorret I.; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Posthuma, Danielle; van der Sluis, Sophie – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
This study reports on the development and validation of an abridged version of the 50-item Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ), a self-report measure of autistic traits. We aimed to reduce the number of items whilst retaining high validity and a meaningful factor structure. The item reduction procedure was performed on data from 1,263 Dutch students and…
Descriptors: Autism, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Standardized ADOS Scores: Measuring Severity of Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Dutch Sample
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de Bildt, Annelies; Oosterling, Iris J.; van Lang, Natasja D. J.; Sytema, Sjoerd; Minderaa, Ruud B.; van Engeland, Herman; Roos, Sascha; Buitelaar, Jan K.; van der Gaag, Rutger-Jan; de Jonge, Maretha V. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
The validity of the calibrated severity scores on the ADOS as reported by Gotham et al. (J Autism Dev Disord 39: 693-705, "2009"), was investigated in an independent sample of 1248 Dutch children with 1455 ADOS administrations (modules 1, 2 and 3). The greater comparability between ADOS administrations at different times, ages and in…
Descriptors: Autism, Test Validity, Severity (of Disability), Age Differences
Brief Report: Interrater Reliability of the Psychoeducational Profile (PEP).
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Muris, Peter; Steerneman, Pim; Ratering, Elise – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1997
A study of 10 children (ages 3-6) with pervasive developmental disorders investigated the interrater reliability of the Psychoeducational Profile (PEP). Results show good interrater reliability for the developmental items, indicating that the PEP can be used to evaluate progress in development of children with pervasive developmental disorders.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Brief Report: Assessment of Development and Abnormal Behavior in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Evidence for the Reliability and Validity of the Revised Psychoeducational Profile.
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Steerneman, Pim; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1997
A study of 20 children (ages 3-6) with autism and 20 children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) examined the validity of a Dutch version of the revised Psychoeducational Profile (PEP-R). No differences were found on the PEP-R developmental subscales, but on the pathology subscales children with autism showed more severe behavior than…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Disability Identification, Foreign Countries
The PDD-MRS: An Instrument for Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Persons with Mental Retardation
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Kraijer, Dirk; de Bildt, Annelies – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2005
The Scale of Pervasive Developmental Disorder in Mentally Retarded Persons (PDD-MRS) is described. The PDD-MRS is a simple classification and screening instrument devised for identification of autistic disorders (of the entire spectrum) in persons with mental retardation from mild to profound levels, age-range 2-55 years. The norms of the scale…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Disability Identification, Mental Retardation, Classification
A Comparison between the Handicaps Behaviour and Skills Schedule and the Psychoeducational Profile.
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van Berckelaer-Onnes, Ina; van Duijn, Gijs – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1993
Seventy-two children (ages 23-148 months) referred to an autism center in the Netherlands were administered the Psychoeducational Profile (PEP) and the Handicaps Behaviour and Skills Schedule (HBS). The correlation between the two instruments was higher than expected, and internal consistency of the subscales of the PEP and the HBS was…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Rating Scales, Child Development, Children