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Direct linkAmin D. Lotfizadeh; Brendan Gard; Cynthia Rico; Alan Poling; Kristen R. Choi – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Behavior analysts frequently use the Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP) to assess the language and social skills of children with autism in everyday practice and in research. Despite the widespread use of the VB-MAPP, its psychometric characteristics have not been extensively investigated. To provide information…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Rating Scales, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Test Validity
Nilsson Jobs, Elisabeth; Falck-Ytter, Terje; Bölte, Sven – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Research on visual local and global perception in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is incomplete in young children. We investigated 35 three-year-old siblings of children with ASD, either diagnosed (n = 12) or not diagnosed (n = 23) with ASD as well as 14 controls with typical development and with no family history of ASD. Data from the local tasks…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Children, Siblings
Greenslade, Kathryn J.; Coggins, Truman E. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
This study presents an independent replication and extension of psychometric evidence supporting the "Theory of Mind Inventory" ("ToMI"). Parents of 20 children with ASD (4; 1-6; 7 years; months) and 20 with typical development (3; 1-6; 5), rated their child's theory of mind abilities in everyday situations. Other parent report…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Psychometrics, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Sumner, Emma; Leonard, Hayley C.; Hill, Elisabeth L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Motor and social difficulties are often found in children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and with developmental coordination disorder (DCD), to varying degrees. This study investigated the extent of overlap of these problems in children aged 7-10 years who had a diagnosis of either ASD or DCD, compared to typically-developing controls.…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Interpersonal Competence
Social Skills Assessment in Young Children with Autism: A Comparison Evaluation of the SSRS and PKBS
Wang, Hui-Ting; Sandall, Susan R.; Davis, Carol A.; Thomas, Carnot James – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
Impairment in the development of reciprocal social interaction and other social skills is one of the defining characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). There is a need for assessment tools that will help guide social skills interventions and document outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine the potential usefulness of two…
Descriptors: Autism, Construct Validity, Predictive Validity, Young Children
Peer reviewedMatese, Mary; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1994
Fifteen children (ages 4-13) with psychotic symptoms were compared to 15 children with autism using the Ritvo-Freeman Real Life Rating Scale and the Childhood Autism Rating Scale. Psychotic individuals were rated as having better language and social skills; autistic persons had more difficulty adapting to new situations. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Rating Scales, Children, Comparative Analysis
Wetherby, Amy M.; Woods, Juliann; Allen, Lori; Cleary, Julie; Dickinson, Holly; Lord, Catherine – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2004
Three groups of 18 children were selected for this study, one group with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), one group with developmental delays in which ASD was ruled out (DD), and one group with typical development (TD), from a pool of 3026 children who were screened with the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile (CSBS…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Developmental Delays, Comparative Analysis, Behavior Rating Scales
Peer reviewedStone, Wendy L.; Lemanek, Kathleen L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1990
Parents of 20 children with autism and 14 children with mental retardation, with comparable cognitive developmental levels, completed the Preschool Social Behavior Checklist. Results revealed that autistic children exhibited deficits in imaginative play, peer play, and imitation skills compared to the other group, and that parents are capable of…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Comparative Analysis
