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Paula, Cristiane S.; Cunha, Graccielle Rodrigues; Bordini, Daniela; Brunoni, Decio; Moya, Ana Claudia; Bosa, Cleonice Alves; Mari, Jair J.; Cogo-Moreira, Hugo – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Simple and low-cost observational-tools to detect symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are still necessary. The OERA is a new assessment tool to screen children eliciting observable behaviors with no substantial knowledge on ASD required. The sample was 99 children aged 3-10: 76 with ASD and 23 without ASD (11/23 had intellectual…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Disability Identification
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Breidbord, Jonathan; Croudace, Tim J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
The Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) is a popular behavior-observation instrument that was developed more than 34 years ago and has since been adopted in a wide variety of contexts for assessing the presence and severity of autism symptomatology in both children and adolescents. This investigation of the reliability of CARS scores involves…
Descriptors: Autism, Test Reliability, Scores, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Towle, Patricia O.; Visintainer, Paul F.; O'Sullivan, Colleen; Bryant, N. Elizabeth; Busby, Suzanne – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
Federal laws mandating a "single point of entry" for early intervention (EI) create a potential database for surveillance of early childhood disabilities. This study evaluated EI records for estimating rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using a chart abstraction protocol, with good interrater agreement (k = 0.86). Sampling 304 EI records…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Autism, Interrater Reliability, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Vrancic, Daniela; Nanclares, Valeria; Soares, Delfina; Kulesz, Analia; Mordzinski, Claudia; Plebst, Christian; Starkstein, Sergio – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2002
A study involving 30 Argentineans with autism evaluated the validity of the Autism Diagnostic Inventory-Telephone Screening in Spanish (ADI-TSS). The final version of the ADI-TSS could be assessed in 20 to 40 minutes and demonstrated a high validity, high interrater reliability, and high internal consistency. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Disability Identification, Foreign Countries
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Nordin, Viviann; Gillberg, Christopher; Nyden, Agneta – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1998
This study assessed the interrater reliability of a Swedish version of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS), an instrument for screening and diagnosis of autism. The CARS was used for rating autistic behavior by two investigators in 25 children. Results indicated fair to excellent agreement. Aspects of validity and reliability are discussed.…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Rating Scales, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification