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Gillis, Jennifer M.; Callahan, Emily H.; Romanczyk, Raymond G. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
There are a limited number of assessments available to examine social skills deficits in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). The Behavioral Assessment of Social Interactions in Young Children (BASYC) was developed as a direct assessment of social deficits in young children with ASD relative to children without ASD. The BASYC is a…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Autism, Antisocial Behavior, Young Children
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Lung, For-Wey; Chiang, Tung-Liang; Lin, Shio-Jean; Shu, Bih-Ching – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
To increase public awareness and sensitivity, a two-stage screening with a community-based approach is proposed, with the use of the broadband Taiwan Birth Cohort Study (TBCS) developmental instrument in the first stage and the narrowband Modified Checklist of Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) in the second stage. Thus, the purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Autism, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, At Risk Persons
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Gau, Susan Shur-Fen; Lee, Chi-Mei; Lai, Meng-Chuan; Chiu, Yen-Nan; Huang, Ya-Fen; Kao, Jen-Der; Wu, Yu-Yu – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ). We assessed 736 participants (male, 80.1%) aged 2-18, who were clinically diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) including autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder, or pervasive developmental disorders, not…
Descriptors: Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Factor Structure, Interpersonal Relationship
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Matson, Johnny L.; Wilkins, Jonathan; Sharp, Brenda; Knight, Cheryl; Sevin, Jay A.; Boisjoli, Jessica A. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
Early identification of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is now considered best practice in the field of developmental disabilities. Despite calls by national pediatric organizations and others for routine screening in young children, such recommendations have been hard to implement in practice. One of the major unresolved problems is the need for…
Descriptors: Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Identification, Pervasive Developmental Disorders