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Validity of "DSM-IV" Syndromes in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Lecavalier, Luc; Gadow, Kenneth D.; Devincent, Carla J.; Houts, Carrie R.; Edwards, Michael C. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
Behavior and emotional problems are often present in very young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) but their nosology has been the object of scant empirical attention. The objective of this study was to assess the construct validity of select "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" ("DSM)"--defined…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Preschool Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Association of Schizophrenia Spectrum and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Symptoms in Children with ASD and Clinic Controls
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Gadow, Kenneth D. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Objective: This study examines relations between the severity of specific symptoms of schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD) and severity of the three defining symptom domains of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children with ASD (N = 147) and child psychiatry outpatient referrals (Controls; N = 339). Method: Participants were subdivided into four…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Schizophrenia
Creating Abbreviated Rating Scales to Monitor Classroom Inattention-Overactivity, Aggression, and Peer Conflict: Reliability, Validity, and Treatment Sensitivity
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Volpe, Robert J.; Gadow, Kenneth D. – School Psychology Review, 2010
Rating scales developed to measure child emotional and behavioral problems typically are so long as to make their use in progress monitoring impractical in typical school settings. This study examined two methods of selecting items from existing rating scales to create shorter instruments for use in assessing response to intervention. The…
Descriptors: Conflict, Test Validity, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Rating Scales
School Involvement in Pharmacotherapy for Behavior Disorders.
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Gadow, Kenneth D. – Journal of Special Education, 1982
Responses of 232 children or adults receiving medication for hyperactivity and 100 mothers of these children revealed that teachers were often not included in referral, diagnosis, or withdrawal of medication; standardized evaluation instruments were rarely used; and direct communication with the physician was virtually nonexistent. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis, Drug Therapy, Early Childhood Education
Further Validity Evidence for the Teacher Version of the Child Symptom Inventory-4
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Gadow, Kenneth D.; Sprafkin, Joyce; Salisbury, Helen; Schneider, Jayne; Loney, Jan – School Psychology Quarterly, 2004
The reliability and validity of the teacher version of the Child Symptom Inventory-4 (CSI-4) was examined in 248 boys referred for evaluation of behavioral and emotional problems. The CSI-4 is a behavior rating scale whose items correspond to the symptoms of DSM?IV-defined disorders. The results indicated satisfactory internal consistency…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Males
Comparison of ADHD Symptom Subtypes as Source-Specific Syndromes
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Gadow, Kenneth D.; Drabick, Deborah A. G.; Loney, Jan; Sprafkin, Joyce; Salisbury, Helen; Azizian, Allen; Schwartz, Joseph – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: This study examines differences between the three subtypes of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), inattentive (I), hyperactive-impulsive (H), and combined (C), in a heterogeneous sample of 248 boys (ages 6 to 10 years) with emotional and behavioral problems who were recruited for participation in a diagnostic study.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Mothers, Males, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)