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Kristen Bottema-Beutel; Shannon Crowley LaPoint; So Yoon Kim; Sarah Mohiuddin; Qun Yu; Rachael McKinnon – Exceptional Children, 2024
In this secondary analysis of a previously conducted systematic review, we analyze social validity assessments in intervention research for transition-age autistic youth. Social validity is concerned with the acceptability of the intervention goals, the acceptability and feasibility of the intervention procedures, and the perceived importance of…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intervention, Validity, Psychometrics
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Kunyi Lan; X. X. Wang; Yan'e Lu; Anyi Zhang; Meixiang Jia; Lin Lu; Y. B. Wei; J. J. Liu – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Purpose: To make early detection of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), caregiver-report instruments remain an efficient and adaptable option for the preliminary assessment. This study aimed to compare the psychometric properties of the Clancy Autism Behavior Scale (CABS) and Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC) as screening tools for ASD…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Disability Identification, Psychometrics
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Camilla M. McMahon; Maryellen Brunson McClain; Savannah Wells; Sophia Thompson; Jeffrey D. Shahidullah – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Purpose: The goal of the current study was to conduct a substantive validity review of four autism knowledge assessments with prior psychometric support (Gillespie-Lynch in J Autism and Dev Disord 45(8):2553-2566, 2015; Harrison in J Autism and Dev Disord 47(10):3281-3295, 2017; McClain in J Autism and Dev Disord 50(3):998-1006, 2020; McMahon…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Test Items, Accuracy
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Yulin Huang; Yuchang Bao; Hung Chak Ho; Miaoxuan Lin; Yanqiang Tao; Yu Liu; Fu Chen – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2025
The study aimed to assess the suitability of the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) in evaluating the hopelessness of parents with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Using multidimensional item response theory modelling, the research involved 437 participants recruited from a private psychological institution in Shenzhen, China.…
Descriptors: Parents, Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Psychological Patterns
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Sarah Theresa Chung; Eugenia Y. C. Lok; Quinney K. N. Chan; Koi-Man Cheng; Siu-Man Lam; Simon S. Y. Lui – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
The Caregiver Strain Questionnaire assesses the three dimensions of caregiver strain, namely the objective, subjective externalized and subjective internalized strain. It was validated among caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the United States and Mainland China with promising psychometric properties. This study aimed to…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Caregivers, Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Li Wang; Xin Qi; Ziyan Meng; Meiyu Xiang; Zhuoqing Li; Sitong Zhang; Longyun Hu; Hoyee W. Hirai; Carol K. S. To; Patrick C. M. Wong – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2025
Purpose: Assessing social communication and measuring its changes among young autistic children presents significant challenges, particularly when tracking intervention effects within short timeframes. Existing measures, mostly validated in Western contexts, may not be suitable for culturally diverse populations. Addressing this gap, the Social…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Preschool Children, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills
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Vasiliki Zarokanellou; Alexandros Gryparis; Paraskevi Papatheodorou; Giorgos Tatsis; Dionysios Tafiadis; Angelos Papadopoulos; Louiza Voniati; Vassiliki Siafaka – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
This study examined the validity of the Greek version of the Societal Attitudes Towards Autism (SATA) scale in a Greek community sample (n = 633) and explored how the demographic variables of the sample modulate knowledge and attitudes regarding people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The principal component analysis confirmed the…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Validity, Foreign Countries
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Mackenzie Robeson; Kyle M. Brasil; Haley C. Adams; Kimberly R. Zlomke – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Anxiety, depression, and suicidality are major concerns among college students, though less is known about these constructs in autistic college students. Given the rising number of autistic individuals entering post-secondary education, adequate measurement and diagnosis of anxiety, depression, and suicidality is necessary to provide clinical care…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities
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Dallman, Aaron R.; Harrop, Clare; Lecavalier, Luc; Bodfish, Jim; Kalburgi, Sahana Nagabhushan; Jones, Desiree R.; Hollway, Jill; Boyd, Brian A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
The Behavioral Inflexibility Scale (BIS) is a recently developed measure of behavioral inflexibility, defined as rigid patterns of behavior that contrast with the need to be flexible when the situation calls for it. In this study, we sought to replicate previous findings on the psychometric properties of the BIS in a community sample. Data for…
Descriptors: Replication (Evaluation), Psychometrics, Student Behavior, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Alexandra Sturm; Sijia Huang; Vanessa Bal; Ben Schwartzman – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Several validated adult autism symptom screening tools exist; however, there are concerns about the validity of instruments in adults who self-identify and those who have an autism diagnosis. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the RAADS-R and RAADS-14 across gender, autism diagnosis and autistic identity, and age among a sample of…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Screening Tests
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Karl Lundin Remnélius; Sven Bölte – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Given that camouflaging has been suggested to contribute to delayed diagnosis and mental health problems among autistic people, validated measures of the construct are needed. This study describes the psychometric evaluation of the Swedish adaptation of the self-reported Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q) in autistic (n = 100) and…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Hedley, Darren; Batterham, Philip J.; Bury, Simon M.; Clapperton, Angela; Denney, Kathleen; Dissanayake, Cheryl; Fox, Phoenix; Frazier, Thomas W.; Gallagher, Emma; Hayward, Susan M.; Robinson, Jo; Sahin, Ensu; Trollor, Julian; Uljarevic, Mirko; Stokes, Mark A. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
The study describes the development and preliminary psychometric validation of the Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale-Modified (SIDAS-M), a five-item assessment of suicidal ideation for use with autistic adults. Participants (n = 102 autistic adults; 58% women, 34% men, 8% nonbinary; M[subscript age] = 41.75, SD = 12.89) completed an online survey…
Descriptors: Suicide, Psychological Patterns, Test Construction, Test Validity
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Raven Bureau; Marie Riebel; Luisa Weiner; Romain Coutelle; Julie Dachez; Céline Clément – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Purpose: Autistic camouflaging is a collection of strategies used to hide autistic characteristics. It can have serious consequences on autistic people's mental health and needs to be addressed and measured in clinical practice. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the French adaptation of the Camouflaging…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Mental Health, Psychometrics
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Marianne Berg Halvorsen; Arvid Nikolai Kildahl; Sabine Kaiser; Brynhildur Axelsdottir; Michael G. Aman; Sissel Berge Helverschou – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
In recent years, there has been a proliferation of instruments for assessing mental health (MH) among autistic people. This study aimed to review the psychometric properties of broadband instruments used to assess MH problems among autistic people. In accordance with the PRISMA guidelines (PROSPERO: CRD42022316571) we searched the APA PsycINFO via…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Mental Health, Clinical Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods
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Darren Hedley; Zachary J. Williams; Mark Deady; Philip J. Batterham; Simon M. Bury; Claire M. Brown; Jo Robinson; Julian N. Trollor; Mirko Uljarevic; Mark A. Stokes – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
The increased prevalence of suicide among autistic people highlights the need for validated clinical suicide screening and assessment instruments that are accessible and meet the unique language and communication needs of this population. We describe the preliminary preregistered psychometric validation of the Suicide Assessment Kit-Modified…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Suicide, Screening Tests, Adults
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