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Inada, Naoko; Koyama, Tomonori; Inokuchi, Eiko; Kuroda, Miho; Kamio, Yoko – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Early detection and intervention is essential for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Therefore, we examined the reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Modified Checklist for autism in toddlers (M-CHAT), a 23-item, yes-no questionnaire regarding early autistic symptoms completed by parents of children at 18-24 months of…
Descriptors: Autism, Toddlers, Rating Scales, Questionnaires
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Xavier, Jean; Vannetzel, Leonard; Viaux, Sylvie; Leroy, Arthur; Plaza, Monique; Tordjman, Sylvie; Mille, Christian; Bursztejn, Claude; Cohen, David; Guile, Jean-Marc – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
The Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) category is a psychopathological entity few have described and is poorly, and mainly negatively, defined by autism exclusion. In order to limit PDD-NOS heterogeneity, alternative clinical constructs have been developed. This study explored the reliability and the diagnostic…
Descriptors: Socialization, Autism, Test Validity, Adjustment (to Environment)
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Clifford, Sally; Hudry, Kristelle; Brown, Laura; Pasco, Greg; Charman, Tony – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2010
The Modified-Classroom Observation Schedule to Measure Intentional Communication (M-COSMIC) was developed as an ecologically valid measure of social-communication behaviour, delineating forms, functions, and intended partners of children's spontaneous communication acts. Forty-one children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) aged 48-73 months were…
Descriptors: Play, Observation, Autism, Construct Validity
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Hume, Kara; Boyd, Brian; McBee, Matt; Coman, Drew; Gutierrez, Anibal; Shaw, Evelyn; Sperry, Laurie; Alessandri, Michael; Odom, Samuel – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Treatment implementation is an under-studied and under-reported aspect of intervention studies involving individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). One primary area of concern is the lack of reliable and valid implementation measures, which allows a conclusive association to be drawn between the intervention and participant outcomes. This…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children, Reliability
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Fu, Chung-Pei; Chen, Kuan-Lin; Tseng, Mei-Hui; Chiang, Fu-Mei; Hsieh, Ching-Lin – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
The aim of this study was to examine the internal consistency, inter-respondent reliability, and convergent and divergent validity of the Psychoeducational Profile-third edition Caregiver Report (PEP3-CR) in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). We examined the internal consistency on 66 mothers of children with ASD who completed the…
Descriptors: Mothers, Autism, Performance Tests, Caregivers
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Pandolfi, Vincent; Magyar, Caroline I.; Dill, Charles A. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
Individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often present with co-occurring emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). The Child Behavior Checklist 6-18 (CBCL; Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) is an EBD measure that contains several norm-referenced scales derived through factor analysis of data from the general pediatric population. The…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Autism, Emotional Disturbances, Validity
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Matson, Johnny L.; Mahan, Sara; Hess, Julie A.; Fodstad, Jill C.; Neal, Daniene – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2010
Previous studies analyzed the reliability as well as sensitivity and specificity of the Autism Spectrum Disorder-Diagnostic for Children (ASD-DC). This study further examines the psychometric properties of the ASD-DC by assessing whether the ASD-DC has convergent validity against a psychometrically sound observational instrument for Autistic…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Autism, Validity
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Brewer, W. J.; Brereton, A.; Tonge, B. J. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2008
Early olfactory identification deficits have been associated with neurodevelopmental arrest of limbic-prefrontal networks. These same networks are implicated in development of autistic-spectrum disorders. We aimed to investigate olfactory identification ability in children with high functioning autism (HFA). Fifteen children with HFA (aged 5-9…
Descriptors: Autism, Identification, Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders