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Alonzi-Gold, Danielle; Grajo, Lenin C. – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2021
There is currently a gap in available assessments for evaluating school readiness in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The Kindergarten Readiness Inventory (K-READI) is a non-standardized screener for basic kindergarten readiness skills of children with autism. The K-READI includes five subscales to assess overall school readiness,…
Descriptors: Content Validity, School Readiness, Preschool Children, Kindergarten
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Edelson, Meredyth Goldberg; Edelson, Stephen M.; Jung, Shin-siung – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1998
A study compared results of a previous study that showed that the Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (TONI) holds promise for use with individuals with autism and the results of 39 Taiwanese students with autism. Similar results were found regarding mean TONI scores and the variables that best predicted TONI scores. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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Parks, Susan L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1983
The review examines five measures designed to assess autistic symptomatology: Rimland's Diagnostic Checklist for Behavior-Disturbed Children, the Behavior Rating Instrument for Autistic and Atypical Children, the Behavior Observation Scale for Autism, the Childhood Autism Rating Scale, and the Autism Behavior Checklist. Available studies of…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Clinical Diagnosis
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Barthelemy, C.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1997
A French study of 136 children (ages 20-139 months) with developmental disabilities investigated the reliability and validity of the Revised Behavior Summarized Evaluation Scale (BSE-R) in evaluating autistic behavior in children with developmental delays. The BSE-R was found to be useful for progressive recording of the evolution of patients…
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Developmental Delays, Disability Identification
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Barthelemy, C.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1990
The Behavior Summarized Evaluation (BSE) measures changes in behavioral parameters in autistic children over time and treatments. Tests of reliability and validity suggest that the BSE is an acceptable tool for the assessment of autistic behaviors, is easy to handle, and is accessible to both professional and paraprofessional medicoeducative…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Behavior Rating Scales, Elementary Secondary Education
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Lord, Catherine; Schopler, Eric – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1989
Comparisons were made of intelligence and developmental quotients for young autistic children (n=216) at initial assessment and reassessment at least two years later. Five-year follow-up data were then gathered to evaluate the relationship between stability of scores and age at initial assessment, severity of delay, and type of test. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Autism, Child Development, Followup Studies
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Charak, David A.; Stella, Jennifer L. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2002
This article provides in-depth information regarding the most commonly used instruments for the screening or diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorders. Reliability, validity, format, and target population are presented to help clinicians select appropriate diagnostic measures. Future directions in the development of new instruments are discussed.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Autism, Children
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Saemundsen, Evald; Magnusson, Pall; Smari, Jakob; Sigurdaedottir, Solveig – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2003
The agreement between the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI- R) and the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) was investigated in the diagnostic assessment of 54 children (ages 22-114 months) referred for possible autism. The observed agreement between the two systems was 66.7%. The CARS identified more cases of autism than the ADI-R.…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Rating Scales, Children, Clinical Diagnosis
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Davies, Patricia L.; Soon, Pepper Lee; Young, Michele; Clausen-Yamaki, Amy – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2004
This study examined validity of the School Function Assessment (SFA) and interrater reliability of occupational therapist and teacher ratings of students' school function. The validity of the SFA was examined using the known-group method in 35 participants in kindergarten through 7th grade attending elementary schools; 15 students with learning…
Descriptors: Validity, Interrater Reliability, Elementary School Students, Student Evaluation