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Deb, Shoumitro; Dhaliwal, Akal-Joat; Roy, Meera – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Aims: To explore the validity of Developmental Behaviour Checklist-Autism Screening Algorithm (DBC-ASA) as a screening instrument for autism among children with intellectual disabilities. Method: Data were collected from the case notes of 109 children with intellectual disabilities attending a specialist clinic in the UK. Results: The mean score…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Autism, Screening Tests, Children
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Gray, K. M.; Tonge, B. J.; Sweeney, D. J.; Einfeld, S. L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
The ability to identify children who require specialist assessment for the possibility of autism at as early an age as possible has become a growing area of research. A number of measures have been developed as potential screening tools for autism. The reliability and validity of one of these measures for screening for autism in young children…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Autism, Interrater Reliability, Young Children
Asano, Mildred M. – 1986
The subsequent school progress of children who attended the Get Set Day Care (GSDC) or Prekindergarten Head Start (PKHS) preschool programs compared to peers who had a different type or no preschool experience is examined in this document. The study corroborates the two major findings of the Consortium for Longitudinal Studies: that preschool…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Day Care, Elementary Education, Followup Studies