Screening Young People for Autism With the Developmental Behavior Checklist - 01/09/11
ABSTRACT |
Objective: |
To determine whether a subset of items from the Developmental Behavior Checklist (DBC) could be selected to construct a reliable autism screening tool.
Method: |
A 29-item scale—the Developmental Behavior Checklist-Autism Screening Algorithm (DBC-ASA)—was developed by using items from the DBC and evaluated in a sample comprising 180 children who met criteria for DSM-IV autism and 180 controls matched for age, sex, and IQ range.
Results: |
This study found that the DBC-ASA has good validity in discriminating young people (4–18 years) with autism and IQ ranging from normal to severe intellectual disability from others using a cutoff score of 17.
Conclusion |
The DBC-ASA is an effective autism screening questionnaire for at-risk young people, including those with intellectual disability.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : autism, intellectual disability, screening instrument
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| This research was supported in part by PHRDC (NH & MRC) ProgramGrant 95614. The authors thank participating families, specialist autism assessment services in Melbourne and Geelong (Victoria), the rural Murray-Murrumbidgee region of New South Wales, and the Autism Associations of South Australia and New South Wales. Heather Siddons, Russell Nunn, and Kylie Gray assisted with data management and statistical analysis. Requests for reprints, copies of the DBC, and copies of the manual to Dr. Tonge, Monash University Centre for Developmental Psychiatry, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Victoria, Australia 3168; e-mail: bruce.tonge@med.monash.edu.au. DOI: 10.1097/01.CHI.0000024838.94814.A5 |
Vol 41 - N° 11
P. 1369-1375 - novembre 2002 Retour au numéro
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