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Matson, Johnny L.; Neal, Daniene; Fodstad, Jill C.; Hess, Julie A.; Mahan, Sara; Rivet, Tessa T. – Behavior Modification, 2010
Social skills are an important part of development, and deficits in this area have long-term impacts on a child. As a result, clinicians should include a measure of social skills as part of a comprehensive assessment. There are a few well-researched measures of social skills that are currently used, including the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Interpersonal Competence, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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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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Matson, Johnny L.; Dempsey, Timothy; Rivet, Tessa – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2008
Asperger's syndrome (AS), first diagnosed in 1944, and has only recently begun to receive a great deal of research attention. An emerging controversy has been whether AS is a distinct condition from high functioning autism (HFA), and if so, can it be reliably and validly diagnosed. While measures designed specifically to aid in the screening and…
Descriptors: Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Identification
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Rojahn, Johannes; Matson, Johnny L.; Lott, Denise; Esbensen, Anna J.; Smalls, Yemonja – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2001
The "Behavior Problems Inventory" (BPI) is a behavior rating instrument for self-injurious, stereotypic, and aggressive/destructive behavior in mental retardation and other developmental disabilities. Evaluation with 432 residents in a developmental center found the BPI to be a reliable (retest reliability, internal consistency, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales