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Agreement between a Brief Autism Observational Instrument and Established ASD Measures
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Ward, Samantha L.; Sullivan, Karen A.; Gilmore, Linda – Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2016
Objective: Limited time and resources necessitate the availability of accurate, inexpensive and rapid diagnostic aids for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The Autistic Behavioural Indicators Instrument (ABII) was developed for this purpose, but its psychometric properties have not yet been fully established. Method: The clinician-rated ABII, the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Psychometrics, Diagnostic Tests
Validity of a Brief Measure of Parental Affective Attitudes in High-Risk Preschoolers
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Waller, Rebecca; Gardner, Frances; Dishion, Thomas J.; Shaw, Daniel S.; Wilson, Melvin N. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2012
The current study investigated psychometric properties of the Family Affective Attitude Rating Scale (FAARS) for assessing parents' thoughts and feelings about their child, coded from a 5-min speech sample. Parental affective attitudes derive from previous experiences of parenting and child behavior, representations of the parent-child…
Descriptors: Mothers, Validity, Child Rearing, Child Behavior
Usefulness of a Clinician Rating Scale in Identifying Preschool Children with ADHD
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Gopin, Chaya; Healey, Dione; Castelli, Katia; Marks, David; Halperin, Jeffrey M. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2010
Objective: To ascertain the psychometric properties and clinical utility of the Behavioral Rating Inventory for Children (BRIC), a novel clinician inventory for preschoolers. Method: Completion of the BRIC for 214 preschoolers follows 2 evaluation sessions, generally separated by less than 2 weeks. Items are submitted to a Principal Components…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Preschool Children, Rating Scales, Factor Analysis
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms in Preschool Children: Examining Psychometric Properties Using Item Response Theory
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Purpura, David J.; Wilson, Shauna B.; Lonigan, Christopher J. – Psychological Assessment, 2010
Clear and empirically supported diagnostic symptoms are important for proper diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders. Unfortunately, the symptoms of many disorders presented in the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (4th ed., text rev.; DSM-IV-TR; American Psychiatric Association, 2000) lack sufficient psychometric…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Preschool Children, Scoring
The Impact of Impairment Criteria on Rates of ADHD Diagnoses in Preschoolers
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Healey, Dione M.; Miller, Carlin J.; Castelli, Katia L.; Marks, David J.; Halperin, Jeffrey M. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2008
Behaviors characteristic of ADHD are common among preschool children, and as such, their clinical significance is oftentimes difficult to ascertain. Thus a focus on impairment is essential in determining the clinical significance of these behaviors. In order to explore the impact of impairment criteria on rates of diagnoses in…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Evaluation Criteria, Clinical Diagnosis, Preschool Children
An Exploratory Analysis of the Use of Cognitive, Adaptive and Behavioural Indices for Cluster Analysis of ASD Subgroups
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Bitsika, V.; Sharpley, C. F.; Orapeleng, S. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008
Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) includes symptoms that vary in severity and frequency between children. Consequently, multiple psychometric assessment procedures are recommended to detect an ASD, including scales which asses the presence and nature of ASD-related behaviour. However, to date, few studies have examined the relative and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Preschool Children, Autism, Intelligence Tests
Multi-Site Study of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) in Five Clinical Groups of Young Children
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Perry, Adrienne; Condillac, Rosemary A.; Freeman, Nancy L.; Dunn-Geier, Jennifer; Belair, Joanne – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2005
This study examined several questions pertaining to the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) in a sample of 274 preschool children (aged 2-6 years) clinically diagnosed as falling in one of five groups: Autistic Disorder, PDD-NOS, MR, Delayed, and Other. In addition to diagnosis and the CARS, all children were given standardized cognitive and…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Autism, Rating Scales, Clinical Diagnosis