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An Item Analysis Of The Child Behavior Checklist With Preschool Children With Autism, Heather Rhea Orten
An Item Analysis Of The Child Behavior Checklist With Preschool Children With Autism, Heather Rhea Orten
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The diagnosis of autism is a comprehensive process that requires trained professionals and is often a time consuming process. Behavior rating scales are common components used by practitioners in evaluations to assess various social, emotional, or behavioral problems. With the rise of awareness, the steady increase of autism diagnoses, and the importance of early identification to increase the effectiveness of intervention, there is a need for screeners to identify the characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorders. The purpose of the present study was to determine if there was a group of items on the Child Behavior Checklist/1.5-5 that reliably distinguished between …
Screening Preschoolers For Autism With Behavior Rating Scales, Amber Desiré Gross
Screening Preschoolers For Autism With Behavior Rating Scales, Amber Desiré Gross
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Early identification of autism is important in order to maximize the potential of intervention efforts. However, the identification of autism can require extensive training and experience. Psychologists routinely use behavior rating scales to assess children for various social, emotional, or behavioral problems when completing evaluations in the school or clinical setting. The focus of the current study is to determine whether a behavior rating scale can accurately distinguish between referred preschoolers with autism and referred preschoolers without autism. Parents of 82 preschoolers referred to a nonprofit child development clinic because of behavioral or developmental concerns completed two behavior rating scales …