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The Flexibility Scale: Development and Preliminary Validation of a Cognitive Flexibility Measure in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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  • معلومة اضافية
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • المصدر:
      17
    • الموضوع:
      Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Control Groups; Executive Function; Measures (Individuals); Children; Validity; Factor Analysis; Adjustment (to Environment); Comparative Analysis; Interests; Social Behavior; Change
    • الرقم المعرف:
      10.1007/s10803-017-3152-y
    • ISSN:
      0162-3257
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      Flexibility is a key component of executive function, and is related to everyday functioning and adult outcomes. However, existing informant reports do not densely sample cognitive aspects of flexibility; the Flexibility Scale (FS) was developed to address this gap. This study investigates the validity of the FS in 221 youth with ASD and 57 typically developing children. Exploratory factor analysis indicates a five-factor scale: Routines/rituals, transitions/change, special interests, social flexibility, and generativity. The FS demonstrated convergent and divergent validity with comparative domains of function in other measures, save for the Generativity factor. The FS discriminated participants with ASD and controls. Thus, this study suggests the FS may be a viable, comprehensive measure of flexibility in everyday settings.
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      As Provided
    • Number of References:
      99
    • الموضوع:
      2017
    • الرقم المعرف:
      EJ1148197