Making the Transition from Diagnosis to Treatment-Planning: Validity, Reliability and Factor Structure of the Autism Spectrum Disorder Behaviour Checklist

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Clinical Diagnosis; Intervention; Planning; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Factor Structure; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Check Lists; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Males; Children; Adolescents; Foreign Countries; Diagnostic Tests; Observation; Intelligence Tests; Statistical Analysis; Factor Analysis

10.1080/1034912X.2017.1346788

1034-912X

The validity, reliability and factor structure of the Autism Spectrum Disorder Behaviour Checklist-Revised (ASDBC-R) were measured in a sample of 140 boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) aged between 6 and 18 years. Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) was satisfactory and the ASDBC-R significantly correlated with the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS). Factor analysis of the ASDBC-R revealed a five-factor solution, which included all of the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for ASD but with considerable overlap across criteria and factors. Agreement between ASDBC-R factors and SRS subscales was significant for three ASDBC-R factors but only marginal for the remaining two factors. Results indicated that the ASDBC-R could be used to develop targeted behavioural treatment plans for children with ASD across a range of settings, thus improving the development of individualised interventions for children with ASD.

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2017

EJ1164144