Assessing Autistic Traits in a Taiwan Preschool Population: Cross-Cultural Validation of the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS)
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| Title: | Assessing Autistic Traits in a Taiwan Preschool Population: Cross-Cultural Validation of the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Wang, Jessica, Lee, Li-Ching, Chen, Ying-Sheue, Hsu, Ju-Wei |
| Source: | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Nov 2012 42(11):2450-2459. |
| Availability: | Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2012 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Test Validity, Measures (Individuals), Autism, Foreign Countries, Mandarin Chinese, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Social Development, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Developmental Disabilities, Scores, Cross Cultural Studies |
| Geographic Terms: | Taiwan |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-012-1499-7 |
| ISSN: | 0162-3257 |
| Abstract: | The cross-cultural validity of the Mandarin-adaptation of the social responsiveness scale (SRS) was examined in a sample of N = 307 participants in Taiwan, 140 typically developing and 167 with clinically-diagnosed developmental disorders. This scale is an autism assessment tool that provides a quantitative rather than categorical measure of social impairment in the general population. SRS total and subscale scores distinguished significantly between autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disorders (p less than 0.01). Total SRS scores and sensitivity and specificity of the scale for diagnosing developmental disorders in the Taiwan study were similar to those observed in Western studies. These findings support the cross-cultural validity of the SRS scale for detecting autistic traits and for distinguishing between autism and other neuropsychiatric conditions. (Contains 5 tables and 2 figures.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 49 |
| Entry Date: | 2012 |
| Accession Number: | EJ983188 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The cross-cultural validity of the Mandarin-adaptation of the social responsiveness scale (SRS) was examined in a sample of N = 307 participants in Taiwan, 140 typically developing and 167 with clinically-diagnosed developmental disorders. This scale is an autism assessment tool that provides a quantitative rather than categorical measure of social impairment in the general population. SRS total and subscale scores distinguished significantly between autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disorders (p less than 0.01). Total SRS scores and sensitivity and specificity of the scale for diagnosing developmental disorders in the Taiwan study were similar to those observed in Western studies. These findings support the cross-cultural validity of the SRS scale for detecting autistic traits and for distinguishing between autism and other neuropsychiatric conditions. (Contains 5 tables and 2 figures.) |
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| ISSN: | 0162-3257 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-012-1499-7 |
