Is Autism Spectrum Disorders Screening Test, Valid and Reliable for Persian-speaking Children?

Mansoureh Karimzadeh (), Ali Reza Baneshi (), Mahnaz DEHGHAN Tezerjani and Robab Teymouri ()
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Mansoureh Karimzadeh: Assistant Professor, Department of Preschool Education, Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ali Reza Baneshi: PhD candidate of Psychometrics, Department of Curriculum Development, Instruction Methods, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran and Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran
Mahnaz DEHGHAN Tezerjani: PhD. candidate in Educational Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
Robab Teymouri: Junior Researcher, Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Revista romaneasca pentru educatie multidimensionala - Journal for Multidimensional Education, 2018, vol. 10, issue 3, 48-59

Abstract: Background. Children with autism spectrum disorders have difficulties in developing social, language, communication and motor skills. Therefore, its early diagnosis can lead to early interventions and to improve developmental outcomes. The purpose of the study was normalization of the Autism Spectrum Disorders Screening Test, which aims to screen this disorder in lower ages (12 to 48 months). Methods. The population of the current study was all children with neurodevelopmental disorders and normal children in Tehran. In this descriptive study, children with neurodevelopmental disorders (135 autistic and 70 intellectually disabled) and normal children (47 individuals for discriminant validity) were selected purposefully, and their parents answered the screening test (Siegel, 2004). Results. The results of the discriminant validity indicated that the mean of three groups (normal, intellectually disabled, and autism spectrum disorder) was from lowest to the highest respectively (P=0.001). The cut-off point was determined score 5 and higher. The reliability of the test was 0.73. Conclusion. Based on the obtained findings, it seems that this test has the ability to screen Iranian children with autism spectrum disorders and intellectually disabled children.

Keywords: Normalization; screening; neurodevelopmental disorders; Autism Spectrum Disorders (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.18662/rrem/62

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