Assessment of Autistic Traits in Children Aged 2 to 4½ Years With the Preschool Version of the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS-P): Findings from Japan / Andrew STICKLEY in Autism Research, 10-5 (May 2017)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 10-5 (May 2017) . - p.852-865 Titre : Assessment of Autistic Traits in Children Aged 2 to 4½ Years With the Preschool Version of the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS-P): Findings from Japan Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Andrew STICKLEY, Auteur ; Yoshiyuki TACHIBANA, Auteur ; Keiji HASHIMOTO, Auteur ; Hideyuki HARAGUCHI, Auteur ; Atsuko MIYAKE, Auteur ; Seiichi MOROKUMA, Auteur ; Hiroshi NITTA, Auteur ; Masako ODA, Auteur ; Yukihiro OHYA, Auteur ; Ayako SENJU, Auteur ; Hidetoshi TAKAHASHI, Auteur ; Takanori YAMAGATA, Auteur ; Yoko KAMIO, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.852-865 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : ASD  autistic traits  quantitative measure  reliability  validity  preschool children  questionnaire Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The recent development and use of autism measures for the general population has led to a growing body of evidence which suggests that autistic traits are distributed along a continuum. However, as most existing autism measures were designed for use in children older than age 4, to date, little is known about the autistic continuum in children younger than age 4. As autistic symptoms are evident in the first few years, to address this research gap, the current study tested the preschool version of the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS-P) in children aged 2 to 4½ years in clinical (N?=?74, average age 40 months, 26–51 months) and community settings (N?=?357, average age 39 months, 25–50 months) in Japan. Using information obtained from different raters (mothers, other caregivers, and teachers) it was found that the scale demonstrated a good degree of internal consistency, inter-rater reliability and test-retest reliability, and a satisfactory degree of convergent validity for the clinical sample when compared with scores from diagnostic “gold standard” autism measures. Receiver operating characteristic analyses and the group comparisons also showed that the SRS-P total score discriminated well between children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and those without ASD. Importantly, this scale could identify autistic symptoms or traits distributed continually across the child population at this age irrespective of the presence of an ASD diagnosis. These findings suggest that the SRS-P might be a sensitive instrument for case identification including subthreshold ASD, as well as a potentially useful research tool for exploring ASD endophenotypes. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1742 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=307 [article] Assessment of Autistic Traits in Children Aged 2 to 4½ Years With the Preschool Version of the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS-P): Findings from Japan [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Andrew STICKLEY, Auteur ; Yoshiyuki TACHIBANA, Auteur ; Keiji HASHIMOTO, Auteur ; Hideyuki HARAGUCHI, Auteur ; Atsuko MIYAKE, Auteur ; Seiichi MOROKUMA, Auteur ; Hiroshi NITTA, Auteur ; Masako ODA, Auteur ; Yukihiro OHYA, Auteur ; Ayako SENJU, Auteur ; Hidetoshi TAKAHASHI, Auteur ; Takanori YAMAGATA, Auteur ; Yoko KAMIO, Auteur . - p.852-865. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 10-5 (May 2017) . - p.852-865 Mots-clés : ASD  autistic traits  quantitative measure  reliability  validity  preschool children  questionnaire Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The recent development and use of autism measures for the general population has led to a growing body of evidence which suggests that autistic traits are distributed along a continuum. However, as most existing autism measures were designed for use in children older than age 4, to date, little is known about the autistic continuum in children younger than age 4. As autistic symptoms are evident in the first few years, to address this research gap, the current study tested the preschool version of the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS-P) in children aged 2 to 4½ years in clinical (N?=?74, average age 40 months, 26–51 months) and community settings (N?=?357, average age 39 months, 25–50 months) in Japan. Using information obtained from different raters (mothers, other caregivers, and teachers) it was found that the scale demonstrated a good degree of internal consistency, inter-rater reliability and test-retest reliability, and a satisfactory degree of convergent validity for the clinical sample when compared with scores from diagnostic “gold standard” autism measures. Receiver operating characteristic analyses and the group comparisons also showed that the SRS-P total score discriminated well between children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and those without ASD. Importantly, this scale could identify autistic symptoms or traits distributed continually across the child population at this age irrespective of the presence of an ASD diagnosis. These findings suggest that the SRS-P might be a sensitive instrument for case identification including subthreshold ASD, as well as a potentially useful research tool for exploring ASD endophenotypes. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1742 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=307

One-year outcomes of low-intensity behavioral interventions among Japanese preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders: Community-based study / Hideyuki HARAGUCHI in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 76 (August 2020)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 76 (August 2020) . - p.101556 Titre : One-year outcomes of low-intensity behavioral interventions among Japanese preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders: Community-based study Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Hideyuki HARAGUCHI, Auteur ; Honami YAMAGUCHI, Auteur ; Atsuko MIYAKE, Auteur ; Yoshiyuki TACHIBANA, Auteur ; Andrew STICKLEY, Auteur ; Mari HORIGUCHI, Auteur ; Masahiko INOUE, Auteur ; Fumiyuki NORO, Auteur ; Yoko KAMIO, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.101556 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorder  Low-intensity behavioral intervention  Preschoolers  Community  Outcome Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Despite the need for evidence-based practice for children with autism spectrum disorders in the community, especially in areas with a scarcity of qualified experts and high financial costs, there is a lack of evidence concerning the potential benefits of early interventions which may be affordable in the real world (e.g. low-intensity behavioral or eclectic interventions). This study examined behavioral changes in preschool-aged children with autism spectrum disorders who received low-intensity behavioral interventions (a mean of 5.5?h per week) or non-behavioral eclectic interventions delivered in community settings in Japan across a 1-year period and compared outcomes between the groups. We assessed children’s developmental quotient, adaptive behavior, autism symptom/severity, and maternal stress and depression at baseline and after 1?year. Our results revealed that children receiving interventions in their communities showed improvement in language and social development. Further, the degree of improvement in children receiving low-intensity behavioral interventions was significantly greater than in children receiving non-behavioral eclectic interventions. The improvement was associated with the intensity of total, especially one-to-one interventions. On the other hand, there were no group differences in the degree of improvement in other outcome measures. Our results suggest that some preschool-aged children with autism spectrum disorder may benefit from low-intensity behavioral interventions for their language and social development. A greater intensity of one-to-one interventions was found to be associated with greater progress in language development and communication skills. The current study highlights the importance of implementing early interventions in the community, even at a low intensity. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2020.101556 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=429 [article] One-year outcomes of low-intensity behavioral interventions among Japanese preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders: Community-based study [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Hideyuki HARAGUCHI, Auteur ; Honami YAMAGUCHI, Auteur ; Atsuko MIYAKE, Auteur ; Yoshiyuki TACHIBANA, Auteur ; Andrew STICKLEY, Auteur ; Mari HORIGUCHI, Auteur ; Masahiko INOUE, Auteur ; Fumiyuki NORO, Auteur ; Yoko KAMIO, Auteur . - p.101556. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 76 (August 2020) . - p.101556 Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorder  Low-intensity behavioral intervention  Preschoolers  Community  Outcome Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Despite the need for evidence-based practice for children with autism spectrum disorders in the community, especially in areas with a scarcity of qualified experts and high financial costs, there is a lack of evidence concerning the potential benefits of early interventions which may be affordable in the real world (e.g. low-intensity behavioral or eclectic interventions). This study examined behavioral changes in preschool-aged children with autism spectrum disorders who received low-intensity behavioral interventions (a mean of 5.5?h per week) or non-behavioral eclectic interventions delivered in community settings in Japan across a 1-year period and compared outcomes between the groups. We assessed children’s developmental quotient, adaptive behavior, autism symptom/severity, and maternal stress and depression at baseline and after 1?year. Our results revealed that children receiving interventions in their communities showed improvement in language and social development. Further, the degree of improvement in children receiving low-intensity behavioral interventions was significantly greater than in children receiving non-behavioral eclectic interventions. The improvement was associated with the intensity of total, especially one-to-one interventions. On the other hand, there were no group differences in the degree of improvement in other outcome measures. Our results suggest that some preschool-aged children with autism spectrum disorder may benefit from low-intensity behavioral interventions for their language and social development. A greater intensity of one-to-one interventions was found to be associated with greater progress in language development and communication skills. The current study highlights the importance of implementing early interventions in the community, even at a low intensity. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2020.101556 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=429

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