An Examination of Racial Bias in Scoring the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) Module 3: An Item Response Theory Analysis / Yuen Yvonne YU in Autism Research, 19-2 (February 2026)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 19-2 (February 2026) . - e70155 Titre : An Examination of Racial Bias in Scoring the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) Module 3: An Item Response Theory Analysis Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Yuen Yvonne YU, Auteur ; Austin WYMAN, Auteur ; Calliana J. FAULK, Auteur ; Lizzy J. FULOP, Auteur ; Rebecca L. GREENBERG, Auteur ; Rachel M. BENECKE, Auteur ; Lauren K. STEINBECK, Auteur ; Jessica FOY, Auteur ; Caitlyn KIM, Auteur ; George O. EMORY, Auteur ; Eric A. STORCH, Auteur ; Casey J. ZAMPELLA, Auteur ; Benjamin E. YERYS, Auteur ; Robert T. SCHULTZ, Auteur ; Julia PARISH-MORRIS, Auteur ; John D. HERRINGTON, Auteur ; Caitlin C. CLEMENTS, Auteur Article en page(s) : e70155 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : ADOS  autism  differential item functioning  item response theory  racial bias Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : ABSTRACT Given the rising prevalence of autism among racial minority children in the United States, but persistent service use disparities, this study examines potential bias in specific items from the autism diagnostic observation schedule (ADOS), a highly regarded autism evaluation. We leveraged unidimensional item response theory graded response models and a sample of 735 children to analyze the differential item functioning (DIF) of items within ADOS Module 3. Three items showed significant signs of racial bias: A1 (overall language level), A5 (offers information), and D5 (compulsions and rituals). On these items, Black/African American and Asian children were usually more likely to be rated as showing autistic behaviors than White children with similar autism levels. The impact of racial bias on the item score was small, and the impact on the overall test score was even smaller: on a scale of 0?48 points, the effect of racial bias was estimated at 0.23 total points for Black/African American children and 0.16 points for Asian children. Furthermore, none of the items showing significant bias contribute to the autism classification algorithm. This analysis suggests a small but detectable amount of bias in several specific ADOS items, but not in items central to informing an autism diagnosis. Thus, bias appears statistically, but not clinically, significant. This contributes to examinations of racial bias in the ADOS as the first analysis of Asian children and the first in-depth look at all items in the most commonly used version among school-aged children. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.70155 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=582 [article] An Examination of Racial Bias in Scoring the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) Module 3: An Item Response Theory Analysis [texte imprimé] / Yuen Yvonne YU, Auteur ; Austin WYMAN, Auteur ; Calliana J. FAULK, Auteur ; Lizzy J. FULOP, Auteur ; Rebecca L. GREENBERG, Auteur ; Rachel M. BENECKE, Auteur ; Lauren K. STEINBECK, Auteur ; Jessica FOY, Auteur ; Caitlyn KIM, Auteur ; George O. EMORY, Auteur ; Eric A. STORCH, Auteur ; Casey J. ZAMPELLA, Auteur ; Benjamin E. YERYS, Auteur ; Robert T. SCHULTZ, Auteur ; Julia PARISH-MORRIS, Auteur ; John D. HERRINGTON, Auteur ; Caitlin C. CLEMENTS, Auteur . - e70155. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 19-2 (February 2026) . - e70155 Mots-clés : ADOS  autism  differential item functioning  item response theory  racial bias Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : ABSTRACT Given the rising prevalence of autism among racial minority children in the United States, but persistent service use disparities, this study examines potential bias in specific items from the autism diagnostic observation schedule (ADOS), a highly regarded autism evaluation. We leveraged unidimensional item response theory graded response models and a sample of 735 children to analyze the differential item functioning (DIF) of items within ADOS Module 3. Three items showed significant signs of racial bias: A1 (overall language level), A5 (offers information), and D5 (compulsions and rituals). On these items, Black/African American and Asian children were usually more likely to be rated as showing autistic behaviors than White children with similar autism levels. The impact of racial bias on the item score was small, and the impact on the overall test score was even smaller: on a scale of 0?48 points, the effect of racial bias was estimated at 0.23 total points for Black/African American children and 0.16 points for Asian children. Furthermore, none of the items showing significant bias contribute to the autism classification algorithm. This analysis suggests a small but detectable amount of bias in several specific ADOS items, but not in items central to informing an autism diagnosis. Thus, bias appears statistically, but not clinically, significant. This contributes to examinations of racial bias in the ADOS as the first analysis of Asian children and the first in-depth look at all items in the most commonly used version among school-aged children. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.70155 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=582

Conduct problems among children in low-income, urban neighborhoods: A developmental psychopathology- and RDoC-informed approach / Deborah A.G. DRABICK in Development and Psychopathology, 33-5 (December 2021)  

Public ISBD [article]  inDevelopment and Psychopathology > 33-5 (December 2021) . - p.1864-1881 Titre : Conduct problems among children in low-income, urban neighborhoods: A developmental psychopathology- and RDoC-informed approach Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Deborah A.G. DRABICK, Auteur ; Rafaella J. JAKUBOVIC, Auteur ; Valerie S. EVERETT, Auteur ; Abbey L. FRIEDMAN, Auteur ; George O. EMORY, Auteur ; Faylyn B. KALCHTHALER, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1864-1881 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : children  conduct problems  developmental psychopathology  latent profile analysis  RDoC Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Conduct problems are associated with numerous negative long-term psychosocial sequelae and are among the most frequent referrals for children's mental health services. Youth residing in low-income, urban communities are at increased risk for conduct problems, but not all youth in these environments develop conduct problems, suggesting heterogeneity in risk and resilience processes and developmental pathways. The present study used a developmental psychopathology- and Research Domain Criteria (RDoC)-informed approach for conceptualizing risk and resilience for conduct problems among children from low-income, urban neighborhoods. Participants were 104 children (M = 9.93 ± 1.22 years; 50% male; 96% African American, 4% Latinx). We assessed four constructs reflecting cognitive and neurobiological processes associated with conduct problems using multiple levels of analysis and informants: autonomic nervous system reactivity, limbic system/orbitofrontal cortical functioning, dorsolateral prefrontal cortical functioning, and conduct problems. Latent profile analysis identified four profiles: typically developing (TD, n = 34); teacher-reported conduct problems (TCP, n = 14); emotion processing (EP, n = 27); and emotion expression recognition (EER, n = 29). External validation analyses demonstrated that profiles differed on various indices of conduct problems in expected ways. The EP profile exhibited lower levels of emotional lability and callous–unemotional behaviors, and higher levels of prosocial behavior. The TD profile demonstrated elevated emotional lability. Implications for etiological and intervention models are presented. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579421001103 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=458 [article] Conduct problems among children in low-income, urban neighborhoods: A developmental psychopathology- and RDoC-informed approach [texte imprimé] / Deborah A.G. DRABICK, Auteur ; Rafaella J. JAKUBOVIC, Auteur ; Valerie S. EVERETT, Auteur ; Abbey L. FRIEDMAN, Auteur ; George O. EMORY, Auteur ; Faylyn B. KALCHTHALER, Auteur . - p.1864-1881. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Development and Psychopathology > 33-5 (December 2021) . - p.1864-1881 Mots-clés : children  conduct problems  developmental psychopathology  latent profile analysis  RDoC Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Conduct problems are associated with numerous negative long-term psychosocial sequelae and are among the most frequent referrals for children's mental health services. Youth residing in low-income, urban communities are at increased risk for conduct problems, but not all youth in these environments develop conduct problems, suggesting heterogeneity in risk and resilience processes and developmental pathways. The present study used a developmental psychopathology- and Research Domain Criteria (RDoC)-informed approach for conceptualizing risk and resilience for conduct problems among children from low-income, urban neighborhoods. Participants were 104 children (M = 9.93 ± 1.22 years; 50% male; 96% African American, 4% Latinx). We assessed four constructs reflecting cognitive and neurobiological processes associated with conduct problems using multiple levels of analysis and informants: autonomic nervous system reactivity, limbic system/orbitofrontal cortical functioning, dorsolateral prefrontal cortical functioning, and conduct problems. Latent profile analysis identified four profiles: typically developing (TD, n = 34); teacher-reported conduct problems (TCP, n = 14); emotion processing (EP, n = 27); and emotion expression recognition (EER, n = 29). External validation analyses demonstrated that profiles differed on various indices of conduct problems in expected ways. The EP profile exhibited lower levels of emotional lability and callous–unemotional behaviors, and higher levels of prosocial behavior. The TD profile demonstrated elevated emotional lability. Implications for etiological and intervention models are presented. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579421001103 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=458

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