Using weighted communication scoring procedures in naturalistic play samples: Preliminary validation in preschool-aged boys with autism or fragile X syndrome / Angela JOHN THURMAN in Autism Research, 15-9 (September 2022)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 15-9 (September 2022) . - p.1755-1767 Titre : Using weighted communication scoring procedures in naturalistic play samples: Preliminary validation in preschool-aged boys with autism or fragile X syndrome Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Angela JOHN THURMAN, Auteur ; Cesar HOYOS ALVAREZ, Auteur ; Vivian NGUYEN, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1755-1767 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism Spectrum Disorder  Autistic Disorder  Child  Child, Preschool  Communication  Fragile X Syndrome  Humans  Male  Reproducibility of Results  autism  fragile X syndrome  naturalistic  outcome measure  weighting communication scores Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : In the present study, we provide a preliminary evaluation of the validity and reliability of using weighting procedures to measure communication in play samples for preschool-aged boys with autism or fragile X syndrome (FXS). Because weighting procedure communication scores (WPCSs) reflect growth in both communicative frequency and complexity, establishing the psychometrics of the component scores, in addition to the overall metric, affords investigators the opportunity to describe growth within and across skills. Results, for both groups, provide support regarding the psychometric appropriateness (i.e., convergent validity, divergent validity, and internal consistency) for all WPCSs. That said, a trend was observed for reliability scores to be slightly lower or more variable in boys with autism than in boys with FXS. Finally, although significant associations were observed in the associations between WPCSs across play contexts, contexts effects were observed for all three WPCSs. Together, results from this study provide promising preliminary data indicating the utility of using WPCSs in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Lay Summary: Language supports long-term positive outcomes; it is important to identify accurate and flexible ways of measuring language in children over time. We considered the effectiveness of using a procedure that considers changes in the number of communication acts and the types of acts produced during a play session by preschool-aged boys with autism or fragile X syndrome. These procedures were found to be valid and reliable. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2724 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=483 [article] Using weighted communication scoring procedures in naturalistic play samples: Preliminary validation in preschool-aged boys with autism or fragile X syndrome [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Angela JOHN THURMAN, Auteur ; Cesar HOYOS ALVAREZ, Auteur ; Vivian NGUYEN, Auteur . - p.1755-1767. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 15-9 (September 2022) . - p.1755-1767 Mots-clés : Autism Spectrum Disorder  Autistic Disorder  Child  Child, Preschool  Communication  Fragile X Syndrome  Humans  Male  Reproducibility of Results  autism  fragile X syndrome  naturalistic  outcome measure  weighting communication scores Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : In the present study, we provide a preliminary evaluation of the validity and reliability of using weighting procedures to measure communication in play samples for preschool-aged boys with autism or fragile X syndrome (FXS). Because weighting procedure communication scores (WPCSs) reflect growth in both communicative frequency and complexity, establishing the psychometrics of the component scores, in addition to the overall metric, affords investigators the opportunity to describe growth within and across skills. Results, for both groups, provide support regarding the psychometric appropriateness (i.e., convergent validity, divergent validity, and internal consistency) for all WPCSs. That said, a trend was observed for reliability scores to be slightly lower or more variable in boys with autism than in boys with FXS. Finally, although significant associations were observed in the associations between WPCSs across play contexts, contexts effects were observed for all three WPCSs. Together, results from this study provide promising preliminary data indicating the utility of using WPCSs in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Lay Summary: Language supports long-term positive outcomes; it is important to identify accurate and flexible ways of measuring language in children over time. We considered the effectiveness of using a procedure that considers changes in the number of communication acts and the types of acts produced during a play session by preschool-aged boys with autism or fragile X syndrome. These procedures were found to be valid and reliable. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2724 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=483

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