Validity of Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC): preliminary study

Backgroud: language and communication disorders are proposed as one of the three fundamental criteria for the description or diagnosis of pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), along with social disabilities and a narrow focus of interest. This way, the determination of simple procedures that can be used by health and education professionals to identify the persons that need specialized services is essential. The Autistic Behavior Checklist (ABC) is being used in several studies because it allows simple application and may be based on filmed behavior samples, interviews with parents or therapists. Its' results, on the other side, had been tested for a few decades and been shown reliable. Aim: the general aim of this study is to verify the possibility that the assessment of the relation between communicative profile and the ABC score contributes to the diagnostic process of persons with disorders of the autistic spectrum. Method: subjects were 117 children and adolescents with ages between 2 and 16 years attending language therapy. Results: were statistically analyzed and indicated that there are negative correlations between the ABC scores and communicative interaction and complexity. The small amount of correlations between language sub-scale and the other data suggest that there is a dissociation of the description provided by the ABC and the criteria proposed by the DSM-IV and the ICD-10 to the diagnosis of autism. Conclusion: the search for objective criteria to determine subgroups of the autistic spectrum remains a challenge. Key Words: Child; Language; Autistic Disorder. ResumoTema: as alterações de comunicação e linguagem têm sido propostas como um dos três elementos fundamentais para a caracterização e o diagnóstico dos distúrbios globais do desenvolvimento (DGD). A Autistic Behavior Checklist (ABC) tem sido utilizada em diversas pesquisas, pois possibilita uma aplicação simples, que pode ser realizada a partir de amostras filmadas de comportamento, entrevistas com pais ou terapeutas, e pode ser utilizada por profissionais das áreas da saúde e da educação. Objetivo: a proposta deste estudo envolve a verificação das correlações entre o perfil funcional da comunicação e as diferentes pontuações na ABC. O objetivo geral desta pesquisa é identificar a possibilidade de contribuição da avaliação fonoaudiológica de crianças e adolescentes incluídos no espectro autístico a partir da verificação de relações entre seu desempenho comunicativo e a pontuação obtida na ABC. Método: foram sujeitos desta pesquisa 117 crianças e adolescentes, entre 2 e 16 anos de idade, já atendidos ou em atendimento no Laboratório de Investigação Fonoaudiológica em Distúrbios Psiquiátricos da Infância do Curso de Fonoaudiologia da Faculdade de Medicina da USP. Resultados: indicaram a existência de correlações negativas entre a pontuação na ABC e a interatividade e complexidade da comunicação. As poucas correlações entre a sub-escala de linguagem e os outros dados sugerem a dissociação entre a descrição propiciada pela ABC e os...

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“…It has been validated in Brazil (16) and has been widely used at academic and institutional contexts. (Attached).…”

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Relações entre a Autistic Behavior Checklist (ABC) e o perfil funcional da comunicação no espectro autístico

Fernandes

Miilher

2008

Pró-Fono R. Atual. Cient.

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“…Together with an assessment of intellectual level, the social quotient more accurately describes the social abilities and disabilities of individuals. (19)(20)(21)(22) We also noticed that the extension and velocity of the evolutional process were generally more evident in the first six months, especially in the TG. It is during the first semester that the orientations and the direct intervention with the children had the largest impact, thereby allowing the identification of a more expressive therapeutic gain on the part of the mothers.…”

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Evolução da criança autista a partir da resposta materna ao Autism Behavior Checklist

Tamanaha

Perissinoto

Chiari

2008

Pró-Fono R. Atual. Cient.

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Background: language and speech-language intervention. Aim: to evaluate the development process of autistic children, in a direct and indirect intervention context based on the responses of mothers to the Autism Behavior Checklist. Method: the research sample consisted of 11 mothers of children diagnosed, according to the criteria established by the DSM IVtr (APA, 2002), with autism (six) and with Asperger Syndrome (five) and who were seen at the Investigation Laboratory of Global Developmental Disorders of the Federal University of São Paulo. These children were randomly divided into two groups: Six were receiving both direct and indirect intervention (TG), and five were receiving indirect intervention exclusively (OG). The Autism Behavior Checklist (Krug et al., 1993) was used, adapted to the Portuguese language by Marteleto (2003). This behavior checklist (57 items) allows the detailed description of nonadaptable characteristics regarding the following areas: sensory, use of the body and object, Language, Psycho-social and Relational. The questionnaire was filled in during an interview on three occasions: at the beginning of intervention, after six months and at the end of 12 months. Results: after statistical analysis it was observed that there was a greater development in the total scores and in the areas of language, psycho-social and relational for the TG. This suggests a greater development pattern during the studied period for this group. Conclusion: the mothers of both groups observed behavioral changes. The better scores observed for the TG is probably related to the effectiveness of direct intervention, and not to the lack of attention of parents in the OG in recognizing behavioral changes in their children.

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“…Instruments developed in a different culture should therefore be translated into and adapted for the population in which they will be used 92 . According to our review, few of the published articles fell into this category, which is considered essential for scientific research: only nine articles and nine dissertations tested the psychometric properties of screening instruments such as the ASQ, CARS, and ABC [94][95][96][97][98][99][100][101] . According to a PubMed search, over 70 foreign studies published during the review period tested the validity, reliability, specificity, and sensitivity of ASD assessment instruments.…”

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Literatura científica brasileira sobre transtornos do espectro autista

Teixeira

Mecca

Velloso

et al. 2010

Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras.

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ABSTRACTobjectIve. This systematic review sought to conduct a general analysis of the Brazilian scientific output on autism spectrum disorders (ASD) published between 2002 and 2009. Methods. A literature search was conducted in the scientific databases PubMed, SciELO, and LILACS and in the CAPES portal, using keywords such as "autism" and "pervasive developmental disorders". results. A total of 93 articles were identified, most of which were authored by researchers from Southeast Brazil and affiliated with public universities. Approximately one-third of all articles were published in journals with an impact factor ranging from 0.441 to 3.211; most were based on small sample sizes. Furthermore, 140 theses and dissertations were identified, 82.1% of which were master's theses. Interventions for ASD were the predominant research topic. conclusIon. Brazilian researchers are clearly interested in the topic of ASD; however, a substantial portion of their scientific output is limited to doctoral dissertations or master's theses. A minority of articles was published in journals with a high impact factor. These findings suggest the need for studies with larger sample sizes, which could produce higher-impact findings and thus increase visibility of the Brazilian scientific output in the field of ASD research.

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Validity of Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC): preliminary study

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Relações entre a Autistic Behavior Checklist (ABC) e o perfil funcional da comunicação no espectro autístico

Relações entre a Autistic Behavior Checklist (ABC) e o perfil funcional da comunicação no espectro autístico

Evolução da criança autista a partir da resposta materna ao Autism Behavior Checklist

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