Autism screening tools: An evaluation of the Social Communication Questionnaire and the Developmental Behaviour Checklist–Autism Screening Algorithm

2007 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea N. Witwer ◽  
Luc Lecavalier
Keyword(s):  
Social Communication ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Social Communication Questionnaire ◽  
Autism Screening ◽  
Screening Algorithm ◽  
The Social ◽  
Developmental Behaviour Checklist

Disparity in report of autism-related behaviors by social demographic characteristics: Findings from a community-based study in Taiwan

Autism ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 540-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng-Chou Tsai ◽  
Rebecca A Harrington ◽  
For-Wey Lung ◽  
Li-Ching Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Communication ◽  
Epidemiologic Study ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Diagnostic Interview ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Social Communication Questionnaire ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Demographic

The Social Communication Questionnaire is one of the most commonly used screening tools for autism spectrum disorder. The Social Communication Questionnaire is a caregiver-reported questionnaire with 40 items based on questions from the Autism Diagnostic Interview–Revised. This study collected Social Communication Questionnaire data from a community-based, multi-stage case identification design epidemiologic study in one socioeconomically disadvantaged county in Taiwan. The Social Communication Questionnaire was distributed to 3034 school children, aged 6–8 years. Item prevalence results indicate males were reported to have more autism-related behaviors than females (higher prevalence on most items), in the whole study sample as well as in children meeting Social Communication Questionnaire clinical cut-offs (⩾15). Children whose biological fathers completed the Social Communication Questionnaire were reported to have more behavioral issues than children whose biological mothers were the respondent. Lower respondent education levels were associated with reports of clinically concerning autism-related behaviors. However, males were not at higher risk of meeting Social Communication Questionnaire clinical cut-offs than females in this study population. Findings from this study help to better understand reporting patterns on children’s autism-related behaviors potentially due to social demographic characteristics and child sex, which may lead to improved identification of these behaviors.

Applying Item Response Theory Modeling to Identify Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 1916-1932 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiying Yuan ◽  
Christine Dollaghan
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Sensitivity And Specificity ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
National Database ◽  
Communication Disorder ◽  
Social Communication Questionnaire ◽  
Autism Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Pragmatic Communication

Purpose No diagnostic tools exist for identifying social (pragmatic) communication disorder (SPCD), a new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition category for individuals with social communication deficits but not the repetitive, restricted behaviors and interests (RRBIs) that would qualify them for a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We explored the value of items from a widely used screening measure of ASD for distinguishing SPCD from typical controls (TC; Aim 1) and from ASD (Aim 2). Method We applied item response theory (IRT) modeling to Social Communication Questionnaire–Lifetime ( Rutter, Bailey, & Lord, 2003 ) records available in the National Database for Autism Research. We defined records from putative SPCD ( n = 54), ASD ( n = 278), and TC ( n = 274) groups retrospectively, based on National Database for Autism Research classifications and Autism Diagnostic Interview–Revised responses. After assessing model assumptions, estimating model parameters, and measuring model fit, we identified items in the social communication and RRBI domains that were maximally informative in differentiating the groups. Results IRT modeling identified a set of seven social communication items that distinguished SPCD from TC with sensitivity and specificity > 80%. A set of five RRBI items was less successful in distinguishing SPCD from ASD (sensitivity and specificity < 70%). Conclusion The IRT modeling approach and the Social Communication Questionnaire–Lifetime item sets it identified may be useful in efforts to construct screening and diagnostic measures for SPCD.

scholarly journals Factor Structure of the Social Communication Questionnaire in Preschool Aged Autistic Children

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (12) ◽  
pp. 3385-3391
Author(s):  
Rachel Grove ◽  
Jessica Paynter ◽  
Annette Joosten ◽  
Giacomo Vivanti ◽  
Cheryl Dissanayake ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Autistic Children ◽  
Social Communication Questionnaire ◽  
The Social

How useful is the Social Communication Questionnaire in toddlers at risk of autism spectrum disorder?

2010 ◽  
Vol 51 (11) ◽  
pp. 1260-1268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris Oosterling ◽  
Nanda Rommelse ◽  
Maretha de Jonge ◽  
Rutger Jan van der Gaag ◽  
Sophie Swinkels ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Social Communication Questionnaire ◽  
The Social

The sensitivity and specificity of the social communication questionnaire for autism spectrum with respect to age

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 838-845 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Barnard-Brak ◽  
Adam Brewer ◽  
Steven Chesnut ◽  
David Richman ◽  
Anna Marie Schaeffer
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity And Specificity ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Social Communication Questionnaire ◽  
The Social
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