Description of Criterion Validity of the Autism Spectrum Rating Scales 6–18 Parent Report: Initial Exploration in a Large Community Sample

Camodeca, Amy

doi:10.1007/s10578-019-00899-0

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“…Since this is a high-risk sample of ASD (70% prevalence), any cut-off to maximize sensitivity to an acceptable level (90% or above) led to a very high rate of false positives (80% or more). The current finding is the most consistent with Camodeca et al that showed maximizing sensitivity led to poor specificity combined with overall low accuracy and AUC when comparing an ASD group vs. a non-ASD clinical group (Camodeca, 2019 ).…”

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“…However, when comparing ASD vs. intellectual disability (ID) in the MC-ASRS study, the measure showed lower sensitivity (77%) and poor specificity (52%) with a suboptimal AUC (0.71) (Li et al, 2018 ). The most recent ASRS study conducted in the US with 139 children with ASD and 283 children with non-ASD clinical disorders indicated high sensitivity (91.4%), but very poor specificity (16%) and AUC (0.60) (Camodeca, 2019 ). In summary, ASRS studies comparing ASD vs. general population demonstrated good validity, however it requires further validation in clinically referred samples comparing ASD vs. non-ASD clinical disorders.…”

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Psychometric Evaluation of the Autism Spectrum Rating Scales (6–18 Years Parent Report) in a Clinical Sample

Hong

Perrin

Singh

et al. 2022

J Autism Dev Disord

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ASD is a neurodevelopmental disorder impacting 1 in 44 children and early identification of children with ASD is critical for the intervention. Several screening measures have been developed for early identification, including the Autism Spectrum Rating Scales, 6–18 years Parent Report (ASRS). The ASRS has been understudied, and the current study assessed the validity of the ASRS in a clinical sample of 490 children at a tertiary ASD-specialty clinic. Results indicated that the ASRS demonstrated favorable sensitivity, but poor specificity. True positive screening results were more likely to occur for children with a multiracial background, while they were less likely to occur for children with a high social capital. Overall, though the ASRS has clinical utility as a screening measure, it did not perform effectively to differentiate ASD from Non-ASD clinical disorders. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10803-022-05871-x.

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Psychometric Evaluation of the Autism Spectrum Rating Scales (6–18 Years Parent Report) in a Clinical Sample

Hong

Perrin

Singh

et al. 2022

J Autism Dev Disord

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“…Atypical Language, Sensory Sensitives, Stereotypy, and Behavioral Rigidity demonstrated the weakest performance, consistent with prior conclusions of Camodeca (2019) and Camodeca and Walcott (2021) from ASRS-parent forms. One explanation for weak performance is overlapping symptoms of ASD with other diagnoses.…”

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“…The original author-identified cutpoints (60 t , 69 t, and 70 t ) were evaluated. However, considering (a) NOT group means were close to the 60 t -cutoff (59.91–63.04) on these scales, and (b) prior research investigating ASD questionnaires extended the range of cutpoints examined (e.g., Camodeca, 2019), two additional cutpoints (75 t and 80 t ) were analyzed.…”

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Criterion Validity of the Autism Spectrum Rating Scales Teacher Report

Camodeca

2024

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

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There is a need to investigate the diagnostic utility of autism diagnostic questionnaires in school-age children, who are increasingly being referred for autism assessment. Aside from the standardization sample, little research has been conducted on the Autism Spectrum Rating Scales, particularly regarding teacher reports. This study investigated the criterion validity of the Autism Spectrum Rating Scales-Teacher report for ages 6–18 (ASRS-T6-18) in a well-characterized community sample of 409 children (autism [AUT] n = 122; non-autism [NOT] n = 287; [Formula: see text] age = 9.91) evaluated with the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2, a well-validated autism diagnostic measure. Significant mean differences with small to moderate effect sizes ( d = 0.28–0.56) were observed for all scores except Self-Regulation, Adult interaction, and Attention. Logistic Regression and Receiver Operating Characteristic analyses conducted for the Summary, ASRS, and two Treatment scales (Peer and Social-Emotional Reciprocity) indicated low ORs (<|1.08|) and AUCs in the poor range (<.67). Total and Unusual Behavior emerged as comparatively stronger scales with covariates (age and IQ); other scales were generally similar with/without control variables. Sensitivity and specificity could not be optimized. The suggested 60 t-cutpoint had fair or good sensitivity (76.23–83.61) for all examined scales except Unusual Behavior (68.03). However, specificity was poor (46.93–54.36), with high false positive rates (45.64%–63.07%). In complex community samples, the ASRS-T6-18 behaves more like a screener as opposed to a diagnostic measure.

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Sex/Gender and Repetitive and Restrictive Behaviors in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Shulman

Bing

2021

Autism and Child Psychopathology Series

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Description of Criterion Validity of the Autism Spectrum Rating Scales 6–18 Parent Report: Initial Exploration in a Large Community Sample

Cited by 12 publications

References 62 publications

Psychometric Evaluation of the Autism Spectrum Rating Scales (6–18 Years Parent Report) in a Clinical Sample

Psychometric Evaluation of the Autism Spectrum Rating Scales (6–18 Years Parent Report) in a Clinical Sample

Criterion Validity of the Autism Spectrum Rating Scales Teacher Report

Sex/Gender and Repetitive and Restrictive Behaviors in Autism Spectrum Disorder

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