Diagnostic Assessment of Asperger's Disorder: A Review of Five Third-Party Rating Scales

Autor/in	Campbell, Jonathan M.
Titel	Diagnostic Assessment of Asperger's Disorder: A Review of Five Third-Party Rating Scales
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 35 (2005) 1, S.25-35 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-004-1028-4
Schlagwörter	Diagnostic Tests; Asperger Syndrome; Rating Scales; Clinical Diagnosis; Psychometrics; Reliability; Validity; Evaluation Criteria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Asperger-Syndrom; Rating-Skala; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Reliabilität; Gültigkeit
Abstract	Five rating scales for screening and detection of Asperger's Disorder, three commercially available and two research instruments, are evaluated with reference to psychometric criteria outlined by Bracken in 1987 ("Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment," 4, 313). Reliability and validity data reported in examiner's manuals or published reports are reviewed. The scales included in the review are the Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Scale (ASDS), Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ), Childhood Asperger Syndrome Test (CAST), Gilliam Asperger's Disorder Scale (GADS), and Krug Asperger's Disorder Index (KADI). All published rating scales demonstrated significant weaknesses, particularly in the use of questionable normative samples. Among the published instruments, the KADI appears to be the most sound in terms of reliability and validity. The research instruments present incomplete psychometric data to date, but hold promise as clinical instruments. (Author).
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