这项研究比较了两份家长报告,心理综合评估清单(MSEC)和自闭症治疗评估清单(ATEC),儿童自闭症评定量表(CARS)。ATEC由四个分量表组成,如下:(1)表现性语言,(2)社交能力,(3)感官意识,(4)健康。MSEC在衡量复杂语言理解方面是ATEC的补充。143名自闭症儿童的父母,2至22岁(平均6.7±5.1岁),完成了MSEC和ATEC问卷,临床医生评估了他们的CARS评分.CARS评分与所有家长报告密切相关,复杂语言理解MSEC(r=0.60,p<0.0001),表达语言(r=0.66,p<0.0001),社交能力(r=0.58,p<0.0001),感官意识(r=0.71,p<0.0001),和健康(r=0.53,p<0.0001),以及ATEC总分(r=0.75,p<0.0001)。最强的相关性是CARS评分和所有五个家长报告的评分的综合之间(总ATEC+MSEC,r=0.77,p<0.0001)。这些结果表明MSEC和ATEC父报告的高保真度,尤其是其综合评分,总ATEC+MSEC。
This study compares two parent reports, the Mental Synthesis Evaluation Checklist (
MSEC) and the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC), with the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS). The ATEC consists of four subscales, as follows: (1) expressive language, (2) sociability, (3) sensory awareness, and (4) health. The
MSEC is complementary to the ATEC in measuring complex language comprehension. The parents of 143 autistic children, from 2 to 22 years of age (mean 6.7 ± 5.1 years), completed the
MSEC and the ATEC questionnaires and a clinician assessed their CARS score. The CARS score correlated strongly with all parent reports, the complex language comprehension
MSEC (r = 0.60, p < 0.0001), expressive language (r = 0.66, p < 0.0001), sociability (r = 0.58, p < 0.0001), sensory awareness (r = 0.71, p < 0.0001), and health (r = 0.53, p < 0.0001), as well as the total ATEC score (r = 0.75, p < 0.0001). The strongest correlation was between the CARS score and the composite of all five parent-reported scores (total ATEC + MSEC, r = 0.77, p < 0.0001). These results suggest a high fidelity of the MSEC and ATEC parent reports and especially of their composite score, total ATEC +
MSEC.