Adaptation, Content Validity and Reliability of the Autism Classification System of Functioning for Social Communication: From Toddlerhood to Adolescent-Aged Children with Autism

Briano Di Rezze; Stephen James Gentles; Mary Jo Cooley Hidecker; Lonnie Zwaigenbaum; Peter Rosenbaum; Eric Duku; Stelios Georgiades; Caroline Roncadin; Hanna Fang; Diana Tajik-Parvinchi; Helena Viveiros

doi:10.1007/s10803-022-05621-z

Adaptation, Content Validity and Reliability of the Autism Classification System of Functioning for Social Communication: From Toddlerhood to Adolescent-Aged Children with Autism

Briano Di Rezze, Stephen James Gentles, Mary Jo Cooley Hidecker, Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Peter Rosenbaum, Eric Duku, Stelios Georgiades, Caroline Roncadin, Hanna Fang, Diana Tajik-Parvinchi, Helena Viveiros

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Abstract

The Autism Classification System of Functioning: Social Communication (ACSF) describes social communication functioning levels. First developed for preschoolers with ASD, this study tests an expanded age range (2-to-18 years). The ACFS rates the child’s typical and best (i.e., capacity) performance. Qualitative methods tested parent and clinician perspectives of the ACSF age expansion using content analysis. The ACSF was used twice by parents and professionals for the same child/youth. Reliabilities were assessed using weighted kappa. Content validity supported the ACSF’s applicability, clarity, and usability. The ACSF adaptations did not change its original construct. Reliability were calculated from 90 parent and professional Time-1 and Time-2 ratings for children/youth (2.1–15.6 years). Results showed good-to-very good intra-rater agreement (typical) and good inter-rater agreement (capacity).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5150-5161
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	52
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05621-z
State	Published - Dec 2022

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Funding support was provided by the Hamilton Health Sciences New Investigator Fund 2019 (to BDR), Hamilton Health Sciences Early Career Award 2018–2020 (to BDR), and Hamilton Academic Health Science Organization 2018–2020 (to PR and BDR). We thank all the families and clinical sites that participated in the study. We would also like to thank the support in the early stages of this work from occupational therapy students (at the time) Chelsea Breckels, Natalie Istanboulian, Courtney McKeracher, and Katarina Schwabe.

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Hamilton Health Sciences

Keywords

Autism spectrum disorder
Childhood
Classification
International classification of functioning
Social communication

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Developmental and Educational Psychology

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Di Rezze, B., Gentles, S. J., Hidecker, M. J. C., Zwaigenbaum, L., Rosenbaum, P., Duku, E., Georgiades, S., Roncadin, C., Fang, H., Tajik-Parvinchi, D., & Viveiros, H. (2022). Adaptation, Content Validity and Reliability of the Autism Classification System of Functioning for Social Communication: From Toddlerhood to Adolescent-Aged Children with Autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52(12), 5150-5161. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05621-z

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