TY - JOUR
T1 - Construct Validity of the Autism Classification System of Functioning
T2 - Social Communication (ACSF:SC) Across Childhood and Adolescence
AU - Tajik-Parvinchi, Diana
AU - Rosenbaum, Peter
AU - Hidecker, Mary Jo Cooley
AU - Duku, Eric
AU - Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie
AU - Roncadin, Caroline
AU - Georgiades, Stelios
AU - Gentles, Stephen
AU - Fang, Hanna
AU - Di Rezze, Briano
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2023/8
Y1 - 2023/8
N2 - This study examined the construct validity of the Autism Classification System of Functioning: Social Communication (ACSF). Participants included 145 parents of children with autism (2–19 years). The degree of convergent and discriminant validity between parent reported ACSF and subscales from Social Responsiveness Scale 2nd edition and Behavior Assessment System for Children, 3rd Edition were examined against a priori hypotheses. We examined construct validity in the entire sample as well as in specific age cohorts. Our findings suggest that ACSF can provide a valid classification system of social communication ability in children with autism 2–19 years of age, and its two subscales may be used to examine different aspects of social communication ability.
AB - This study examined the construct validity of the Autism Classification System of Functioning: Social Communication (ACSF). Participants included 145 parents of children with autism (2–19 years). The degree of convergent and discriminant validity between parent reported ACSF and subscales from Social Responsiveness Scale 2nd edition and Behavior Assessment System for Children, 3rd Edition were examined against a priori hypotheses. We examined construct validity in the entire sample as well as in specific age cohorts. Our findings suggest that ACSF can provide a valid classification system of social communication ability in children with autism 2–19 years of age, and its two subscales may be used to examine different aspects of social communication ability.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Autism spectrum disorder
KW - Children
KW - Social Communication
KW - Social Skills
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U2 - 10.1007/s10803-022-05608-w
DO - 10.1007/s10803-022-05608-w
M3 - Article
C2 - 35666330
AN - SCOPUS:85131418127
SN - 0162-3257
VL - 53
SP - 3246
EP - 3256
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
IS - 8
ER -