Aperçu: G.M.
Le
trouble du spectre de l'autisme (TSA) est souvent concomitant avec une déficience intelelctuelle (DI) et reste souvent non diagnostiqué jusqu'à l'âge
adulte. Le Questionnaire sur la communication sociale (SCQ) est une mesure largement utilisée pour l'analyse du TSA. Pour
améliorer l'utilité du SCQ pour les adultes avec DI, le but de cette
étude était de développer un algorithme spécifique à lz DI et adulte
approprié pour le SCQ en utilisant un ensemble principal d'items valides.
Dans
l'ensemble, ces résultats suggèrent que les articles enlevés peuvent ne
pas transporter d'informations pertinentes au diagnostic chez les
adultes ayant un ID.
Autism Res. 2017 Apr 12. doi: 10.1002/aur.1795.
The Social Communication Questionnaire for adults with intellectual disability: SCQ-AID
Derks O1, Heinrich M2,3, Brooks W4, Sterkenburg P1, McCarthy J5, Underwood L5,6, Sappok T2.
Abstract
Autism spectrum disorder
(ASD) frequently co-occurs with intellectual disability (ID) and often
remains undiagnosed until adulthood. The Social Communication
Questionnaire (SCQ) is a widely used measure to screen for ASD. To
improve the utility of the SCQ for adults with ID, the aim of this study
was to develop an ID-specific and adult appropriate algorithm for the
SCQ using a core set of valid items. These items were identified in one
sample (N = 226) and further cross-validated in a second, independent
sample (N = 225) from Germany, England and the U.S. The newly developed
algorithm has 24 items compared with the 40 items in the original
instrument. The reduced item core set yielded similar diagnostic
validity as the original algorithm with good sensitivity values
(0.81-0.89) and low specificity values (0.62-0.72). Overall, these
results suggest that the removed items may not carry diagnostically
relevant information in adults with ID; thus, excluding these items may
result in a more efficient and age-appropriate screening measure for
this population. However, due to the low specificity values, a
comprehensive assessment is essential for a final diagnostic assignment.
Autism Res 2017. © 2017 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
© 2017 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
- PMID: 28401739
- DOI: 10.1002/aur.1795
