Utility of the Social Communication Questionnaire-Current and Social Responsiveness Scale as teacher-report screening tools for autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1705-1716

  Schanding Jr , G Thomas ^a   Nowell, Kerri P ^a   Goin Kochel, Robin P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger's Syndrome; Autism spectrum disorders; PDD NOS; SCQ; Screening; SRS; Teachers

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PARENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL COMMUNICATION QUESTIONNAIRE CURRENT; SOCIAL RESPONSIVENESS SCALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84864363772     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1412-9     Document Type: Article

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