Assessing autistic traits in a Taiwan preschool population: Cross-cultural validation of the social responsiveness scale (SRS)

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2450-2459

  Wang, Jessica ^a,d   Lee, Li Ching ^b   Chen, Ying Sheue ^c   Hsu, Ju Wei ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Cross cultural; SRS; Taiwan; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SENSIBILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL RESPONSIVENESS SCALE; TAIWAN; VALIDATION STUDY;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOLS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TAIWAN;

EID: 84867855202     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1499-7     Document Type: Article

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