MacDonald Rebecca, Anderson Jennifer, Dube William V, Geckeler Amy, Green Gina, Holcomb William, Mansfield Renee, Sanchez June
The New England Center for Children, 33 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772-2108, USA.
Res Dev Disabil. 2006 Mar-Apr;27(2):138-50. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2004.09.006. Epub 2005 Jun 24.
This paper describes a highly structured assessment protocol with objective behavioral measures for joint attention responding and initiation. The assessment was given to 26 children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders and 21 typically developing children, aged two to four years. Interobserver agreement was high for all behavioral measures. Children with autism had relatively minor deficits in joint attention responding and more severe deficits in joint attention initiation, relative to typically developing children. These results replicate those reported in previous research. The protocol can be used reliably to assess behavior indicative of joint attention responding and initiation in typically developing children and children with autism.
本文描述了一种高度结构化的评估方案，该方案采用客观行为测量方法来评估联合注意反应和发起。对26名被诊断患有自闭症谱系障碍的儿童和21名年龄在2至4岁的发育正常儿童进行了评估。所有行为测量的观察者间一致性都很高。相对于发育正常的儿童，患有自闭症的儿童在联合注意反应方面存在相对较小的缺陷，而在联合注意发起方面存在更严重的缺陷。这些结果重复了先前研究中报告的结果。该方案可可靠地用于评估发育正常儿童和自闭症儿童中表明联合注意反应和发起的行为。
