Akshoomoff Natacha
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, USA.
Child Neuropsychol. 2006 Aug;12(4-5):269-77. doi: 10.1080/09297040500473714.
The psychological assessment is an important component of the diagnostic evaluation in young children suspected of having an Autism Spectrum Disorder but can be hampered by behavioral difficulties. Overt behaviors during administration of the Mullen Scales of Early Learning were coded in 22 preschoolers with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and 20 age-matched typically developing children. Children in the Autism Spectrum Disorder group required less time to complete the assessment but spent proportionally more time exhibiting off-task behaviors and less time engaged with the assessment. Scores obtained on the Mullen Scales were positively correlated with level of engagement and negatively correlated with off task behaviors.
心理评估是疑似患有自闭症谱系障碍幼儿诊断评估的重要组成部分，但可能会受到行为问题的阻碍。对22名患有自闭症谱系障碍的学龄前儿童和20名年龄匹配的发育正常儿童在进行早期学习穆伦量表测试时的明显行为进行了编码。自闭症谱系障碍组的儿童完成评估所需时间较少，但按比例花费更多时间表现出任务外行为，而参与评估的时间较少。在穆伦量表上获得的分数与参与程度呈正相关，与任务外行为呈负相关。
