Garfin D G, McCallon D, Cox R
North Texas State University.
J Autism Dev Disord. 1988 Sep;18(3):367-78. doi: 10.1007/BF02212193.
The validity and reliability of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) for autistic adolescents was tested. In the first study, CARS scores for autistic children and adolescents (matched on nonverbal IQ, sex, and ethnicity) were compared. In the second study, a group of nonautistic, handicapped adolescents were administered the CARS and these scores were compared with those of a group of autistic adolescents (matched on age, nonverbal IQ, sex, and ethnicity). The CARS clearly discriminated the two adolescent groups, suggesting that the scale may be an adequate measure of autism in adolescence. Although the CARS total score did not discriminate the younger from older autistic subjects, some interesting age-related differences emerged for specific items. A recommendation is made for elimination of one of the items on the CARS that negatively correlates with the CARS total score for both autistic groups.
对儿童自闭症评定量表（CARS）在自闭症青少年群体中的有效性和可靠性进行了测试。在第一项研究中，比较了自闭症儿童和青少年（在非言语智商、性别和种族方面相匹配）的CARS得分。在第二项研究中，对一组非自闭症的残疾青少年施测CARS，并将这些得分与一组自闭症青少年（在年龄、非言语智商、性别和种族方面相匹配）的得分进行比较。CARS能够清晰地区分这两组青少年，这表明该量表可能是衡量青少年自闭症的一种适当工具。尽管CARS总分无法区分年龄较小和较大的自闭症受试者，但在特定项目上出现了一些有趣的与年龄相关的差异。建议删除CARS上与两个自闭症群体的CARS总分呈负相关的一个项目。
