O'Shea Aimee, Holmes Claudia H B, Engelhardt Paul E
School of Psychology, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK.
Department of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Brain Sci. 2023 Jan 24;13(2):196. doi: 10.3390/brainsci13020196.
The aim of this study was to test and validate a parental-report questionnaire, which assesses language abilities and pragmatics, in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). We report two experiments: The first served as the initial test and the second sought to provide the first assessment of convergent validity. In total, we recruited 230 parents, where approximately two-thirds had a child with ASD. Results of factor analyses showed a consistent factor structure within each subscale, and the internal consistency was excellent for both sub-scales (Cronbach's alpha >0.90). Convergent validity was assessed by correlating the results of the questionnaire with two sub-scales of the Autism Quotient questionnaire. The correlations were all greater than 0.60. The final version of the questionnaire (following exclusion of problematic items) contains 30 items (12 for language abilities and 18 for pragmatics). We conclude that the questionnaire is a concise and practical instrument for use in a variety of contexts for assessing language functioning and communication in children with ASD.
本研究的目的是测试并验证一份家长报告问卷，该问卷用于评估自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童的语言能力和语用学。我们报告了两项实验：第一项作为初始测试，第二项旨在对收敛效度进行首次评估。我们总共招募了230名家长，其中约三分之二的家长有一个患有ASD的孩子。因子分析结果显示每个子量表内具有一致的因子结构，并且两个子量表的内部一致性都非常好（克朗巴哈系数>0.90）。通过将问卷结果与自闭症商数问卷的两个子量表进行相关性分析来评估收敛效度。相关性均大于0.60。问卷的最终版本（排除有问题的项目后）包含30个项目（12个用于语言能力，18个用于语用学）。我们得出结论，该问卷是一种简洁实用的工具，可用于各种情境下评估ASD儿童的语言功能和沟通能力。
