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The Development and Validation of a Subscale for the School-Age Child Behavior CheckList to Screen for Autism
Julia E Offermans1,2, Esther I de Bruin3,4, Aurelie M C Lange5
1UvA minds: Academic Treatment Center for Parents and Children, Banstraat 29, 1071 JW, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. joffermans@uvaminds.nl.
Abstract:
The first aim of this study was to construct/validate a subscale-with cut-offs considering gender/age differences-for the school-age Child Behavior CheckList (CBCL) to screen for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) applying both data-driven (N = 1666) and clinician-expert (N = 15) approaches. Further, we compared these to previously established CBCL ASD profiles/subscales and DSM-oriented subscales. The second aim was to cross-validate results in two truly independent samples (N = 2445 and 886). Despite relatively low discriminative power of all subscales in the cross-validation samples, results indicated that the data-driven subscale had the best potential to screen for ASD and a similar screening potential as the DSM-oriented subscales. Given beneficial implications for pediatric/clinical practice, we encourage colleagues to continue the validation of this CBCL ASD subscale.
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