Diagnostic utility of Behavior Assessment System for Children-3 for children and adolescents with autism.

Applied Neuropsychology. Child
Xuechun ZhouRandy W Kamphaus

Abstract

This study examined the accuracy of the Behavior Assessment System for Children-3 for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis using parent (PRS) and teaching rating (TRS) scales. The accuracy of three PRS and TRS derived scores with strong theoretical relationships to ASD (Developmental Social Disorders [DSD], Atypicality [ATP], and Withdrawal [WIT]) and the Autism Probability Index (AUI) was examined. The T scores of 149 children with ASD were compared with typically developing children within similar demographics to assess diagnostic accuracy (i.e., differential validity). The results revealed statistically significant differences for all scales between the group with ASD and the matched group of typically developing children. Sensitivity and specificity were maximized for both the PRS and TRS when DSD, ATP, and WIT scales were greater than 60 and a cut score of on the AUI was set at 55. Overall, sensitivity and specificity indexes associated with these cut scores demonstrated strong diagnostic utility for differentiating the two groups.

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