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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 6/2019

Open Access 09-04-2019 | OriginalPaper

Psychometric Validation of the Autism Impact Measure (AIM)

Auteurs: Richard Houghton, Brigitta Monz, Kiely Law, Georg Loss, Stephanie Le Scouiller, Frank de Vries, Tom Willgoss

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 6/2019

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Abstract

The Autism impact measure (AIM) is a caregiver-reported questionnaire assessing autism symptom frequency and impact in children, previously shown to have good test–retest reliability, convergent validity and structural validity. This study extended previous work by exploring the AIM’s ability to discriminate between ‘known-groups’ of children, and estimating thresholds for clinically important responses. Data were collected online and electronically on computer and mobile devices; hence, it was also possible to confirm other psychometric properties of the AIM in this format. This study provides confirmatory and additional psychometric validation of the AIM. The AIM offers a valid, quick and inexpensive method for caregivers to report core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) including communication deficits, difficulties with social interactions and repetitive behaviors.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Psychometric Validation of the Autism Impact Measure (AIM)
Auteurs
Richard Houghton
Brigitta Monz
Kiely Law
Georg Loss
Stephanie Le Scouiller
Frank de Vries
Tom Willgoss
Publicatiedatum
09-04-2019
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 6/2019
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04011-2

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