The Development and Validation of a Subscale for the School-Age Child Behavior CheckList to Screen for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Julia E. Offermans; Esther I. de Bruin; Aurelie M.C. Lange; Christel M. Middeldorp; Laura W. Wesseldijk; Dorret I. Boomsma; Gwen C. Dieleman; Susan M. Bögels; Francisca J.A. van Steensel

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The Development and Validation of a Subscale for the School-Age Child Behavior CheckList to Screen for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Julia E. Offermans^*
, Esther I. de Bruin
, Aurelie M.C. Lange
, Christel M. Middeldorp
, Laura W. Wesseldijk
, Dorret I. Boomsma
, Gwen C. Dieleman
, Susan M. Bögels
, Francisca J.A. van Steensel

^*Corresponding author for this work

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry / Psychology

UvA minds: Academic Treatment Center for Parents and Children
University of Amsterdam
University of Queensland
Children’s Health Queensland
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1034-1052
Number of pages	19
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	53
Issue number	3
Early online date	15 Feb 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05465-7
Publication status	Published - Mar 2023

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Offermans, J. E., de Bruin, E. I., Lange, A. M. C., Middeldorp, C. M., Wesseldijk, L. W., Boomsma, D. I., Dieleman, G. C., Bögels, S. M., & van Steensel, F. J. A. (2023). The Development and Validation of a Subscale for the School-Age Child Behavior CheckList to Screen for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53(3), 1034-1052. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05465-7

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Offermans, JE, de Bruin, EI, Lange, AMC, Middeldorp, CM, Wesseldijk, LW, Boomsma, DI, Dieleman, GC, Bögels, SM & van Steensel, FJA 2023, 'The Development and Validation of a Subscale for the School-Age Child Behavior CheckList to Screen for Autism Spectrum Disorder', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 1034-1052. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05465-7

The Development and Validation of a Subscale for the School-Age Child Behavior CheckList to Screen for Autism Spectrum Disorder. / Offermans, Julia E.; de Bruin, Esther I.; Lange, Aurelie M.C. et al.
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