The Child Behavior Checklist is useful for assessment of autism spectrum disorders

Objective This study examined how state and trait anxiety of adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are associated with their demographic characteristics, repetitive and restricted behaviors (RRBs), and internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors.Methods A total of 96 participants with ASD (mean age=14.30 years; 91 males) completed a battery of tests including the State/Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised, the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS), and a cognitive test measuring intelligence quotient (IQ). Participants’ parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Pearson’s correlations among age, IQ, two subscales of the STAI (i.e., STAIS and STAIT, measuring self-reported state and trait anxiety, respectively), and the Anxiety subscale of CBCL (i.e., CBCL-Anxiety, measuring parent-reported trait anxiety) were computed. Subsequently, Pearson’s correlations were computed among the three anxiety measures, RRBs, and problem behaviors, while controlling for participants’ age and IQ.Results The STAIS and CBCL-Anxiety were both significantly correlated with higher age, sensory sensitivity, depressive symptoms, somatic complaints, and aggressive behaviors. All three anxiety variables were significantly and positively correlated with total SRS RRB scores. Additionally, the STAIS and STAIT were significantly associated with more severe Compulsion/Adherence behaviors, and the CBCL-Anxiety was also significantly associated with more severe Rule-breaking Behaviors.Conclusion Self-reported state anxiety showed association patterns similar to those of parent-reported trait anxiety. Future studies investigating the precise operationalization of different anxiety instruments are needed to accurately measure the anxiety of adolescents with ASD.

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Child and parent outcomes following parent interventions for child emotional and behavioral problems in autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Autism ◽

10.1177/1362361319830042 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 23 (7) ◽

pp. 1630-1644 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Joanne Tarver ◽

Melanie Palmer ◽

Sophie Webb ◽

Stephen Scott ◽

Vicky Slonims ◽

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Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽

Child Behavior ◽

Behavioral Problems ◽

Well Being ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Mean Difference ◽

Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽

Standardized Mean Difference ◽

Spectrum Disorders ◽

Parent Interventions

There is growing interest in the development of behavioral parent interventions targeting emotional and behavioral problems in children with autism spectrum disorders. Such interventions have potential to improve a number of child and parental well-being outcomes beyond disruptive child behavior. This systematic review and meta-analysis assesses evidence for the efficacy of behavioral parent interventions for disruptive and hyperactive child behavior in autism spectrum disorders, as well as parenting efficacy and stress. A total of 11 articles from nine randomized controlled trials were included. Sufficient data were available to calculate standardized mean difference and show favorable effects of behavioral parent interventions on parent-reported measures of child disruptive behavior (standardized mean difference = 0.67), hyperactivity (standardized mean difference = 0.31) and parent stress (standardized mean difference = 0.37); effects on parent efficacy are less clear (standardized mean difference = 0.39, p = 0.17). There were insufficient data to explore intervention effects on internalizing behavior in autism spectrum disorders, parenting behaviors, or observational and teacher-reported outcomes, providing important avenues for future research. This review adds to growing evidence of the efficacy of behavioral parent interventions for child behavior and parental well-being in autism spectrum disorders (Prospero: CRD42016033979).

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Pregnancy and Cord Vitamin D Status and Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Toddlers: An Odense Child Cohort Study

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.1937 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 41 (S1) ◽

pp. S127-S127

Author(s):

S.S.B. Clausen ◽

H.T. Christesen ◽

C. Dalgård ◽

S. Lykkedegn ◽

P. Munk-Jørgensen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Vitamin D ◽

Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽

Early Pregnancy ◽

Child Behavior Checklist ◽

A Priori ◽

Late Pregnancy ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Vitamin D Supplementation ◽

Child Gender ◽

Spectrum Disorders

IntroductionVitamin D deficiency is widespread globally in pregnant women and is suggested to contribute to offspring risk of symptoms of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), but findings are inconsistent.ObjectivesTo investigate whether low prenatal 25OHD exposure and 25OHD status in early life increase risk of early symptoms of ASD.AimsTo investigate early signs of ASD.MethodsFrom the prospective birth cohort, Odense child cohort (n = 2.549), Denmark, we included singletons with their mothers with available serum concentrations of 25OHD at early pregnancy (n = 1.231), late pregnancy (n = 1.361), and birth (n = 2.082). ASD symptoms were rated by parents on the pervasive developmental problem (PDP) scale of the Child behavior checklist for ages 1½-5 (CBCL 1½-5). Associations between 25OHD and PDP score were analyzed by multiple linear and logistic regression models. A priori included covariates were gestational age, child gender, birth weight, season of birth, parity, parental psychiatric diagnoses, maternal age, smoking habits, alcohol consumption, education level, vitamin D supplementation, and pre-gestational BMI.ResultsMeans (SD) of 25OHD for early pregnancy, late pregnancy, and cord were 65.5 (21.5), 78.7 (27.0), and 47.0 (21.7) nmol/L, respectively. PDP data were obtained at a mean (SD) of 2.7 (0.6) years of age. Data from the regression analyses are pending.ConclusionsIn this well-off cohort with relatively high levels of cord 25OHD, power calculations allows us to detect a true change of 0.02 PDP scores per 10 nmol/L change in 25OHD. Further studies will clarify whether early PDP scores track later ASD diagnosis.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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Child Behavior Check List 1½–5 as a tool to identify toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A case-control study

Research in Developmental Disabilities ◽

10.1016/j.ridd.2012.12.020 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 34 (4) ◽

pp. 1179-1189 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Antonio Narzisi ◽

Sara Calderoni ◽

Sandra Maestro ◽

Simona Calugi ◽

Emanuela Mottes ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽

Child Behavior ◽

Case Control Study ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Case Control ◽

Check List ◽

Child Behavior Check List ◽

Spectrum Disorders ◽

Control Study

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Managing Child Behavior Problems in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Utilizing Structural and Solution Focused Therapy With Primary Caregivers

American Journal of Family Therapy ◽

10.1080/01926187.2015.1099414 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 44 (1) ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Mariah Brockman ◽

Kiran Hussain ◽

Bridget Sanchez ◽

Brie Turns

Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽

Behavior Problems ◽

Child Behavior ◽

Primary Caregivers ◽

Child Behavior Problems ◽

Children With Autism ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Spectrum Disorders ◽

Solution Focused ◽

Solution Focused Therapy

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A Combined Study on the Use of the Child Behavior Checklist 1½–5 for Identifying Autism Spectrum Disorders at 18 Months

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders ◽

10.1007/s10803-020-04838-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Natasha Chericoni ◽

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Giulia Balboni ◽

Valeria Costanzo ◽

Alice Mancini ◽

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Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽

Child Behavior ◽

Child Behavior Checklist ◽

Children With Autism ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Typical Development ◽

Cognitive Level ◽

Developmental Problems ◽

Clinically Referred ◽

Spectrum Disorders

AbstractThe capacity of the Child Behavior Checklist 1½–5 (CBCL 1½–5) to identify children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at 18 months was tested on 37 children clinically referred for ASD and 46 children at elevated likelihood of developing ASD due to having an affected brother/sister. At 30 months the clinically referred children all received a confirmatory diagnosis, and 10 out of 46 siblings received a diagnosis of ASD. CBCL 1½-5 profiles were compared with a group of matched children with typical development (effect of cognitive level controlled for). The capacity of the CBCL 1½-5 DSM Oriented-Pervasive Developmental Problems scale to differentiate correctly between children diagnosed with ASD and children with typical development appeared dependent on group ascertainment methodology.

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