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Peer reviewedLord, Catherine; Risi, Susan; Lambrecht, Linda; Cook, Edwin H., Jr.; Leventhal, Bennett L.; DiLavore, Pamela C.; Pickles, Andrew; Rutter, Michael – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2000
Psychometric data are presented for 223 children and adults with autism, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDDNOS), or nonspectrum diagnoses who took the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Generic. Within each module, diagnostic groups were equivalent on expressive language levels. Results indicate substantial…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Children, Classification
Peer reviewedLord, Catherine; Pickles, Andrew; McLennan, John; Rutter, Michael; Bregman, Joel; Folstein, Susan; Fombonne, Eric; Leboyer, Marion; Minshew, Nancy – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1997
A study of 319 individuals with autism (ages 3-43) and 113 other subjects found that a single set of criteria, as operationalized by individually structured questions in the Autism Diagnostic Interview and Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised, was effective in differentiating autism from mental disabilities and language impairment. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Children, Clinical Diagnosis
Peer reviewedRutter, Michael – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 1985
Discusses handicaps associated with autism and goals, strategies, and principles of treatment, emphasizing promotion of normal development, reduction of rigidity/stereotypy, elimination of non-specific maladaptive behaviors, alleviation of family distress, and the overall treatment program and its evaluation. Lessons to be learned from research…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Children, Disabilities
Direct linkHardt, Jochen; Rutter, Michael – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: Influential studies have cast doubt on the validity of retrospective reports by adults of their own adverse experiences in childhood. Accordingly, many researchers view retrospective reports with scepticism. Method: A computer-based search, supplemented by hand searches, was used to identify studies reported between 1980 and 2001 in…
Descriptors: Evidence, Siblings, Sexual Abuse, Validity
