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Research Article

Investigating the validity of a structured interview protocol for assessing the preferences of children with autism spectrum disorders

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Pages 366-371 | Accepted 16 Jul 2011, Published online: 29 Sep 2011
 

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the congruent validity of a structured interview protocol for assessing the preferences of seven children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Method: Using the structured interview protocol described by Green et al., parents were asked to provide a rank ordering of their child's preferred foods, drinks, toys and sensory stimuli. The resulting rank order was then compared to the results of a multiple-stimulus without replacement preference assessment by calculating the Spearman rank order correlation coefficients.

Results: The results revealed a high level of correspondence between the rank orderings of both assessments for four of the six participants for food and drink items and four of the seven participants for play items and sensory stimuli.

Conclusion: Results support the use of the structured interview protocol to determine the preferences of children with ASD. Practical implications and directions for future research are discussed.

Propósito: Investigar la validez congruente de un protocol de entrevista estructurada para investigar las preferencias de siete niñoscon trastornos del espectro autista (por sus siglas en inglés, ASD).

Método: Utilizando el protocol de entrevista estructurado descrito por Green y cols., se les preguntó a los padres que proporcionaran en orden los los alimentos, bebidas, juguetes y estímulos sensoriales preferidos de su hijo. El orden de clasificación resultante se comparó con los resultados de múltiples estímulos sin una evaluación de reemplazo de preferencia mediante el cálculo del coeficiente de correlación de Spearman.

Resultados: Los resultados revelaron un alto grado de correspondencia entre los rangos de ordenamientos de las dos evaluaciones para cuatro de los seis participantes de los productos alimenticios y bebidas, así como cuatro de los siete participantes de elementos de juego y los estímulos sensoriales.

Conclusión: Los resultados apoyan el uso del protocolo de entrevista estructurada para determinar las preferencias de los niños con ASD. Se discuten aspectos prácticos y direcciones para futuras investigaciones.

Palabras claves: Validez, evaluación de las preferencias, trastorno del espectro autista

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