Reliability and Validity of the Interactive Drawing Test: A Measure of Reciprocity for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Poor reciprocity is a defining feature of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In the current study, we examined the reliability and validity of the Interactive Drawing Test (IDT), a new instrument to assess reciprocal behavior. The IDT was administered to children and adolescents with ASD (n = 131) a...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2015-07, Vol.45 (7), p.1967-1977
Main Authors: Backer van Ommeren, Tineke, Koot, Hans M., Scheeren, Anke M., Begeer, Sander
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Attitudes
Adolescents
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder - diagnosis
Autism Spectrum Disorder - psychology
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Behavior Patterns
Behavior Rating Scale - statistics & numerical data
Behavior Rating Scales
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child and School Psychology
Childhood Attitudes
Children
Cohort Analysis
Control Groups
Experimental Groups
Female
Humans
Interrater Reliability
Item Analysis
Male
Neurosciences
Original Paper
Pediatrics
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Psychology
Psychometrics
Public Health
Reproducibility of Results
Social Behavior
Social Exchange Theory
Test Reliability
Test Validity
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Summary:Poor reciprocity is a defining feature of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In the current study, we examined the reliability and validity of the Interactive Drawing Test (IDT), a new instrument to assess reciprocal behavior. The IDT was administered to children and adolescents with ASD (n = 131) and to a typically developing group (n = 62). The IDT had excellent inter-rater reliability and moderate to good test–retest reliability. The results showed clearly distinctive response patterns in the ASD group compared to the typically developing group, independent of verbal IQ and age. Convergent validity of the IDT was low. Sensitivity and the predictive accuracy of the IDT for detailed levels of reciprocal behavior in autism are discussed.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-014-2353-x