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- Title
The development and validation of The Social Referencing Observation Scale as a screening instrument for autism spectrum disorder.
- Authors
Lubomirska, Anna; Eldevik, Sigmund; Eikeseth, Svein; Riis, Stephan; Budzińska, Anna
- Abstract
The Social Referencing Observation Scale (SoROS) was developed to assess social referencing behaviors and as a screening instrument to identify children at risk of autism spectrum disorder. It is quick and easy for preschool teachers to administer. The instrument assesses social referencing behaviors in three different scenarios, where the administrator expresses fear, pain, and joy. The participants were 56 children with autism and 204 typically developing children aged between 2.6 and 5 years. The inter‐rater agreement was high, and we found significant differences in scores between the autism spectrum disorder group and the group of typically developing children. The SoROS predicted an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis with excellent sensitivity and specificity. More research is needed with a larger and more diverse group of children.
- Subjects
DIAGNOSIS of autism; AUTISM risk factors; EXPERIMENTAL design; PAIN; PREDICTIVE tests; RESEARCH methodology; RESEARCH methodology evaluation; MEDICAL screening; CHILD behavior; FEAR; RISK assessment; INTER-observer reliability; SOCIAL skills; EMOTIONS; SENSITIVITY &; specificity (Statistics); CHILDREN
- Publication
Behavioral Interventions, 2022, Vol 37, Issue 4, p1043
- ISSN
1072-0847
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bin.1894