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AuthorAldosari M.
AuthorFombonne E.
AuthorAldhalaan H.
AuthorOuda M.
AuthorElhag S.
AuthorAlshammari H.
AuthorGhazal I.
AuthorAlsaleh A.
AuthorAlqadoumi T.
AuthorThomson R.
AuthorAl Khasawneh M.
AuthorTolefat M.
AuthorAlshaban F.
Available date2020-04-15T12:01:43Z
Publication Date2019
Publication NameAutism
ResourceScopus
ISSN13623613
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361318816065
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/14176
AbstractValidated screening and diagnostic tools for autism spectrum disorder for use in Arabic-speaking individuals are scarce. This study validated the Arabic version of the Social Communication Questionnaire. The total study sample included 206 children with autism spectrum disorder and 206 typically developing children (73.8% male; mean age: 8.5 (standard deviation = 2.6) years). The mean Social Communication Questionnaire total score was significantly higher in autism spectrum disorder children than in typically developing children (p < 0.0001). Scores on the three Social Communication Questionnaire subscales also differed significantly between the groups (p < 0.001). Of the 39 items, 37 were endorsed significantly more often in the autism spectrum disorder group. The total Social Communication Questionnaire score did not vary by age or gender. Internal consistency was excellent (alpha = 0.92). In the receiver operating characteristic analysis, the area under the curve for the total score showed excellent discrimination between autism spectrum disorder and typically developing children (area under the curve = 0.95; 95% confidence interval: 0.93–0.97). The areas under the curve for the scale subscores were 0.923 (95% confidence interval: 0.898–0.949) for the social interaction score, 0.872 (95% confidence interval: 0.838–0.905) for the communication score, and 0.856 (95% confidence interval: 0.819–0.893) for the repetitive behaviors score. The findings support the use of the Arabic Social Communication Questionnaire to successfully differentiate children with clinically diagnosed autism spectrum disorder using the established cutoff value for the English version.
SponsorThe authors would like to thank all the staff of the autism centers and schools who contributed in distributing and collecting the SCQ forms. They also would like to thank Western Psychological Services (WPS) staff for their help during the process of translating and reviewing the Arabic SCQ. They acknowledge Jennifer Holmes, ELS, for medical editing. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The study was funded by the Qatar National Research Fund (NPRP 6-093-3-024).
Languageen
PublisherSAGE Publications Ltd
SubjectArabic
autism spectrum disorder
cutoff values
early intervention
epidemiology
screening
Social Communication Questionnaire
validity
TitleValidation of the Arabic version of the Social Communication Questionnaire
TypeArticle
Pagination1655-1662
Issue Number7
Volume Number23
dc.accessType Open Access


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