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Measuring social communication behaviors as a treatment endpoint in individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

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Anagnostou, E; Jones, N; Huerta, M; Halladay, AK; Wang, P; Scahill, L; Horrigan, JP; Kasari, C; Lord, C; Choi, D; Sullivan, K; Dawson, G
Published in: Autism
July 2015

Social communication impairments are a core deficit in autism spectrum disorder. Social communication deficit is also an early indicator of autism spectrum disorder and a factor in long-term outcomes. Thus, this symptom domain represents a critical treatment target. Identifying reliable and valid outcome measures for social communication across a range of treatment approaches is essential. Autism Speaks engaged a panel of experts to evaluate the readiness of available measures of social communication for use as outcome measures in clinical trials. The panel held monthly conference calls and two face-to-face meetings over 14 months. Key criteria used to evaluate measures included the relevance to the clinical target, coverage of the symptom domain, and psychometric properties (validity and reliability, as well as evidence of sensitivity to change). In all, 38 measures were evaluated and 6 measures were considered appropriate for use, with some limitations. This report discusses the relative strengths and weaknesses of existing social communication measures for use in clinical trials and identifies specific areas in need of further development.

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Autism

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EISSN

1461-7005

Publication Date

July 2015

Volume

19

Issue

5

Start / End Page

622 / 636

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Social Skills
  • Social Perception
  • Social Behavior
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Psychometrics
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Humans
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Communication
 

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Anagnostou, E., Jones, N., Huerta, M., Halladay, A. K., Wang, P., Scahill, L., … Dawson, G. (2015). Measuring social communication behaviors as a treatment endpoint in individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Autism, 19(5), 622–636. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361314542955
Anagnostou, Evdokia, Nancy Jones, Marisela Huerta, Alycia K. Halladay, Paul Wang, Lawrence Scahill, Joseph P. Horrigan, et al. “Measuring social communication behaviors as a treatment endpoint in individuals with autism spectrum disorder.Autism 19, no. 5 (July 2015): 622–36. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361314542955.
Anagnostou E, Jones N, Huerta M, Halladay AK, Wang P, Scahill L, et al. Measuring social communication behaviors as a treatment endpoint in individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Autism. 2015 Jul;19(5):622–36.
Anagnostou, Evdokia, et al. “Measuring social communication behaviors as a treatment endpoint in individuals with autism spectrum disorder.Autism, vol. 19, no. 5, July 2015, pp. 622–36. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/1362361314542955.
Anagnostou E, Jones N, Huerta M, Halladay AK, Wang P, Scahill L, Horrigan JP, Kasari C, Lord C, Choi D, Sullivan K, Dawson G. Measuring social communication behaviors as a treatment endpoint in individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Autism. 2015 Jul;19(5):622–636.
Journal cover image

Published In

Autism

DOI

EISSN

1461-7005

Publication Date

July 2015

Volume

19

Issue

5

Start / End Page

622 / 636

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Social Skills
  • Social Perception
  • Social Behavior
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Psychometrics
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Humans
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Communication