Development of the Observation Schedule for Children with Autism–Anxiety, Behaviour and Parenting (OSCA–ABP): A New Measure of Child and Parenting Behavior for Use with Young Autistic Children

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Co-occurring emotional and behavioral problems (EBPs) frequently exist in young autistic children. There is evidence based on parental report that parenting interventions reduce child EBPs. More objective measures of child EBPs should supplement parent reported outcomes in trials. We describe the development of a new measure of child and parenting behavior, the Observation Schedule for Children with Autism–Anxiety, Behaviour and Parenting (OSCA–ABP). Participants were 83 parents/carers and their 4–8-year-old autistic children. The measure demonstrated good variance and potential sensitivity to change. Child and parenting behavior were reliably coded among verbal and minimally verbal children. Associations between reports from other informants and observed behavior showed the measure had sufficient convergent validity. The measure has promise to contribute to research and clinical practice in autism mental health beyond objective measurement in trials.

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Melanie Palmer:

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5579-2170

melanie.palmer@kcl.ac.uk

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): J Autism Dev Disord

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Autism Dev Disord

Title: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Publisher: Springer US (New York )

ISSN (Print): 0162-3257

ISSN (Electronic): 1573-3432

Publication date (Electronic): 30 April 2020

Publication date PMC-release: 30 April 2020

Publication date (Print): 2021

Volume: 51

Issue: 1

Pages: 1-14

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[1 ]GRID grid.13097.3c, ISNI 0000 0001 2322 6764, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, , King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, ; London, UK

[2 ]GRID grid.7273.1, ISNI 0000 0004 0376 4727, Department of Psychology, School of Life and Health Sciences, , Aston University, ; Birmingham, UK

[3 ]GRID grid.13097.3c, ISNI 0000 0001 2322 6764, Department of Psychology, , King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, ; London, UK

[4 ]GRID grid.5600.3, ISNI 0000 0001 0807 5670, School of Psychology, , Cardiff University, ; Cardiff, UK

[5 ]GRID grid.420545.2, Newcomen Neurodevelopmental Centre, Evelina Children’s Hospital, , Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, ; London, UK

[6 ]GRID grid.13097.3c, ISNI 0000 0001 2322 6764, Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, , King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, ; London, UK

[7 ]GRID grid.37640.36, ISNI 0000 0000 9439 0839, Service for Complex Autism & Associated Neurodevelopmental Disorders, , South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, ; London, UK

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Melanie Palmer http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5579-2170

Juan Paris Perez http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3171-0315

Joanne Tarver http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0555-6043

Thomas Cawthorne http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4537-0016

Margot Frayne http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9365-1202

Sophie Webb http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1845-6463

Elena Baker http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0648-4475

Isabel Yorke http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8603-0910

Dale Hay http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2505-0453

Vicky Slonims http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3339-2365

Andrew Pickles http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1283-0346

Emily Simonoff http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5450-0823

Stephen Scott http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4680-6213

Tony Charman http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1993-6549

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DOI: 10.1007/s10803-020-04506-3

PMC ID: 7810641

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Funded by: FundRef http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100007602, Programme Grants for Applied Research;

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Award Recipient : Emily Simonoff

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Development of the Observation Schedule for Children with Autism–Anxiety, Behaviour and Parenting (OSCA–ABP): A New Measure of Child and Parenting Behavior for Use with Young Autistic Children

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