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Modifying and validating the social responsiveness scale edition 2 for use with deaf children and young people

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  • Barry Wright
  • Helen Phillips
  • Ann Le Couteur
  • Jennifer Sweetman
  • Rachel Hodkinson
  • Amelia Ralph-Lewis
  • Emily Hayward
  • Alice Brennan
  • Josie Mulloy
  • Natalie Day
  • Martin Bland
  • Victoria Allgar

Abstract

A Delphi consensus methodology was used to adapt a screening tool, the Social Responsiveness Scale– 2 (SRS-2), for use with deaf children including those whose preferred communication method is sign language. Using this approach; 27 international experts (The Delphi International Expert Panel), on the topic of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in deaf people, contributed to the review of item content. A criterion for agreement was set at 80% of experts on each item (with 75% acceptable in the final fourth round). The agreed modifications are discussed. The modified SRS-2 research adaptation for deaf people (referred to here as the “SRS-2 Deaf adaptation”) was then translated into British Sign Language using a robust translation methodology and validated in England in a sample of 198 deaf children, 76 with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and 122 without ASD. The SRS-2 Deaf adaptation was compared blind to a NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) guideline standard clinical assessment. The area under the Receiver Operating (ROC) curve was 0.811 (95% CI: 0.753, 0.869), with an optimal cut-off value of 73, which gave a sensitivity of 82% and a specificity of 67%. The Cronbach Alpha coefficient was 0.968 suggesting high internal consistency. The Intraclass Correlation Coefficient was 0.897, supporting test-retest reliability. This performance is equivalent to similar instruments used for screening ASD in the hearing population.

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  • Barry Wright & Helen Phillips & Ann Le Couteur & Jennifer Sweetman & Rachel Hodkinson & Amelia Ralph-Lewis & Emily Hayward & Alice Brennan & Josie Mulloy & Natalie Day & Martin Bland & Victoria Allgar, 2020. "Modifying and validating the social responsiveness scale edition 2 for use with deaf children and young people," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(12), pages 1-21, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0243162
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243162
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