New Verbal Social Communication Questionnaire Validated for Young Autistic Learners
Bioengineer.org
A new parent-report questionnaire, Q-SoCiAL, has been validated for assessing verbal social communication in young autistic children aged two to six, offering a reliable and developmentally appropriate tool for tracking progress in clinical trials and interventions. The study highlights the lack of suitable measurement tools for social communication in autism and addresses this by developing a questionnaire based on input from parents, teachers, and clinicians, emphasizing strengths-based, competency-oriented measures. The tool demonstrates high reliability and was developed following FDA guidelines for patient-focused assessments.
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