Cross-Cultural Content Validity of the Autism Program Environment Rating Scale in Sweden
Increasing rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and younger age at diagnosis pose a challenge to preschool intervention systems. In Sweden, most young autistic children receive intervention service in community-based preschool programs, but no tool is yet available to assess the quality of the pr...
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| author | Bejnö, H. Roll-Pettersson, L. Klintwall, L. Långh, U. Odom, S. Bolte, Sven |
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| description | Increasing rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and younger age at diagnosis pose a challenge to preschool intervention systems. In Sweden, most young autistic children receive intervention service in community-based preschool programs, but no tool is yet available to assess the quality of the preschool learning environment. This study adapted the Autism Program Environment Rating Scale Preschool/Elementary to Swedish community context (APERS-P-SE). Following translation and a multistep modification process, independent experts rated the content validity of the adaptation. Findings indicate high cross-cultural validity of the adapted APERS-P-SE. The cultural adaption process of the APERS-P-SE highlights similarities and differences between the American and Swedish preschool systems and their impact on early ASD intervention. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-747802019-07-15T08:41:28Z Cross-Cultural Content Validity of the Autism Program Environment Rating Scale in Sweden Bejnö, H. Roll-Pettersson, L. Klintwall, L. Långh, U. Odom, S. Bolte, Sven Increasing rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and younger age at diagnosis pose a challenge to preschool intervention systems. In Sweden, most young autistic children receive intervention service in community-based preschool programs, but no tool is yet available to assess the quality of the preschool learning environment. This study adapted the Autism Program Environment Rating Scale Preschool/Elementary to Swedish community context (APERS-P-SE). Following translation and a multistep modification process, independent experts rated the content validity of the adaptation. Findings indicate high cross-cultural validity of the adapted APERS-P-SE. The cultural adaption process of the APERS-P-SE highlights similarities and differences between the American and Swedish preschool systems and their impact on early ASD intervention. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74780 10.1007/s10803-018-03870-5 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Springer New York LLC fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Bejnö, H. Roll-Pettersson, L. Klintwall, L. Långh, U. Odom, S. Bolte, Sven Cross-Cultural Content Validity of the Autism Program Environment Rating Scale in Sweden |
| title | Cross-Cultural Content Validity of the Autism Program Environment Rating Scale in Sweden |
| title_full | Cross-Cultural Content Validity of the Autism Program Environment Rating Scale in Sweden |
| title_fullStr | Cross-Cultural Content Validity of the Autism Program Environment Rating Scale in Sweden |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cross-Cultural Content Validity of the Autism Program Environment Rating Scale in Sweden |
| title_short | Cross-Cultural Content Validity of the Autism Program Environment Rating Scale in Sweden |
| title_sort | cross-cultural content validity of the autism program environment rating scale in sweden |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74780 |