Cross-cultural differences in the Parent Rated Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS)? Evaluation of the Finnish version among high-functioning school aged males with and without autism spectrum disorder |
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| Institution: | 1. Centre for the Developing Brain, Division of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King''s College London, St Thomas'' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7EH, UK;2. Instituto de Biofisica e Engenharia Biomedica, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciencias da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Lisbon 1749-016, Portugal;3. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK;4. Biomedical Image Analysis Group, Department of Computing, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK;5. Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Largo A. Gemelli 8, Rome 00168, Italy;1. State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning& IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China;2. Center for Collaboration and Innovation in Brain and Learning Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China;3. College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China;4. Paul C. Lauterbur Research Centers for Biomedical Imaging, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China |
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| Abstract: | When importing screening questionnaires of ASD, it has been found that parental interpretation/reporting of autistic traits may be culturally influenced. In the current study, our aim was preliminary evaluation of the Finnish parent rated SRS in order to determine whether the measure would show promise as an aid in screening. The study sample consisted of high-functioning school aged male ASD outpatients of Oulu University Hospital (n = 44, age 11.4 ± 2.3) and age-matched controls (n = 44, age 11.8 ± 2.4 years). Internal consistency as well as convergent and discriminative validity was in line with previous research. However, the results indicated that the cut-off published in the SRS manual might be too high to be used in Finland. Our results emphasize the importance of determining the normative range and clinical cut-offs in various cultures when importing diagnostic screening questionnaires in order to avoid getting high percentages of false negatives in the screening phase, and thus risk leaving many children without adequate diagnostic evaluation and rehabilitation. |
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| Keywords: | Autism spectrum disorder Social reciprocity Social Responsiveness Scale Cross-cultural differences Screening |
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