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Sensitivity theory of motivation and psychopathology: an exploratory studyLuc Lecavalier
Universite du Quebec a Montreal
Am J Ment Retard 107:105-15. 2002..The former scored higher on 8 of the 15 motives and had more motives above one standard deviation from the mean of the normative sample. Results lend support to the original hypothesis of Reiss and Havercamp...- Validity of the autism diagnostic interview-revisedLuc Lecavalier
Nisonger Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
Am J Ment Retard 111:199-215. 2006..They indicated some similarities between constructs, but also that the ADI-R measures autism in a unique fashion... - The impact of behaviour problems on caregiver stress in young people with autism spectrum disordersL Lecavalier
Nisonger Center and Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, Columbus, 43210 1257, USA
J Intellect Disabil Res 50:172-83. 2006..Two main objectives were to: (1) disentangle the effects of behaviour problems and level of functioning on caregiver stress; and (2) measure the stability of behaviour problems and caregiver stress... - Behavioral and emotional problems in young people with pervasive developmental disorders: relative prevalence, effects of subject characteristics, and empirical classificationLuc Lecavalier
Nisonger Center, Ohio State University, 305 McCampbell Hall, 1581 Dodd Drive, Columbus, OH 43210 1257, USA
J Autism Dev Disord 36:1101-14. 2006..The empirically derived clusters were supported by data external to the analyses... - Are caregivers' reports of motivation valid? Reliability and validity of the Reiss Profile MR/DDL Lecavalier
Department of Psychology and Nisonger Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
J Intellect Disabil Res 48:217-24. 2004..The Reiss Profile MR/DD is a rating scale that measures 15 fundamental motives. This study examined the internal consistency and interrater reliability of the 15 subscales as well as the validity of motivational profiles... 
Medication and parent training in children with pervasive developmental disorders and serious behavior problems: results from a randomized clinical trialMichael G Aman
The Nisonger Center UCEDD, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210 1257, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 48:1143-54. 2009..We tested whether combined treatment (COMB) with risperidone and parent training (PT) in behavior management is superior to medication alone (MED) in improving severe behavioral problems in children with PDDs...- Outcome measures for clinical drug trials in autismMichael G Aman
Department of Psychology, Nisonger Center, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210 1257, USA
CNS Spectr 9:36-47. 2004..It is often appropriate to include laboratory tests and assessments for continence and sleep pattern... 
The Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form: typical IQ versionMichael Aman
The Nisonger Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210 1296, USA
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 23:232-42. 2008..Like its predecessor, the NCBRF-TIQ (for typical IQ) is in the public domain and is available free to researchers and clinicians for assessment and treatment...- The structure of the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised: diagnostic and phenotypic implicationsAnne V Snow
Nisonger Center and Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 1257, USA
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 50:734-42. 2009..The current study investigated its factor structure and convergence with measures of adaptive, language, and intellectual functioning... - Validation of DSM-IV model of psychiatric syndromes in children with autism spectrum disordersLuc Lecavalier
Department of Psychology, Nisonger Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210 1257, USA
J Autism Dev Disord 39:278-89. 2009..Findings lend support to the notion that DSM-IV syndromes may be an appropriate conceptual model for characterizing psychopathology in ASD... - The Home Situations Questionnaire-PDD version: factor structure and psychometric propertiesM Chowdhury
Nisonger Center UCEDD The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
J Intellect Disabil Res 54:281-91. 2010..Currently there is no accepted measure of behavioural non-compliance in children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs)... - Examining the validity of autism spectrum disorder subtypesAndrea N Witwer
Department of Psychology and Nisonger Center, Ohio State University, 305 McCampbell Hall, 1581 Dodd Drive, Columbus, OH 43210 1257, USA
J Autism Dev Disord 38:1611-24. 2008..Overall, the most salient group differences were noted when samples were categorized on IQ. Drawing definitive conclusions is difficult due to the inconsistent application of diagnostic criteria and circularity in methods... - Deconstructing the PDD clinical phenotype: internal validity of the DSM-IVLuc Lecavalier
Nisonger Center and Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 1257, USA
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 50:1246-54. 2009..The objective of this study was to assess the internal validity of the DSM as a conceptual model for describing PDD, while paying particular attention to certain subject characteristics... - Sensitivity and specificity of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers and the Social Communication Questionnaire in preschoolers suspected of having pervasive developmental disordersAnne V Snow
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 1257, USA
Autism 12:627-44. 2008..Overall, the M-CHAT and SCQ appear to more accurately classify children with PDDs who have lower intellectual and adaptive functioning... - An evaluation of the Gilliam Autism Rating ScaleLuc Lecavalier
Department of Psychology and Nisonger Center, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210-1257, USA
J Autism Dev Disord 35:795-805. 2005..Level of impairment, as measured by adaptive behavior, was negatively related to total and subscale scores. The implications of these findings were discussed, as was the use of diagnostic instruments in the field in general... - Treatment incidence and patterns in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disordersAndrea Witwer
Department of Psychology and Nisonger Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1257, USA
J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 15:671-81. 2005..The results of this study highlight the need for more research on psychotropic medication in children and adolescents with ASDs... - Factor analysis of the Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form in children with autism spectrum disordersLuc Lecavalier
Department of Psychology and Nisonger Centre, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1257, USA
J Autism Dev Disord 34:709-21. 2004..Confirmatory factor analyses indicated good fits for the social competence items and acceptable fits for the problem behavior items. Overall, results supported the construct validity of the NCBRF in children and adolescents with ASDs... - Autism screening tools: an evaluation of the Social Communication Questionnaire and the Developmental Behaviour Checklist-Autism Screening AlgorithmAndrea N Witwer
Department of Psychology and Nisonger Center, Ohio State University, OH 43210, USA
J Intellect Dev Disabil 32:179-87. 2007.... - Screening accuracy of Level 2 autism spectrum disorder rating scales. A review of selected instrumentsMegan Norris
Nisonger Center and Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
Autism 14:263-84. 2010..This review indicates that Level 2 ASD caregiver-completed rating scales are in need of much more scientific scrutiny... - Parent-rated anxiety symptoms in children with pervasive developmental disorders: frequency and association with core autism symptoms and cognitive functioningDenis G Sukhodolsky
The Child Study Center, Yale University, 230 South Frontage Road, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
J Abnorm Child Psychol 36:117-28. 2008..Limited data are available on the prevalence of anxiety in these children. We examined frequency and correlates of parent-rated anxiety symptoms in a large sample of children with PDD... - Developmental disabilities modification of the Children's Global Assessment ScaleAnn Wagner
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Biol Psychiatry 61:504-11. 2007..To measure global functioning in treatment studies, the Children's Global Assessment Scale was modified and psychometric properties of the revised version (DD-CGAS) were assessed in children with PDD... - Empirical classification of behavioral and psychiatric problems in children and adolescents with mental retardationElaine C Brown
Sierra Regional Center, Sparks, Nevada, USA
Am J Ment Retard 109:445-55. 2004..The external data provided modest to strong support for all except one cluster (Social Withdrawal With Agitation)... - Temporal stability and accuracy of motivational profilesLuc Lecavalier
The Ohio State University, USA
Am J Ment Retard 108:194-201. 2003..Results indicated good to excellent stability and very good accuracy. This is the first study to examine the long-term stability of motivational variables in individuals with mental retardation...