Cross-Cultural Content Validity of the Autism Program Environment Rating Scale in Sweden.

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.
PMID: 30617551 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - January 8, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Bejnö H, Roll-Pettersson L, Klintwall L, Långh U, Odom SL, Bölte S Tags: J Autism Dev Disord Source Type: research