Differential Performance of Social Communication Questionnaire Items in African American/Black vs. White Children

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• Alternative Title:
  J Autism Dev Disord
• Personal Author:
  Dahl, Ethan ; Moody, Eric J. ; Barger, Brian ; Rosenberg, Steven ; DiGuiseppi, Carolyn ; Fallin, M. Daniele ; Lee, Li-Ching ; Wiggins, Lisa
• Description:
  Screening for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is an essential early step in the identification process and inaccurate screening may lead to significant delays in the onset of treatment. Past research has highlighted discrepancies in the performance of ASD screening tools such as the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) among certain racial and ethnic groups. The current study explored the functioning of the SCQ among African American/Black and White respondents based on item level performance on the measure. Differential Item Functioning (DIF) analyses showed that 16 (41%) items of the SCQ functioned differently for African American/Black respondents when compared to White respondents. Implications, such as the potential for delayed diagnosis and treatment, and the influence on downstream outcomes, are discussed.
• Subjects:
  Autism Spectrum Disorder Black Or African American Child Child, Preschool Communication Female Humans Male Social Behavior Surveys And Questionnaires White People

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• Keywords:
  Autism Identification Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Differential Item Functioning (DIF) Racial Disparities Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ)
• Source:
  J Autism Dev Disord. 54(5):1820-1833
• Pubmed ID:
  36897518
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10913152
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U10DD000184/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U01000752/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U01000750/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U10DD000182/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U10DD000498/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U10 DD000901/DD/NCBDD CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U10 DD000184/DD/NCBDD CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U01 DD000498/DD/NCBDD CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U10DD000180/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U10 DD000182/DD/NCBDD CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U10DD000183/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U10 DD000183/DD/NCBDD CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U01000749/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U10 DD000180/DD/NCBDD CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U10 DD000181/DD/NCBDD CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U01000748/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U10DD000181/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U10DD000901/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U01000746/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U10DD000180/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U10DD000181/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U10DD000182/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U10DD000183/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U10DD000184/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U10DD000498/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U01000750/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U01000748/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U01000752/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U01000746/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U01000749/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U10DD000901/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/ ; 90DDUC0011/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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  urn:sha-512:e2d9689e27dd71f09ac655974b46dd71e508abbf25b2144235bf7be7ab573bd66a787f94c93a9e32a427312eb684c4bc46a4ece3872c885896329e77b2795001
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