Development of the Observation Schedule for Children with Autism–Anxiety, Behaviour and Parenting (OSCA–ABP): A New Measure of Child and Parenting Behavior for Use with Young Autistic Children

TY - JOUR

T1 - Development of the Observation Schedule for Children with Autism–Anxiety, Behaviour and Parenting (OSCA–ABP)

T2 - A New Measure of Child and Parenting Behavior for Use with Young Autistic Children

AU - Palmer, Melanie

AU - Paris Perez, Juan

AU - Tarver, Joanne

AU - Cawthorne, Thomas

AU - Frayne, Margot

AU - Webb, Sophie

AU - Baker, Elena

AU - Yorke, Isabel

AU - Hay, Dale

AU - Slonims, Vicky

AU - Pickles, Andrew

AU - Simonoff, Emily

AU - Scott, Stephen

AU - Charman, Tony

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2020, The Author(s).

PY - 2021/1

Y1 - 2021/1

N2 - Co-occurring emotional and behavioral problems (EBPs) frequently exist in young autistic children. There is evidence based on parental report that parenting interventions reduce child EBPs. More objective measures of child EBPs should supplement parent reported outcomes in trials. We describe the development of a new measure of child and parenting behavior, the Observation Schedule for Children with Autism–Anxiety, Behaviour and Parenting (OSCA–ABP). Participants were 83 parents/carers and their 4–8-year-old autistic children. The measure demonstrated good variance and potential sensitivity to change. Child and parenting behavior were reliably coded among verbal and minimally verbal children. Associations between reports from other informants and observed behavior showed the measure had sufficient convergent validity. The measure has promise to contribute to research and clinical practice in autism mental health beyond objective measurement in trials.

AB - Co-occurring emotional and behavioral problems (EBPs) frequently exist in young autistic children. There is evidence based on parental report that parenting interventions reduce child EBPs. More objective measures of child EBPs should supplement parent reported outcomes in trials. We describe the development of a new measure of child and parenting behavior, the Observation Schedule for Children with Autism–Anxiety, Behaviour and Parenting (OSCA–ABP). Participants were 83 parents/carers and their 4–8-year-old autistic children. The measure demonstrated good variance and potential sensitivity to change. Child and parenting behavior were reliably coded among verbal and minimally verbal children. Associations between reports from other informants and observed behavior showed the measure had sufficient convergent validity. The measure has promise to contribute to research and clinical practice in autism mental health beyond objective measurement in trials.

KW - Autism

KW - Child emotional and behavioral problems

KW - Measurement

KW - Observation

KW - Parenting

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85084218435&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/s10803-020-04506-3

DO - 10.1007/s10803-020-04506-3

M3 - Article

C2 - 32350790

AN - SCOPUS:85084218435

SN - 0162-3257

VL - 51

SP - 1

EP - 14

JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

IS - 1

ER -