1. Cultural Adaptation and Validation of Mullen Scales of Early Learning in Taiwanese children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Global Developmental Delay, and Typically Developing Children.
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Cheong, Pou-Leng, Tsai, Jung-Mei, Wu, Yen-Tzu, Lu, Lu, Chiu, Yi-Lun, Shen, Yi-Ting, Li, Yao-Jen, Tsao, Chih-Hsuan, Wang, Yi-Chung, Chang, Fu-Mei, Huang, Yen-Hsun, and Sun, Chia-Wei
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CHILDREN with autism spectrum disorders , *DEVELOPMENTAL delay , *CULTURAL adaptation , *AUTISM spectrum disorders , *TAIWANESE people - Abstract
Background: The Mullen Scales of Early Learning (MSEL) is a standardized comprehensive developmental assessment tool for children aged 0-68 months. However, few Asia-based studies have explored cultural and linguistic adaptations of the MSEL or investigated its psychometric properties in populations with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).Aims: This study evaluated the reliability and validity of the MSEL-Taiwan version (MSEL-T) for Taiwanese children with ASD, global developmental delay (GDD), and typical development (TD).Methods and Procedures: The MSEL items were translated and modified according to the language and culture in Taiwan. In total, 191 children (ASD, 69; GDD, 36; and TD, 86) aged 19-68 months were assessed using the MSEL-T and Peabody Developmental Motor Scales 2 (PDMS-2) at enrollment, followed by the assessments of Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale-Chinese version (VABS-C) at the age of 36 months or later.Outcomes and Results: All subscales were verified to have good interrater reliability and internal consistency, and subscale scores indicated moderate to high correlations with PDMS-2 and VABS-C scores. Significant differences in MSEL-T scores were observed between same-aged pairs of children with TD and GDD and between pairs of children with TD and ASD.Conclusions and Implications: The findings provide evidence of validity and reliability of the MSEL-T. And it is suggested that the culturally and linguistically adapted MSEL-T is a good tool for the clinical assessment of children with and without ASD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2022
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