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

• DOI: 10.1007/s10803-020-04506-3
• Publication Date: 2020-04-30T02:02:45Z
• Authors: Melanie Palmer; Juan Paris Perez; Joanne Tarver; Thomas Cawthorne; Margot Frayne; Sophie Webb; Elena Baker; Isabel Yorke; Dale Hay; Vicky Slonims; Andrew Pickles; Emily Simonoff; Stephen Scott; Tony Charman
• Keywords: Parenting styles

Abstract 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 EBPs should supplement parent reported outcomes trials. We describe the development a new measure behavior, Observation Schedule for Children with Autism–Anxiety, Behaviour Parenting (OSCA–ABP). Participants were 83 parents/carers their 4–8-year-old The demonstrated good variance potential sensitivity to change. Child behavior reliably coded among verbal minimally Associations between reports from other informants observed showed had sufficient convergent validity. has promise contribute research clinical practice autism mental health beyond measurement