Adaptation of the questionnaire Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised with Follow-Up (M-CHAT-R/F) for the early screening of children
Abstract
The article presents the results of the adaptation of the questionnaire Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised with Follow-Up (M-CHAT-R/F) for early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in the Russian-speaking sample (n=105). Evaluated the psychometric properties of Russian version of the questionnaire: reliability for internal consistency, the construct validity of the competitive the validity of the criteria, the current criteria of validity. According to the results of the adaptation M-CHAT-R/F questionnaire has good psychometric indicators. This demonstrates advisability of conducting full version of questionnaire with Follow-UP (M-CHAT-R/F). Due to a big popularity and broad usage of this questionnaire abroad, it seems perspective to compare the results obtained on Russian sample with foreign researches.
Keywords: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD), validity, M-CHAT-R/F, early aged children, screening.
