Psychometric Validation of the Autism Impact Measure (AIM)

Richard Houghton; Brigitta Monz; Kiely Law; Georg Loss; Stephanie Le Scouiller; Frank de Vries; Tom Willgoss

doi:10.1007/s10803-019-04011-2

Psychometric Validation of the Autism Impact Measure (AIM)

Richard Houghton^*, Brigitta Monz, Kiely Law, Georg Loss, Stephanie Le Scouiller, Frank de Vries, Tom Willgoss

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The Autism impact measure (AIM) is a caregiver-reported questionnaire assessing autism symptom frequency and impact in children, previously shown to have good test-retest reliability, convergent validity and structural validity. This study extended previous work by exploring the AIM's ability to discriminate between 'known-groups' of children, and estimating thresholds for clinically important responses. Data were collected online and electronically on computer and mobile devices; hence, it was also possible to confirm other psychometric properties of the AIM in this format. This study provides confirmatory and additional psychometric validation of the AIM. The AIM offers a valid, quick and inexpensive method for caregivers to report core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) including communication deficits, difficulties with social interactions and repetitive behaviors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2559-2570
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	49
Issue number	6
Early online date	9 Apr 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04011-2
Publication status	Published - Jun 2019

Keywords

Autism spectrum disorder
LIFE
Outcome
Psychometric validation
Symptoms
Treatment

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Houghton, R., Monz, B., Law, K., Loss, G., Le Scouiller, S., de Vries, F. & Willgoss, T., Jun 2019, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 49, 6, p. 2571-2571 1 p.
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