Comparison of parent report and direct assessment of child skills in toddlers

• Published in: Research in autism spectrum disorders Vol. 41-42; pp. 57 - 65
• Main Authors: Miller, Lauren E., Perkins, Kayla A., Dai, Yael G., Fein, Deborah A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2017
• Subjects: Autism spectrum disorder; Child ability; Direct assessment; Parent report; Toddlers; Toddlers; Parent report; Direct assessment; Autism spectrum disorder; Child ability; direct assessment; toddlers; child ability; autism spectrum disorder; parent report

•Parent report of child receptive and expressive language and fine motor skills is generally consistent with direct assessment.•Child diagnosis does not influence consistency between parent report and direct testing.•When disagreement between sources exists, parents are more likely to report a skill...