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| Author(s): |
Tatiane Cristina Ribeiro
[1]
;
Luis C. Farhat
[2]
;
Erasmo B. Casella
[3]
;
Ana Soledade Graeff-Martins
[4]
;
Simon Baron-Cohen
[5]
;
Carrie Allison
[6]
;
Guilherme V. Polanczyk
[7]
Total Authors: 7
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Departamento de Psiquiatria. Faculdade de Medicina - Brasil
[2] Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Departamento de Psiquiatria. Faculdade de Medicina - Brasil
[3] Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto da Criança e do Adolescente. Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Brasil
[4] Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Departamento de Psiquiatria e Medicina Legal. Faculdade de Medicina - Brasil
[5] University of Cambridge. Department of Psychiatry. Autism Research Centre - Ucrânia
[6] University of Cambridge. Department of Psychiatry. Autism Research Centre - Ucrânia
[7] Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Departamento de Psiquiatria. Faculdade de Medicina - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 7
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria; 2022-10-24. |
| Abstract | |
Objective: There is limited evidence about the cross-cultural validity of autistic symptoms in school-aged children in Brazil. We used data from a large school survey to evaluate the factor structure of autism symptoms in community-dwelling children and adolescents. Methods: We translated the Childhood Autism Spectrum Test to Brazilian Portuguese and performed factor analyses to investigate the factor structure of parent-reported autistic symptoms in a large sample (n=8,571) of children/adolescents from a school survey in the metropolitan area of São Paulo. Results: Autistic symptoms were best conceptualized under a correlated-factors model with two factors: one predominantly characterized by social-communication symptoms and the other by symptoms of inflexible/restricted language, behaviors, and interests. Conclusions: These findings provide evidence that the structure of autistic symptoms in Brazil is similar to that described in other countries, indicating the cross-cultural validity of autism in Brazil. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 21/08540-0 - Evaluation of the effects of treatment with methylphenidate compared with parental training in preschool children with ADHD on the path of cognitive, social, emotional and psychopathological development |
| Grantee: | Luis Carlos Farhat |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct) |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/22455-8 - Early childhood interventions and trajectories of cognitive, social and emotional development |
| Grantee: | Guilherme Vanoni Polanczyk |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |