Brazilian Portuguese Childhood Autism Spectrum Test: an investigation of the factor structure of autistic traits in school-aged children

Autor(es)

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]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[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

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria; 2022-10-24.

Resumo

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)

• Processo FAPESP: 21/08540-0 - Avaliação dos efeitos do tratamento com metilfenidato comparado com treinamento parental em crianças pré-escolares com TDAH sobre a trajetória do desenvolvimento cognitivo, social, emocional e psicopatológico
• Beneficiário: Luis Carlos Farhat
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado Direto
• Processo FAPESP: 16/22455-8 - Intervenções na primeira infância e trajetórias de desenvolvimento cognitivo, social e emocional
• Beneficiário: Guilherme Vanoni Polanczyk
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático