Validation of the French Adaptation of the Scale Aiding in the Diagnosis of the Autism Spectrum Disorders : Scale of Asperger Syndrome Diagnosis
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
- Enrollment
- 324
- Primary Endpoint
- score at the RAADS-R scale
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 9 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The diagnosis of developmental disorders in adults is still difficult. Indeed, in France, there is not questionnaires to easily and accurately diagnose this disorder. Several diagnostic scales were developed in English. Among them, RAADS-R scale, which is a clinical tool that aims to better identify autism spectrum disorders including mild forms in adult people and help to diagnose of high-functioning autism . The objective of this study is to perform a complete validation of this scale in the french version.
Detailed Description
The diagnosis of developmental disorders in adults is still difficult. Indeed, in France, there is not questionnaires to easily and accurately diagnose this disorder. Several diagnostic scales were developed in English. Among them, RAADS-R scale, which is a clinical tool that aims to better identify autism spectrum disorders including mild forms in adult people and help to diagnose of high-functioning autism . This scale is a self-administered questionnaire completed by the person himself assisted by a clinician (psychiatrist, psychologist) which ensures the understanding of issues and the choice of answers. The scale contains 80 items including 64 questions describe specific symptoms of autism spectrum disorders and 16 questions describe non-symptomatic behaviors. The objective of this study is to perform a complete validation of this scale in the french version. 300 adults should be included, including 100 adults with high-functioning autism, 100 adults with another psychiatric disorder, and 100 adults without developmental disabilities and / or mental.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Non-specific criteria
- •Collection of the informed consent (patient or legal representant)
- •Affiliation or recipient with the mode of social security
- •Current reading skills evaluated by completion of the fact sheet attached to the scale
- •Age limits to \> 18 years and \< 75 years
- •Specific criteria
- •Group of adult subjects with autism
- •Diagnosis of autism or Asperger syndrome established within the framework of a multidisciplinary evaluation (ADOS module 4 and/or ADI) using specific international classification criteria of rare diseases (CIM 10, DSM IV-R) (F84.0 et F84.5).
- •Intellectual efficiency estimated by means of a psychometric tool standardized (WAIS, WASI) greater than or equal to 85
- •Subjects not denying their symptoms
Exclusion Criteria
- •Women pregnant and Breast-feeding
- •Persons deprived of freedom by court order
- •Specific criteria
- •Group of adult subjects with autism
- •Refusal of participation
- •absence of autism or Asperger syndrome diagnosis
- •Group of adult subjects with other psychiatric
- •Refusal of participation
- •Pervasive developmental disorder diagnosis
- •Group of adult subjects not carriers of development and/or psychiatric disorders
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
score at the RAADS-R scale
Time Frame: 15 days
The scale contains 80 items including 64 questions describe specific symptoms of autism spectrum disorders and 16 questions describe non-symptomatic behaviors