The reliability and validity of the social responsiveness scale to measure autism symptomology in Vietnamese children.
Phuong H Nguyen, Maku E Ocansey, Meghan Miller and 3 others
PMID 31355545WHAT IT FOUND
In Vietnamese children, the translated SRS separated children with and without ASD well when caregivers were interviewed.
A raw score cutoff of 62 worked better than the US cutoff of 70.
Key findings
01Children with ASD had a mean total raw SRS score of 87, compared with 30 in children without ASD.
02A total raw score cutoff of 62 correctly identified 96% of children with ASD and correctly excluded 98% of children without ASD; the standard cutoff of 70 identified 76% and excluded 98%.
03The short form total score matched the long form closely (0.97), and at cutoff 15 correctly identified 90% of children with ASD and correctly excluded 98% of children without ASD.
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What it does not show
The sample was small and limited to children aged 4-9 years, so it may not apply to older children or other populations. Children with ASD were diagnosed using DSM-IV-TR criteria and local clinician consensus, not current gold-standard diagnostic tools. The SRS was administered by caregiver interview because caregiver literacy varied, which differs from standard questionnaire use. Some translated items remained poorly or moderately understood, including the first item about fidgeting in social situations. Subscale scores were less consistent than total scores, with lower internal consistency for several subscales. The study was done in one province of Vietnam, so results may not generalize to other settings.
Declared interests
The supplied text does not name a study funder. Some authors declared no conflicts; one reported travel and lodging support and an Autism Speaks grant for developing an online autism environmental questionnaire; another reported travel and lodging support.
The easy way to misread this
Do not treat a raw score above 62 as a diagnosis. The study tested a screening measure in one Vietnamese province, using caregiver interview and non-gold-standard diagnoses, so the cutoff supports further evaluation rather than definitive ASD identification.