title: Assessment of home-based behavior modification programs for autistic children: reliability and validity of the behavioral summarized evaluation.
abstract: Since the publication of Lovaas' (1987) impressive findings, there has been a proliferation of home-based behavior modification programs for autistic children. Parents and other paraprofessionals often play key roles in the implementation and monitoring of these programs. The Behavioral Summarized Evaluation (BSE) was developed for professionals and paraprofessionals to use in assessing the severity of autistic symptoms over the course of treatment. This paper examined the psychometric properties of the BSE (inter-item consistency, factorial composition, convergent validity, and sensitivity to parents' perceptions of symptom change over time) when used by parents of autistic youngsters undergoing home-based intervention. Recommendations for future research are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-1430, USA.
authors.forename: Brent J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Oneal
authors.forename: Roger N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Reeb
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Korte
authors.forename: Eliot J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Butter
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011593:Psychology, Social / Q000379:methods; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013995:Time