title: Translation and usability of autism screening and diagnostic tools for autism spectrum conditions in India.
abstract: There is a critical need for screening and diagnostic tools (SDT) for autism spectrum conditions (ASC) in regional languages in South Asia. To address this, we translated four widely used SDT (Social Communication Disorder Checklist, Autism Spectrum Quotient, Social Communication Questionnaire, and Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule) into Bengali and Hindi, two main regional languages (~ 360 million speakers), and tested their usability in children with and without ASC. We found a significant difference in scores between children with ASC (n = 45 in Bengali, n = 40 in Hindi) and typically developing children (n = 43 in Bengali, n = 42 in Hindi) on all SDTs. These results demonstrate that these SDTs are usable in South Asia, and constitute an important resource for epidemiology research and clinical diagnosis in the region.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
authors.forename: Alokananda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rudra
authors.forename: Saoni
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: Nidhi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.forename: Merry
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barua
authors.forename: Shaneel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukerji
authors.forename: Bhismadev
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chakrabarti
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D057189:Checklist / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014175:Translating
keywords: cultural; global mental health; screening; translation