Study of the Level of Social Accessibility in Children with Autism

Abstract

Veronika Ivanova

The purpose of this study is to propose a method of complementing data combined from both objective methods such as CARS-2 and direct monitoring and intervention when working on a socio-communicative development scale in autistic children. The study aims to show the interrelationship between the Socio-Communicative Development scale and the other characteristics of autistic behavior. Methods: CARS-2 (Childhood Autism Rating Scale, Second Edition), “Early sociocommunication scale ESCS”, statistical analysis (descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, a frequency distribution of data). Sample: 260 children diagnosed with autism (38% girls) were studied between the ages of 3 and 16 years (X= 6.26, SD = 3.16), comparative analysis and the correlations between clinical surveillance data, interview with parents, contact with the child and methodologies used are derived. Results: To establish the linear combination between the “Early socio-communication scale ESCS” and the CARS-2 rocks, multiple linear regression analysis was carried out. The combination of CARS-2 variables and the scale is statistically significant. (F = 7.51, p < 0.05, R = 8.541). Adjusted R2 = 6.27, this shows that 62% of the variable "Soci-communicative development" variables can be explained by the regression model presented. Conclusion: The results show that direct monitoring and reporting methods, the sociocommunicative development scale has a highly statistically significant correlation level and interrelations with more objective evaluation methods for autism.

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