Brazilian Portuguese Childhood Autism Spectrum Test: an investigation of the factor structure of autistic traits in school-aged children

Ribeiro, Tatiane Cristina; Farhat, Luis C.; Casella, Erasmo B.; Graeff-Martins, Ana Soledade; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Allison, Carrie; Polanczyk, Guilherme V.

Ribeiro, Tatiane Cristina; Farhat, Luis C.; Casella, Erasmo B.; Graeff-Martins, Ana Soledade; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Allison, Carrie; Polanczyk, Guilherme V..

Afiliação

Ribeiro, Tatiane Cristina; Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Departamento de Psiquiatria. Faculdade de Medicina. São Paulo. BR
Farhat, Luis C.; Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Departamento de Psiquiatria. Faculdade de Medicina. São Paulo. BR
Casella, Erasmo B.; Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto da Criança e do Adolescente. Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina. São Paulo. BR
Graeff-Martins, Ana Soledade; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Departamento de Psiquiatria e Medicina Legal. Faculdade de Medicina. Porto Alegre. BR
Baron-Cohen, Simon; University of Cambridge. Department of Psychiatry. Autism Research Centre. GB
Allison, Carrie; University of Cambridge. Department of Psychiatry. Autism Research Centre. GB
Polanczyk, Guilherme V.; Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Departamento de Psiquiatria. Faculdade de Medicina. São Paulo. BR

Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.) ; Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.);44(6): 650-654, Nov.-Dec. 2022. tab, graf

Article em En | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1420513

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ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Objective:

There is limited evidence about the cross-cultural validity of autistic symptoms in school-aged children in Brazil. We used data from a large school survey to evaluate the factor structure of autism symptoms in community-dwelling children and adolescents.

Methods:

We translated the Childhood Autism Spectrum Test to Brazilian Portuguese and performed factor analyses to investigate the factor structure of parent-reported autistic symptoms in a large sample (n=8,571) of children/adolescents from a school survey in the metropolitan area of São Paulo.

Results:

Autistic symptoms were best conceptualized under a correlated-factors model with two factors one predominantly characterized by social-communication symptoms and the other by symptoms of inflexible/restricted language, behaviors, and interests.

Conclusions:

These findings provide evidence that the structure of autistic symptoms in Brazil is similar to that described in other countries, indicating the cross-cultural validity of autism in Brazil.

Palavras-chave

Autism spectrum disorder; Autism; Brazil; CAST

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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.) Assunto da revista: PSIQUIATRIA Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article / Project document País de afiliação: Brasil / Reino Unido País de publicação: Brasil

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