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Responsiveness of the Psychoeducational Profile-third Edition for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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The aim of this study was to examine the responsiveness of the Psychoeducational Profile-third edition (PEP-3) in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). We investigated the responsiveness in terms of three types of scores (i.e., raw scores, developmental ages, and percentile ranks) of the subtests and composites of the PEP-3 and three methods of analysis were used: effect size, standardized response mean, and paired t test. The findings generally support the use of the PEP-3 as an outcome measure. We suggest using the raw scores and developmental ages of the PEP-3 when evaluating program effectiveness and developmental changes for children with ASD.

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This research was supported by grant 96-N-040 from the National Taiwan University Hospital. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the caregivers and children who participated in this study. This research would not have been possible without them.

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  1. School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Kuan-Lin Chen, Mei-Hui Tseng & Ching-Lin Hsieh

  2. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Fu-Mei Chiang, Mei-Hui Tseng & Ching-Lin Hsieh

  3. Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Chung-Pei Fu

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Chen, KL., Chiang, FM., Tseng, MH. et al. Responsiveness of the Psychoeducational Profile-third Edition for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. J Autism Dev Disord 41, 1658–1664 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-011-1201-5

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