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Utilizing the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) as an Autism Spectrum Disorder Preliminary Screener and Outcome Measure for the PEERS® Intervention for Autistic Adolescents

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Exploration of potential preliminary screeners, and examination of social intervention outcomes for effects on comorbid symptoms is imperative. The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL; Achenbach & Rescorla, Achenbach and Rescorla, Manual for the ASEBA school-age forms & profiles, University of Vermont, Research Center for Children, Youth & Families, 2001) provides a potential ASD screener and intervention outcome evaluation. This study had two aims: (1) to examine CBCL scales scores as a potential ASD screener; (2) to investigate PEERS® outcomes via the CBCL for Autistic adolescents. Results indicated elevated scores on four CBCL scales in the ASD groups, contrasted to a typically-developing group. Furthermore, decreases in the two CBCL scales for adolescents that received the intervention were found. Findings support prior research indicating a unique CBCL elevation pattern as a potential screener for ASD, and provide additional support for the efficaciousness of PEERS®.

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The authors would like to thank both the adolescents, and their families, who participated in this study. The authors would also like to thank all present and prior Marquette Autism Program research team members whose continual effort makes work like this possible. This study is part of a larger randomized controlled trial registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, Identifier: NCT02680015.

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This study was funded by the Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin (ASSEW), Marquette University, and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through Grant Nos. UL1TR001436, KL2TR000056, and KL2TR001438. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.

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    Madison M. Rea, Elyse J. Adler & Amy Vaughan Van Hecke

  3. Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Concordia University Wisconsin, Grafton, WI, USA

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AA and MR conceived of the study, conducted the statistical analyses, interpretation of the data, and drafted the manuscript. ES participated in data acquisition, and revised the manuscript. AH participated in data acquisition. AVVH facilitated coordination of the study, assisted with statistical analyses and interpretation of data, and revised the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Arias, A.A., Rea, M.M., Adler, E.J. et al. Utilizing the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) as an Autism Spectrum Disorder Preliminary Screener and Outcome Measure for the PEERS® Intervention for Autistic Adolescents. J Autism Dev Disord 52, 2061–2074 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05103-8

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