Validity and reliability of the new NIMHANS intellectual disability screening instrument (NID-Screener) for children and adolescents in India.

Introduction: There is a gap in tools specifically designed for assessing Intellectual Disability (ID) in Indian settings. To address this, the NIMHANS intellectual disability screening instrument (NID-Screener) was developed by the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences.

Methods: Ten non experts/language and ten experts rated face and content validity of NID-Screener respectively.