Cognitive and social adaptation in autism spectrum disorder: A prospective cohort study.

Background: During development, children face a number of demands and cognitive, behavioral, and social challenges necessary for growth. Cognitive skills make individuals competent and allow them to interact with their environment.

Objective: To identify the cognitive skills that promote better social insertion in children with autism spectrum disorder within 12 months.

Administration of the Autism Behavior Checklist: agreement between parents and professionals' observations in two intervention contexts.

Objective: To determine the agreement between responses on the Autism Behavior Checklist by mothers and healthcare professionals.

Method: Twenty-three mothers of children from the autism spectrum (DSM-IV-TR, 2002) were interviewed. The children were part of an educational program of the Autistic Friends Association-SP.

Validity of Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC): preliminary study.

Objective: To examine the concurrent and criterion validity of the Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC).

Methods: Three groups, comprising 38 mothers of children previously diagnosed with autism (DSM IV-TR, 2002), 43 mothers of children with language disorders other than autism, and 52 mothers of children who had no linguistic or behavioral complaints, were interviewed. In order to minimize the effect of maternal level of education, the questionnaire was completed by the researcher.