The Early Social Cognition Inventory - Autism Version: psychometric properties for young children with autism spectrum disorder.

ABSTRACT: In this study, we examined the psychometric properties of the Early Social Cognition Inventory (ESCI) in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study included 76 typically developing children (TDC) (mean age= 39.28 months) and 81 participants (mean age= 36.07 months) with clinical diagnoses of ASD. The parents completed both the ESCI and Modified checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) checklists. Our exploratory factor analysis of the ESCI in children with autism revealed two factors (joint attention and understanding beliefs and emotions) with 17 items. We named this 17-item scale the Early Social Cognition Inventory - Autism Version (ESCI-AV). Regarding convergent validity, we found a strong correlation between the ESCI-AV and the M-CHAT (rho = 0.786, p < .001. The d

SUBMITTER: Sadeghi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12707095 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature