The Autism Impact Measure (AIM): Examination of Sensitivity to Change.

ABSTRACT: The Autism Impact Measure (AIM) was designed specifically for treatment-outcome assessment in children with ASD, focusing on treatment-relevant aspects of symptom presentation and efficient detection of short-term improvement. The AIM demonstrated strong reliability and validity in initial psychometric studies. The current study evaluated the AIM's sensitivity to change across well-established treatments. The sample included 471 children with ASD (ages 2-14) participating in one of six treatments. The AIM was administered at baseline and 6-week intervals and a battery of domain-specific concurrent measures was also administered. A longitudinal repeated measures design examined the degree to which: (a) AIM domain scores changed over time in response to treatment and (b) change in AIM domain

SUBMITTER: Mazurek MO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7722077 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature