Psychometric Characteristics of the DANVA-2 in High-Functioning Children with ASD

Adam J. Booth; Jonathan D. Rodgers; Martin A. Volker; Christopher Lopata; Marcus L. Thomeer

doi:10.1007/s10803-019-04130-w

Psychometric Characteristics of the DANVA-2 in High-Functioning Children with ASD

Adam J. Booth
, Jonathan D. Rodgers
, Martin A. Volker
, Christopher Lopata
, Marcus L. Thomeer

Counseling, School and Educational Psychology

Canisius College
Michigan State University

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Abstract

This study examined psychometric characteristics of the Diagnostic Analysis of Nonverbal Accuracy—Second Edition (DANVA-2) in 121 children, ages 6 to 13 years, with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD). Internal consistency for adult and child faces subtests were.70 and.75, respectively. Immediate test–retest reliability in the total sample (N = 121) ranged from.78 to.84. Reliability for two subsamples for 5- (n = 21) and 12-week (n = 21) intervals ranged from.75 to.90 and from.43 to.68, respectively. DANVA-2 scores strongly converged with two measures of emotion recognition but were unrelated to parent ratings of social functioning and ASD symptoms. Significant correlations (small to medium) were found between DANVA-2 scores and child age, IQ, and language ability.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4147-4158
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	49
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04130-w
State	Published - Oct 1 2019

Keywords

Autism spectrum disorder
Diagnostic analysis of nonverbal accuracy—Second Edition
Facial emotion recognition
High-functioning
Psychometrics

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