The Autism--Tics, AD/HD and other Comorbidities (A-TAC) telephone interview: convergence with the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)

Nord J Psychiatry. 2010 May 4;64(3):218-24. doi: 10.3109/08039480903514443.

Abstract

Objective: To compare telephone interview screening for child psychiatric/neuropsychiatric disorders using the inventory of Autism-Tics, Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) and other Comorbidities (A-TAC) with results from the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL).

Background: The A-TAC is a parent telephone interview focusing on autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and co-existing problems, developed for lay interviewers.

Subjects and methods: A-TAC telephone interviews and CBCL questionnaires were obtained from parents of 106 Swedish twin pairs aged 9 and 12 years.

Results: Correlations between A-TAC modules and CBCL scales aimed at measuring similar concepts were generally significant albeit modest, with correlation coefficients ranging from 0.30 through 0.55.

Conclusion: The A-TAC has convergent validity with the CBCL in several problem areas, but the A-TAC also provides more detailed and specific assessments of ASD symptoms and related neuropsychiatric problems.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Twin Study

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / diagnosis*
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / epidemiology*
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / genetics
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / psychology
  • Child
  • Child Behavior Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Child Behavior Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Child Behavior Disorders / genetics
  • Child Behavior Disorders / psychology
  • Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / diagnosis*
  • Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / epidemiology*
  • Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / genetics
  • Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / psychology
  • Comorbidity
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Diseases in Twins / diagnosis
  • Diseases in Twins / epidemiology
  • Diseases in Twins / genetics
  • Diseases in Twins / psychology
  • Female
  • Health Surveys
  • Humans
  • Interviews as Topic*
  • Male
  • Mass Screening / statistics & numerical data
  • Mental Disorders / diagnosis
  • Mental Disorders / epidemiology
  • Mental Disorders / genetics
  • Mental Disorders / psychology
  • Personality Assessment / statistics & numerical data*
  • Pilot Projects
  • Psychometrics / statistics & numerical data
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sex Factors
  • Sweden
  • Tic Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Tic Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Tic Disorders / genetics
  • Tic Disorders / psychology