Ruwida Muhammad Al.atawi
Tabuk University, KSA
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Autism Open Access
The Purpose of this study was to develop the Saudi version of the childhood autism rating scale-second edition (CARS 2). The original scale was translated to the Arabic language. The Saudi version of the scale was administered to a total of (170) individuals served as a sample of the study. The sample consisted of (62) individuals with autism disorder, (54) individuals with mental retardation and (54) individuals without any disabilities, in the age groups from (2-6, 7-10 and from 11-14 and more). Validity and reliability coefficient were calculated. The result of the validity showed that the scale has content validity indicators by its development and translation, discriminate validity by discriminating between the three different groups: individuals with autism, mental retardation, and non-disabilities. Construct validity was calculated for the scale using the correlation between the performances regarding the childhood autism rating scale (CARS 2) and statement of the Saudi from of (autism behavior checklist, ABC) (n=30) where the total correlation coefficient was (0.62). The results of the reliability using the agreement among raters (n=30) showed that the scale has inter-rater reliability (0.93). While the internal consistency approach by using the method of Cronbach alpha (n=170), the correlation value of the total degree was (0.96), and the dimensions reliability coefficients ranged between (0.88-0.96), and by using raters agreement procedure (n=30), the reliability coefficient of the total degree was (0.96) and the dimensions reliability coefficients ranged between (0.87-0.94). The study then suggested further study on the scale.
Ruwida Muhammad Al.atawi is a Faculty Member in the Department of Special Education, Faculty of Education and Arts in Tabuk University of Jordan in 2013. He has six scientific journals. Currently, he is working as a Vice Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration at Tabuk University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
E-mail: ruwida@msn.com
