Validity and reliability of turkish version of Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-2: Results of preliminary study
International Journal of Special Education, cilt.27, sa.2, ss.207-215, 2012 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2012
- Dergi Adı: International Journal of Special Education
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.207-215
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
The purpose of this preliminary study was to explore the validity and reliability of Turkish Version of the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-2 (TV-GARS-2). Participants included 436 children diagnosed with autism (331 male and 105 female, mean of ages was 8.01 with SD=3.77). Data were also collected from individuals diagnosed with intellectual disability, with hearing impairment, and from typically developing children in order to examine discrimination validity of the TV-GARS-2. After carrying out Turkish translation procedure, reliability and validity of TV-GARS-2 were explored by conducting a series of analyses. Results yielded that TV-GARS-2 is a reliable and valid assessment tool to be used with individuals with autism in Turkey.