The Supports Intensity Scale Adult Version: Annual Review Protocol and validation with adults with autism spectrum disorders
Project Description:
Two projects comprise the SIS-A contract funded by the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD). The purpose of SIS-A Annual Review Protocol (ARP) Project is to provide SIS-A users a means to evaluate the need for a SIS-A reassessment within a 3-year period since the most recent assessment. This project involves completing analyses with ARPs collected during the field test, completing analyses of data collected online by APR Users, and providing technical assistance to AAIDD as they introduce the ARP to jurisdictions. The purpose of the Validating the SIS-A for Adults with ASD Project is to determine the extent to which the SIS-A is a psychometrically defensible tool for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This project will involve a secondary analysis of SIS-A-Online data, a data base which is consistently growing. Analyses call for adapting procedures developed by the KU team in prior work with translated versions of the Supports Intensity Scales. After a series of analyses, standardized percentile ranks will be computed by calculating the quantiles of a normal cumulative distribution function with the same means and standard deviations used for Z score transformations.
Core Function(s):
Performing Research or Evaluation
Area of Emphasis
Employment-Related Activities
Target Audience:
Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Specific Groups
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
National
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
