Overall three question naires were found robust in their measurement properties , the Spence Children 's Anxiety Scale , its revised version - the Revised Children 's Anxiety and Depression Scale , and also the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders .
Crucially the articles on measurement properties provided almost no evidence on responsiveness to change , nor on the validity of use of the tools for evaluation of interventions for children with ASD .
BACKGROUND Evidence about relevant outcomes is required in the evaluation of clinical interventions for children with autism spectrum disorders ( ASD ) .
However , to date , the variety of outcome measurement tools being used , and lack of knowledge about the measurement properties of some , compromise conclusions regarding the most effective interventions .
OBJECTIVES This two-stage systematic review aim ed to identify the tools used in studies evaluating interventions for anxiety for high-functioning children with ASD in middle childhood , and then to evaluate the tools for their appropriateness and measurement properties .
A questionnaire for screening a broad range of DSM-defined anxiety disorder symptoms in clinically referred children and adolescents.
OBJECTIVE To examine the reliability and validity of the 66-item Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders-Revised ( SCARED-R ) , a question naire for measuring a broad range of DSM-defined anxiety disorder symptoms , in a sample of clinical ly referred youths . METHOD The SCARED-R was administered to children/adolescents and their parents during the st and ard intake assessment .  SCARED-R scores were compared against Child Behavior Checklist ( CBCL ) scores , DSM-IV axis I classifications , and global assessment of functioning ( GAF ) ratings . RESULTS In this sample of clinical ly referred youths , the  SCARED-R  was reliable in terms of internal consistency and showed reasonable child-parent agreement . Furthermore , SCARED-R scores correlated significantly with CBCL internalising but not with externalising . Within the group of children with anxiety disorders , SCARED-R scores were also negatively associated with children 's daily functioning as rated on the GAF scale . Finally ,  SCARED-R scores had satisfactory discriminant validity ( both between anxiety disorders and other problems and within anxiety disorders ) , and appeared to have reasonable value for predicting specific anxiety disorders . CONCLUSION The SCARED-R is a valuable addition to the arsenal of question naires that are used for the assessment of anxiety in youths
Overall three question naires were found robust in their measurement properties , the Spence Children 's Anxiety Scale , its revised version - the Revised Children 's Anxiety and Depression Scale , and also the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders .
Crucially the articles on measurement properties provided almost no evidence on responsiveness to change , nor on the validity of use of the tools for evaluation of interventions for children with ASD .
BACKGROUND Evidence about relevant outcomes is required in the evaluation of clinical interventions for children with autism spectrum disorders ( ASD ) .
However , to date , the variety of outcome measurement tools being used , and lack of knowledge about the measurement properties of some , compromise conclusions regarding the most effective interventions .
OBJECTIVES This two-stage systematic review aim ed to identify the tools used in studies evaluating interventions for anxiety for high-functioning children with ASD in middle childhood , and then to evaluate the tools for their appropriateness and measurement properties .