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Assessment of global functioning in adolescents with autism spectrum disorders : utility of the Developmental Disability-Child Global Assessment Scale . Assessment of global functioning is an important consideration in treatment outcome research ; yet , there is little guidance on its evidence-based assessment for children with autism spectrum disorders . This study investigated the utility and validity of clinician-rated global functioning using the Developmental Disability-Child Global Assessment Scale in a sample of higher functioning adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and comorbid anxiety disorders enrolled in a randomized controlled trial ( n = 30 ) . Pretreatment Developmental Disability-Child Global Assessment Scale scores correlated with severity of autism spectrum disorders core symptoms ( r = -.388 , p = .034 ) , pragmatic communication ( r = .407 , p = .032 ) , and verbal ability ( r = .449 , p = .013 ) and did not correlate with severity of anxiety symptoms or with parent-reported adaptive behavior . Change in Developmental Disability-Child Global Assessment Scale scores during treatment was associated with autism spectrum disorders symptomatic improvement ( r = .414 , p = .040 ) and with improved general communication ( r = .499 , p = .013 ) . Results support the importance of assessing global functioning in addition to symptom change and treatment response in clinical trials .
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Developmental Disability-Child Global Assessment Scale .
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Developmental Disability-Child Global Assessment Scale
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controlled
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Developmental Disability-Child Global Assessment Scale
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Intervention_Educational
Developmental Disability-Child Global Assessment Scale
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Outcome_Other
global functioning
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Developmental Disability-Child Global Assessment Scale
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global functioning
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global functioning
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Developmental Disability-Child Global Assessment Scale
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Developmental Disability-Child Global Assessment Scale
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Outcome_Mental
anxiety symptoms
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Outcome_Other
Change in Developmental Disability-Child Global Assessment Scale scores
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Outcome_Mental
general communication
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Outcome_Other
global functioning
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Outcome_Physical
symptom change
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Participant_Age
adolescents
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autism spectrum disorders
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Participant_Condition
children with autism spectrum disorders
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Participant_Condition
autism spectrum disorders and comorbid anxiety disorders