Keywords
differential diagnosis, specific language impairment, developmental language disorders, ADHD, behavioral rating scales, reliability and validity
Abstract
Seventeen years ago, Redmond 1 reviewed five standardized behavioral rating scales and identified several aspects of their design that made them prone to mischaracterize language impairments as socioemotional behavioral disorders. The purpose of this report is to provide an update and extension of the original audit. We consulted test manuals to evaluate: (1) representation of children with language impairments in their standardization samples; (2) presence of language, or academic items within their inventories; (3) accommodations for administering the measure to children with language impairments; and (4) procedures for identifying inordinately punitive ratings. Overlapping language and academic symptoms continued to be a problem across current behavioral rating scales. Improvements since Redmond 1 occurred in the representation of children with language impairments in standardization samples and in procedures for identifying inordinately punitive ratings. We discuss implications for clinical assessment, research programs, and instrument development.
Original Publication Citation
Redmond, S. M., Hannig, K. & Wilder, A. (2019). Redmond (2002) revisited: Have standardized behavioral rating scales gotten better at accommodating for overlapping symptoms with language impairment? Seminars in Speech and Language, 40, 272-290. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1692963
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Hannig, Kirsten M.; Redmond, Sean M.; and Wilder, Amy, "Redmond (2002) Revisited: Have Standardized Behavioral Rating Scales Gotten Better at Accommodating for Overlapping Symptoms with Language Impairment?" (2019). Faculty Publications. 7219.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/7219
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2019
Publisher
Seminars in Speech and Language
Language
English
College
David O. McKay School of Education
Department
Communication Disorders
Copyright Status
Copyright 2019 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. This is the authors accepted version of this article. The published version can be found at https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1692963
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