Semin Speech Lang 2019; 40(04): 272-290
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1692963
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Redmond (2002) Revisited: Have Standardized Behavioral Rating Scales Gotten Better at Accommodating for Overlapping Symptoms with Language Impairment?

Sean M. Redmond
1   Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
,
Kirsten M. Hannig
1   Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
,
Amy Wilder
1   Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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16. Juli 2019 (online)

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Abstract

Seventeen years ago, Redmond 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 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.

Financial Disclosures

S.M.R. receives a salary from the University of Utah. His research is funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). He serves as Editor in Chief for the language section of the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.


K.M.H. is a doctoral student at the University of Utah and receives funding through Sean Redmond's NIDCD projects.


A.W. is a doctoral student at the University of Utah and receives funding through Sean Redmond's NIDCD projects.


Nonfinancial Disclosures

No relevant nonfinancial relationships exist for any of the authors.