ABSTRACT
O objetivo da pesquisa foi analisar a relação entre duas escalas de avaliação para diagnóstico de autismo a Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) e a Escala de Avaliação de Traços Autísticos (ATA) em uma amostra de 76 sujeitos, 40 com retardo mental e 36 com autismo, com idades entre 5 e 13 anos. Os sujeitos foram avaliados através de uma equipe multidisciplinar segundo os critérios do DSM IV TR (2002). O estudo entre as médias foi realizado através do teste t de Student para p=0,05 e a correlação entre os resultados, da CARS e ATA, pelo teste de Pearson. Os dados obtidos evidenciaram que ambas as escalas diferenciam adequadamente portadores de Autismo e de Retardo Mental.
he research aimed to examine the relationship between two rating scales for the diagnosis of autism Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) and the Scale for Assessment of Autistic Traits (ATA) in a sample of 76 subjects, 40 with mental retardation and 36 with autism, aged between 5 and 13 years old. The subjects were evaluated by a multidisciplinary team (doctors, psychologists, speech therapists, occupational therapists) in compliance with the criteria set by the DSM IV - TR (2002). The study between the average results was performed using the Student test, P = 0.05 and the correlation between the results of CARS and ATA, was made by Pearson test. The data showed that both scales adequately differentiate patients with autism from patients with Mental Retardation.