[The German Competence Analysis Questionnaire (KANN): Autism-spectrum-disorders and/or ADHD Compared]. / Das Kompetenzanalyseverfahren (KANN): Autismus-Spektrum-Störungen und/oder ADHS im Vergleich.

The German Competence Analysis Questionnaire (KANN): Autism-spectrum-disorders and/or ADHD Compared. Due to the frequent comorbidity of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) the investigation of similarities and differences between these two syndromes has been the focus of research in recent years. The main objective of the present paper is to compare the three clinical groups "ASD", "ADHD" and "ASD+ADHD" as well as a control group on the basis of competencies relevant to everyday and social life by using the German Competence Analysis Questionnaire (Kompetenzanalyseverfahren, KANN). The KANN is an external assessment tool used to determine observable personal resources (competencies) in children and adolescents. A total of n = 205 children and adolescents under the care of child and youth welfare services are analyzed. The results show that the clinical group "ADHD" is superior to the groups "ASD" (in this case statistically significant) and "ASD+ADHD" at the KANN-scale "Leisure Behavior & Peer Groups" and "Independence in Everyday Life". The similar KANN-profiles of the two autistic groups do not support - contrary to the additionally collected data of behavior disorders (CBCL/4-18) - the hypothesis of an additive symptom effect within the meaning of the loss of competencies for the combined diagnoses group "ASD+ADHD". Furthermore, the ability of the KANN scales to differentiate between a clinical and a non-clinical child and youth welfare group underlines the validity of the KANN.

[Resource-oriented assessment using the German Competence Analysis Questionnaire (Kompetenzanalyseverfahren, KANN) - verification of the KANN's validity as measured by the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/4-18) in the context of child and youth welfare]. / Ressourcenorientierte Diagnostik mit Hilfe des Kompetenz- analyseverfahrens (KANN). Überprüfung der Aussagekraft des KANN gemessen anhand der Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/4-18) im Kontext der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe.

OBJECTIVE: The German Competence Analysis Questionnaire (Kompetenzanalyseverfahren, KANN) is an external assessment tool used to determine observable personal resources (= competences) in children and adolescents. The present paper examines the validity of the KANN based on additionally collected data of behavior disorders as measured by the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/4-18). The main objective is to explore whether the KANN scales are able to differentiate between children and adolescents with or without internalizing and/or externalizing behavior disorders. METHOD: The sample consists of n = 450 young people (aged 6 to 22 years) under the care of child and youth welfare services assessed between 2010 and 2012 by their group careworkers using KANN and CBCL as part of the ongoing quality development system "moses." RESULTS: According to the discriminant analysis the KANN scale "Empathy & Fairness" differentiates very well between youths with or without behavior disorders, particularly those with externalizing problems. The KANN scale "Leisure Behavior & Peer Groups" contributes the highest rate of differentiation of internalizing problems. The hit ratios of the discriminant analyses reach values of up to 76.2 %. CONCLUSIONS: The ability of the KANN scales to differentiate behavior disorders underlines the validity of the KANN.