Cultural adaptation and Northern Sotho translation of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers

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Vorster, Carlien
Kritzinger, Alta M. (Aletta Margaretha)
Lekganyane, Matemane
Taljard, Elsabe (Elizabeth)
Van der Linde, Jeannie

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BACKGROUND : In recent reviews of autism spectrum disorder screening tools, the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised with Follow-Up (M-CHAT-R/FTM) has been recommended for use in lower middle-income countries to promote earlier identification AIM : The study aim was to culturally adapt and translate the M-CHAT-R/FTM into Northern Sotho, a South African language. SETTING : An expert panel was purposively selected for the review and focus group discussion that was conducted within an academic context. METHOD : The source translation (English) was reviewed by bilingual Northern Sotho-English speech-language therapists who made recommendations for cultural adaptation. A double translation method was used, followed by a multidisciplinary expert panel discussion and a self-completed questionnaire. RESULTS : Holistic review of test, additional remarks and grammar and phrasing were identified as the most prominent themes of the panel discussion, emphasising the equivalence of the target translation. CONCLUSION : A South African culturally adapted English version of the M-CHAT-R/FTM is now available along with the preliminary Northern Sotho version of the M-CHAT-R/FTM. The two versions can now be confirmed by gathering empirical evidence of reliability and validity

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Autism screening test, Cultural adaptation, Test translation, Northern Sotho M-CHAT-R/FTM, Double translation method, Test equivalence, South Africa (SA), Modified checklist for autism in toddlers, revised with follow-up (M-CHAT-R/FTM)

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Vorster, C., Kritzinger, A., Lekganyane, M., Taljard, E. & Van der Linde, J., 2022, ‘Cultural adaptation and Northern Sotho translation of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers’, South African Journal of Childhood Education 12(1), a968. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v12i1.968.