Table 1.
ADRQL Original and Revised Item Groupings and Abbreviated Item Content by Subscale
| ADRQL Subscale | Original Item Groupings & Abbreviated Content | Revised Item Groups & Abbreviated Content |
|---|---|---|
| Social Interaction | 1 smiles around people | 1 smiles around people |
| 2 no attention to others | 2 no attention to others | |
| 3 stays around people | 3 stays around people | |
| 4 seeks contact | 4 seeks contact | |
| 5 talks with people | 5 talks with people | |
| 6 touches/allows touching | 6 touches/allows touching | |
| 7 comforted or reassured by others | 7 comforted or reassured by others | |
| 8 not comfortable around strangers* | -- | |
| 9 pleasure from pets/children | 8 pleasure from pets/children | |
| 10 talks on telephone (b) | -- | |
| 11 upset when approached (c) | -- | |
| 12 pushes, grabs, hits (c) | -- | |
| -- | 9 is cheerful | |
| -- | 10 shows delight | |
| -- | 11 shows humor | |
| -- | 12 enjoys other’s activities | |
| Awareness of Self | 1 activities related to previous work | 1 activities related to previous work |
| 2 aware of place in family | 2 aware of place in family | |
| 3 makes choices in routine activities | 3 makes choices in routine activities | |
| 4 upset by personal limitations* | -- | |
| 5 shows interest in events, places from past | 4 shows interest in events, places from past | |
| 6 no response to his/her name | 5 no response to his/her name | |
| 7 no beliefs or attitudes expressed | 6 no beliefs or attitudes expressed | |
| 8 indicates “yes” or “no” * | -- | |
| -- | 7 talks on telephone | |
| -- | 8 enjoyment from possessions | |
| Feelings and Mood | 1 is cheerful (a) | -- |
| 2 wrings hands | 1 wrings hands | |
| 3 hits, kicks objects | 2 hits, kicks objects | |
| 4 yells, curses | 3 yells, curses | |
| 5 locks self in | 4 locks self in | |
| 6 easily angered | 5 easily angered | |
| 7 says wants to die (d) | -- | |
| 8 cries | 6 cries | |
| 9 shows delight (a) | -- | |
| 10 restless and wound-up | 7 restless and wound-up | |
| 11 resists help | 8 resists help | |
| 12 clings* | -- | |
| 13 content | 9 content | |
| 14 says feels sick, has pain* | -- | |
| 15 shows humor (a) | -- | |
| -- | 10 upset when approached | |
| -- | 11 pushes, grabs, hits | |
| -- | 12 upset when in home | |
| Enjoyment of Activities | 1 enjoys activities alone | 1 enjoys activities alone |
| 2 no participation in former activities | 2 no participation in former activities | |
| 3 enjoys other’s activities (a) | -- | |
| 4 no pleasure from activities | 3 no pleasure from activities | |
| 5 does nothing | 4 does nothing | |
| Response to Surroundings | 1 enjoyment from possessions (b) | -- |
| 2 says feels unsafe | 1 says feels unsafe | |
| 3 upset outside home | 2 upset outside home | |
| 4 tries to leave* | -- | |
| 5 upset when in home (c) | -- | |
| 6 comfortable moving around* | -- | |
| 7 talks about leaving | 3 talks about leaving | |
| -- | 4 says wants to die | |
*
Dropped from revised ADRQL
(a)
Item moved to Social Interaction
(b)
Item moved to Awareness of Self
(c)
Item moved to Feelings and Mood
(d)
Item moved to Response to Surroundings