Discrepancies When Assessing Interpersonal Problem-Solving Skills in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Diagnostic Indicator Gómez-Pérez, María del Mar Mata Sierra, Sara Calero García, María Dolores Interpersonal problem-solving skills Autism spectrum disorder Discrepancies This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Gómez-Pérez, M. M., Mata, S., & Calero, M. D. (2019). Discrepancies when assessing interpersonal problem-solving skills in autism spectrum disorder: A diagnostic indicator. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49, 1505-1516, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3852-y This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3852-y In children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), there are often discrepancies between direct assessment and third-party reports. Trying to clarify the causes of such discrepancies we compared these children with groups with/without difficulties in interpersonal problem-solving skills. There were 91 participants (ages 7-13): 28 children with ASD, 36 with social exclusion risk (SER), and 27 typically developing children, all tested with direct measures (emotion recognition, interpersonal conflict resolution) and indirect measures (social interaction skills). Results showed discrepancies only in the ASD group. Children with SER showed difficulties on all measures. Therefore, direct and indirect measures are evaluating different constructs in children with ASD. Additionally, both types of measures discriminate between groups, such that both are needed, especially in diagnostic assessments. 2024-01-16T10:11:55Z 2024-01-16T10:11:55Z 2018-12-08 journal article Published version: Gómez-Pérez, M. M., Mata, S., & Calero, M. D. (2019). Discrepancies when assessing interpersonal problem-solving skills in autism spectrum disorder: A diagnostic indicator. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49, 1505-1516 https://hdl.handle.net/10481/86823 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3852-y eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ open access Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional