A comparison of use of the Aberrant Behaviour Checklist at the Lebenshilfe (Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India) and at La Castalie (Monthey, Valais, Switzerland)

This paper examines the sensitivity of the Aberrant Behaviour Checklist (ABC) in an Indian population with intellectual disability. The ABC is a reference tool largely used to rate behaviour disorders in the population with intellectual disability and commonly used in Geneva institutions. The present study compared ratings obtained in an Indian institution with those obtained in a Swiss institution. The study was conducted at the "Lebenshilfe Institute", Andhra Pradesh, India, and at the institution "La Castalie" in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The participants with intellectual disability were assessed with the ABC on two occasions, in 2005 and 2006. No significant differences were found in ABC scores between the 2005 and the 2006 collections. Additionally, higher ABC scores were observed for one factor in the Swiss sample.