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- Title
The Autism Spectrum Quotient: Children’s Version (AQ-Child).
- Authors
Auyeung, Bonnie; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Wheelwright, Sally; Allison, Carrie
- Abstract
The Autism Spectrum Quotient—Children’s Version (AQ-Child) is a parent-report questionnaire that aims to quantify autistic traits in children 4–11 years old. The range of scores on the AQ-Child is 0–150. It was administered to children with an autism spectrum condition (ASC) ( n = 540) and a general population sample ( n = 1,225). Results showed a significant difference in scores between those with an ASC diagnosis and the general population. Receiver-operating-characteristic analyses showed that using a cut-off score of 76, the AQ-Child has high sensitivity (95%) and specificity (95%). The AQ-Child showed good test–retest reliability and high internal consistency. Factor analysis provided support for four of the five AQ-Child design subscales. Future studies should evaluate how the AQ-C performs in population screening.
- Subjects
AUTISM in children; AUTISTIC children; AUTISM; SENSITIVITY (Personality trait); DIAGNOSIS; FACTOR analysis; STATISTICAL correlation
- Publication
Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 2008, Vol 38, Issue 7, p1230
- ISSN
0162-3257
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10803-007-0504-z