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Psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen and his colleagues at Cambridge's Autism Research Centre have created the Autism-Spectrum Quotient, or AQ, as a measure of the extent of autistic traits in adults. In the first major trial using the test, the average score in the control group was 16.4. Eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a related ...
Score 1 point for Definitely or Slightly Disagree on each of items 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9. If the individual scores 6 or above, consider referring them for a specialist diagnostic assessment. Key reference: Allison C, Auyeung B, and Baron-Cohen S, (2012) Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 51(2):202-12.
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What is the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ)?
The Autism-Spectrum Quotient Test (abbreviated to AQ) is a diagnostic questionnaire designed to measure the expression of Autism-Spectrum traits in an individual, by his or her own subjective self-assessment. It was first published in 2001 by Simon Baron-Cohen and his colleagues at the Cambridge Autism Research Centre as part of the the widely ...
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).
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Spectrum Quotient–Adolescent Version (AQ-Adol), Baron-Cohen et al. 2006], and children [the Autism Spectrum Quotient–Children’s Version (AQ-Child), Auyeung, et al. 2008]. Both the AQ-Adol (used with adolescents between 12 and 15 years of age) and AQ-Child (adapted from the adult and adolescent version and used with children between 4 and ...
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The Autism Spectrum Quotient: Children's Version (AQ-Child). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders Dec 7. Response scale treated as a 4-point Likert scale, with responses scoring 0-3 as marked. For total AQ score, sum all items. Minimum score = 0; Maximum score = 150.
Autism Spectrum Quotient -- Children's Version (AQ-Child) [Database record]. PsycTESTS. https://doi.org/10.1037/t00351-000. Abstract. The Autism Spectrum Quotient—Children’s Version (AQ-Child; Baron, 2007) is a parent-report questionnaire that aims to quantify autistic traits in children 4–11 years old.
