AQ-Child
ValidatedAutism Spectrum Quotient – Children’s Version (AQ-Child)
4 – 11 yearsParent~10 min50 questions
Please answer each of the following questions about your child or the person who is under your care by choosing the answer that reflects your answer to the question most appropriately. If there is any question that you feel not able to comment on, please ask your son, daughter, partner or the person to answer.
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About this screener — evidence, source, alternatives
The child version of the Autism Spectrum Quotient, completed by a parent. Each statement is rated on a 4-point scale and scored 0–3 in the autistic direction, giving a total of 0–150 and five subscales (social skill, attention switching, attention to detail, communication, imagination).
Evidence · validated
In 540 children with an autism diagnosis and 1,225 general-population children, a cut-off of 76 gave sensitivity 95% and specificity 95% (ROC AUC 0.99); test–retest r = 0.85 (Auyeung et al., 2008). Performance in unselected population screening has not been established.
Free alternative to
- Social Responsiveness Scale, 2nd ed. (SRS-2) · WPS
Paid parent-rated autistic-trait scale for children; the AQ-Child covers similar ground for free. - Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) · WPS
Paid parent autism screening questionnaire.
Source & licence
Auyeung B, Baron-Cohen S, Wheelwright S, Allison C. The Autism Spectrum Quotient: Children’s Version (AQ-Child). J Autism Dev Disord. 2008;38(7):1230–1240.
Licence: © Autism Research Centre, University of Cambridge — free for research and clinical use, non-commercial, with acknowledgement
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