SPQ-35
ValidatedSensory Perception Quotient – Short Form (SPQ-35)
Adults (18+)Self~6 min35 questions
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About this screener — evidence, source, alternatives
Thirty-five statements about detecting faint or small sensory changes in vision, hearing, touch, smell and taste, scored 0–3 (total 0–105). Lower scores mean greater sensory sensitivity (lower thresholds). It measures basic sensory perception rather than emotional reactions to sensations, and has no clinical cut-off.
Evidence · validated
Developed in 359 adults (196 autistic, 163 controls). The 35 items form a single hypersensitivity factor in both groups with excellent internal consistency (α = .93); autistic adults reported significantly greater sensitivity, and SPQ scores correlated with the AQ (r = −.38) and the SensOR sensory over-responsivity inventory (r = −.46) (Tavassoli et al., 2014). There is no validated cut-off, so the total is reported without bands.
Free alternative to
- Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile (AASP) · Pearson
Paid adult sensory-processing questionnaire; the SPQ is a free measure of basic sensory sensitivity.
Source & licence
Tavassoli T, Hoekstra RA, Baron-Cohen S. The Sensory Perception Quotient (SPQ): development and validation of a new sensory questionnaire for adults with and without autism. Mol Autism. 2014;5:29. doi:10.1186/2040-2392-5-29
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