Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) and AQ-10

Author of Tool: 

Baron-Cohen, S. Wheelwright, S., Skinner, R., Martin, J. and Clubley, E.

Key references: 

M. Woodbury-Smith, J. Robinson and S. Baron-Cohen, (2005). Screening adults for Asperger Syndrome using the AQ : diagnostic validity in clinical practice. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 35:331-335

S. Baron-Cohen, S. Wheelwright, R. Skinner, J. Martin and E. Clubley, (2001). The Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) : Evidence from Asperger Syndrome/High Functioning Autism, Males and Females, Scientists and Mathematicians
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 31:5-17

C. Allison, B. Auyeung, S. Baron-Cohen (2012). Toward Brief “Red Flags” for Autism Screening: The Short Autism Spectrum Quotient and the Short Quantitative Checklist in 1,000 Cases and 3,000 Controls. Journal of the American Acad of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Primary use / Purpose: 

The AQ is designed to measure the degree to which an individual possesses symptoms typical of the autistic spectrum. It is a 50 item measure, while the AQ-10 is a ten item condensed version.

Background: 

The Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) was developed due to a need for brief self-administered instruments to determine an individual’s position on the autism-normality continuum.

Psychometrics: 

Psychometrics are discussed in Baron-Cohen, Wheelwright, Skinner, Martin and Clubley (2001).

Keywords: 

• Anxiety
• Family

Web link to tool: 

Austism Spectrum Quotient and AQ10

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 

https://dx.doi.org/10.13072/midss.174