Autism screening questionnaire: diagnostic validity
Autism screening questionnaire: diagnostic validity
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DOI:
10.1192/bjp.175.5.444
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发表时间:
1999-11-01
影响因子:
10.5
通讯作者:
Bailey, A
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作者:
Berument, SK;Rutter, M;Bailey, A
Background Good interview and diagnostic measures for autism and other pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) are available but there is a lack of a good screening questionnaire.Aims To develop and test a screening questionnaire based on items in the best available diagnostic interview - the Autism Diagnostic Interview - Revised (ADI-R).Method A 40-item scale, the Autism Screening Questionnaire (ASQ), was developed and tested on a sample of 160 individuals with PDD and 40 with non PDD diagnoses.Results The ASQ has good discriminative validity with respect to the separation of PDD from non-PDD diagnoses at all IQ levels, with a cut-off of 15 proving most effective. The differentiation between autism and other varieties of PDD was weaker:Conclusions The ASQ is an effective screening questionnaire for PDD.Declaration of interest The study was supported by the Medical Research Council.