A screening questionnaire for Asperger syndrome and other high-functioning autism spectrum disorders in school age children

• The high-functioning Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ) is a 27-item check- list for completion by lay informants when assessing symptoms characteristic of Asperger syn- drome and other high-functioning autism spectrum disorders in children and adolescents with normal intelligence or mild mental retardation. Data for parent and teacher ratings in a clini- cal sample are presented along with various measures of reliability and validity. Optimal cut- off scores were estimated, using Receiver Operating Characteristic analysis. Findings indi- cate that the ASSQ is a useful brief screening device for the identification of autism spectrum disorders in clinical settings.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Psykiatri (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Psychiatry (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Adolescent

Analysis of Variance

Autistic Disorder

Diagnosis

Child

Child Development Disorders

Pervasive

Diagnosis

Female

Humans

Male

Mass Screening

Instrumentation

Psychiatric Status Rating Scales

Standards

Questionnaires

Reproducibility of Results

Sensitivity and Specificity

Syndrome

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)