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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-May
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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The French Version of the Autism-Spectrum Quotient in Adolescents: A Cross-Cultural Validation Study
Sonie, Sandrine; Kassai, Behrouz; Pirat, Elodie; Bain, Paul; Robinson, Janine; Gomot, Marie; Barthelemy, Catherine; Charvet, Dorothee; Rochet, Thierry; Tatou, Mohamed; Assouline, Brigitte; Cabrol, Stephane; Chabane, Nadia; Arnaud, Valerie; Faure, Patricia; Manificat, Sabine
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v43 n5 p1178-1183 May 2013
We assessed the accuracy of the French version of the "Autism Spectrum Quotient" ("AQ") in adolescents with Asperger syndrome (AS) and high-functioning autism (HFA) compared to healthy controls and adolescents with psychiatric disorders (PDs). Three groups of adolescents, aged 11-18, were assessed: 116 with AS/HFA (93 with IQ [greater than or equal to] 85 and 20 with 70 [less than or equal to] IQ less than 85), 39 with other PDs, and 199 healthy controls. The AS/HFA group scored significantly higher than the healthy control and PD groups. A cut-off score of 26 was used to differentiate the autism group from healthy controls with 0.89 sensitivity and 0.98 specificity. Scores did not vary by age or sex.
Descriptors: Accuracy, Adolescents, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, French, Intelligence Quotient, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Mental Disorders, Cutting Scores, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Test Validity
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: France
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