Summary: A new, freely available questionnaire on autism symptom measures can help screen for ASDs and monitor symptoms over time.
Source: Wiley
Researchers have developed a freely available measure of autism symptoms that can help screen for autism and monitor changes in symptoms over time.
Research on the development and validation of the Autism Symptom Dimension Questionnaire (ASDQ) is published in Developmental medicine and child neurology.
After development of an initial 33-item version, a revised 39-item version of the ASDQ (available at https://prolific.co/) was applied to 1,467 children and adolescents, including 104 with mental disorders. autism spectrum.
The questionnaire was found to be reliable and valid for assessing autism symptoms by age, sex, race and ethnicity.
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“Having a modern, freely available measure of autism symptoms can greatly improve clinical practice and advance autism spectrum disorder research,” said corresponding author Thomas W. Frazier, PhD, of the ‘John Carroll University.
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Author: Sara Henning Stout
Source: Wiley
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Original research: The findings will appear in Developmental medicine and child neurology