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

J Autism Dev Disord. 1999 Apr;29(2):129-41. doi: 10.1023/a:1023040610384.

Abstract

The high-functioning Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ) is a 27-item checklist for completion by lay informants when assessing symptoms characteristic of Asperger syndrome 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 clinical sample are presented along with various measures of reliability and validity. Optimal cutoff scores were estimated, using Receiver Operating Characteristic analysis. Findings indicate that the ASSQ is a useful brief screening device for the identification of autism spectrum disorders in clinical settings.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Autistic Disorder / diagnosis
  • Child
  • Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Screening / instrumentation*
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / standards*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Syndrome