AQ-Child
Autism Spectrum Quotient: Children's Version (AQ-Child)
The AQ-Child is a screening questionnaire completed by a parent or caregiver to estimate the intensity of autistic traits in children aged 4 to 11. It comprises 50 items exploring social skills, attention switching, attention to detail, communication and imagination. This tool is mainly useful for clinical screening, referral for specialized assessment and research, particularly when the aim is to objectively document behaviors consistent with autism spectrum disorder. It helps structure parental observation but does not replace a full clinical diagnosis.
- Number of questions
- 50 questions
- Estimated duration
- 20 minutes
- Language
- English
- Original name
- The Autism Spectrum Quotient: Children's Version
- Target audience
- Children aged 4-11
- Authors
- Bonnie Auyeung, Simon Baron-Cohen, Sally Wheelwright, Carrie Allison (2008)
- Category
- Autism spectrum, Childhood
Scoring & interpretation
Each item is scored on a 4-point scale from 0 to 3, with reverse scoring for items worded in the non-autistic direction according to the official key. The total score is the sum of the 50 items and ranges from 0 to 150. A higher score indicates more marked autistic traits as reported by the parent. The cutoff of 76 proposed in the original study suggests a level of risk that warrants a specialized diagnostic assessment. The tool should be interpreted as a screening instrument and not as diagnostic proof.
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