Adolescent Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ-10) – Parent version
Allison et al‚ 2012
1. S/he notices patterns in things all the time
2. S/he usually concentrates more on the whole picture‚ rather than the small details
3. In a social group‚ s/he can easily keep track of several different people’s conversations
4. If there is an interruption‚ s/he can switch back to what s/he was doing very quickly
5. S/he frequently finds that s/he doesn’t know how to keep a conversation going
6. S/he is good at social chit-chat
7. When s/he was younger‚ s/he used to enjoy playing games involving pretending with other children
8. S/he finds it difficult to imagine what it would be like to be someone else
9. S/he finds social situations easy
10.S/he finds it hard to make new friends
Definitely Agree‚ Slightly Agree‚ Slightly Disagree Definitely
SCORING: Only 1 point can be scored for each question. Score 1 point for Definitely or Slightly Agree on each of items 1‚ 5‚ 8‚ and 10. Score 1 point for Definitely or Slightly Disagree on each of items 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 6‚ 7 and 9. If the individual scores more than 6 out of 10‚ consider referring them for a specialist diagnostic assessment.
Allison C‚ Auyeung B‚ and Baron-Cohen S‚ (2012) Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 51(2):202-12.