AQ-10
AutismAutism Spectrum Quotient (10-item)
Overview
The AQ-10 is a quick referral guide for adults with suspected autism.
About This Assessment
- Category
- Mental Health — Autism
- Number of Items
- 10 questions
- Score Range
- 0 – 10
- Severity Levels
- 2 (Low Likelihood, Consider Referral)
Scoring & Interpretation Reference
Score is below the referral threshold.
Score of 6 or higher is significant and may warrant a referral for a specialist diagnostic assessment.
Scale Content & Assessment Items
Select the option that best describes you.
1. I often notice small sounds when others do not.
2. I usually concentrate more on the whole picture, rather than the small details.
3. I find it easy to do more than one thing at once.
4. If there is an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly.
5. I find it easy to "read between the lines" when someone is talking to me.
6. I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored.
7. When I'm reading a story, I find it difficult to work out the characters' intentions.
8. I like to collect information about categories of things (e.g. types of car, birds, trains, plants).
9. I find it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face.
10. I find it difficult to work out people's intentions.
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