In this paper it is evaluated for its potential as a screening questionnaire in clinical practice on one hundred consecutive referrals to a diagnostic clinic for adults suspected of having Asperger Syndrome or high functioning autism (AS/HFA). The results indicate that it h...
Woodbury-Smith MR, Robinson J, Wheelwright S, Baron-Cohen S (June 2005). "Screening adults for Asperger Syndrome using the AQ: a preliminary study of its diagnostic validity in clinical practice" (PDF). Journal of Autism and Developmental D...
People who have Asperger syndrome, often known as Asperger's, struggle with social interaction and nonverbal gestures. When anxious or worried, many people also ...
Screening Adults for Asperger Syndrome Using the AQ:A Preliminary Study of its Diagnostic Validity in ClinicalPracticeM. R. Woodbury-Smith, 2,3 J. Robinson, 1 S. Wheelwright, 2 and S. Baron-Cohen 2The Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) has been developed to measure the degree to which anadult...
ScreeningAdultsforAspergerSyndromeUsingtheAQ: APreliminaryStudyofitsDiagnosticValidityinClinical Practice M.R.Woodbury-Smith, 2,3 J.Robinson, 1 S.Wheelwright, 2 andS.Baron-Cohen 2 TheAutismSpectrumQuotient(AQ)hasbeendevelopedtomeasurethedegreetowhichan adultwithnormalintelligencehasautistictraits.Inthispaper...
If you are diagnosing adults, please refer to their behavior as a young child. They may learned to cope through experience and may not fulfill the diagnostic criteria any more. People with Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) tend to have normal to above-normal intelligence (as measured by IQ tests)....
Woodbury-Smith MR, Robinson J, Wheelwright S, Baron-Cohen S (June 2005). "Screening adults for Asperger Syndrome using the AQ: a preliminary study of its diagnostic validity in clinical practice" (PDF). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 35 (3): 331–35. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.653....
Asperger syndrome (AS) and non-verbal learning disability (NLD) are both characterized by impairments in motor coordination, visuo-perceptual abilities, pragmatics and comprehension of language and social understanding. NLD is also defined as a learning disorder affecting functions in the right cerebral...
The process of diagnosing a child with any autism spectrum disorder is a complex one marked by subtle criteria. In fact, there is no physical test for Asperger Syndrome, nor is there a set behavioral exam for doing so. Diagnosis of a child should never be attempted by anyone other than a...
Temperament and character in adults with Asperger syndrome. Autism 2002; 6: 287–97. 17 Sizoo B, van den Brink W, Gorissen van Eenige M, van der Gaag RJ. Personality characteristics of adults with autism spectrum disorders or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with an...