Autistic people with low support needs are more likely to fly under the radar and not be diagnosed until they are older.7There are several reasons for this, some of which include their sex, how they adopt masking strategies, the difficulty withdiagnosis, and more. Sex Assigned females are mo...
NICE guidelines also rec- ommend the AQ as part of the Adult Asperger's Assessment (AAA) (Baron-Cohen et al., 2005), in addition to the Empa- thy Quotient (EQ: Baron-Cohen & Wheelwright, 2004). Our investigation comprised two studies with overlap- ping methods and samples. In Study...
The questionnaire is not suitable for individuals with low IQ, low verbal ability, or language impairment, as it relies on receptive understanding of the 50 questions. The AQ was originally validated in 2001 in adult males and females with Asperger Syndrome (AS) and high-functioning autism (HFA...
Baron-Cohen, S., Wheelwright, S., Skinner, R., Martin, J., & Clubley, E. (2001). The autism-spectrum quotient (AQ): Evidence from Asperger syndrome/high-functioning autism, males and females, scientists and mathematicians.Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders,31(1), 5–17. Artic...