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    Autism · 10 items · 0–10 · Allison C, Auyeung B, Baron-Cohen S. Toward brief 'red flags' for autism screening (AQ-10). J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2012.

    Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ-10): Scoring, Cutoffs & Interpretation

    Ten-item self-report screen for autistic traits in adults.

    AQ-100 / 10

    Read each statement and decide how strongly you agree or disagree. One point is scored for each autism-consistent response.

    01

    I often notice small sounds when others do not.

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    02

    I usually concentrate more on the whole picture, rather than the small details.

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    03

    I find it easy to do more than one thing at once.

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    04

    If there is an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly.

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    05

    I find it easy to read between the lines when someone is talking to me.

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    06

    I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored.

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    07

    When I am reading a story I find it difficult to work out the characters' intentions.

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    08

    I like to collect information about categories of things (e.g. types of car, bird, train or plant).

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    09

    I find it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face.

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    10

    I find it difficult to work out people's intentions.

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    02 - The clinician's brief

    01 - Scoring & cutoffs

    How scoring works.

    Score
    Severity
    Interpretation
    0–5
    Below threshold
    Score below the referral threshold for autism assessment.
    6–10
    At or above threshold
    A score of 6 or more suggests considering referral for a specialist autism assessment.

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