Autism-Spectrum Quotient-Japanese version and its short forms for screening normally intelligent persons with pervasive developmental disorders

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 490-496

  Kurita, Hiroshi ^a,c   Koyama, Tomonori ^a   Osada, Hirokazu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b SENSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Zenkoku Ryoiku Sodan Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ); High functioning pervasive developmental disorders; Psychometric property; Questionnaire; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMMUNICATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; INTELLIGENCE; JAPAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 23744450554     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2005.01403.x     Document Type: Article

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