German adaptation of the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ): Evaluation and short version AQ-k;Evaluation der deutschen Version des Autismus-Spektrum-Quotienten (AQ) - Die kurzversion AQ-k

Zeitschrift fur Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 280-289

  Freitag, Christine M ^a,c   Retz Junginger, Petra ^a   Retz, Wolfgang ^a   Seitz, Christiane ^a   Palmason, Haukur ^b   Meyer, Jobst ^b   Rösler, Michael ^a   Von Gontard, Alexander ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autism Spectrum Quotient; Autistic disorders; Reliability; Screening; Sensitivity; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; GERMANY; HUMAN; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 38749133410     PISSN: 16163443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1026/1616-3443.36.4.280     Document Type: Article

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