The Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ)-Revised Extended Version (ASSQ-REV): An instrument for better capturing the autism phenotype in girls? A preliminary study involving 191 clinical cases and community controls

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2875-2888

  Kopp, Svenny ^a   Gillberg, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ASSQ (Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire); ASSQ REV (ASSQ Revised Extended Version); Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD); Gender

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM SPECTRUM SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE REVISED EXTENDED VERSION; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHENOTYPE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 80053647628     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.05.017     Document Type: Article

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