Comprehensive Comparison of Self-administered Questionnaires for Measuring Quantitative Autistic Traits in Adults

Nishiyama, Takeshi; Suzuki, Makoto; Adachi, Kenichi; Sumi, Shoichiro; Okada, Kensuke; Kishino, Hirohisa; Sakai, Shio; Kamio, Yoko; Kojima, Masayo; Suzuki, Sadao; Kanne, Stephen M.

doi:10.1007/s10803-013-2020-7

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“…Additionally, we note that the AQ is designed to be descriptive rather than diagnostic and that there are updated mean AQ scores for typical and ASD populations . Other questionnaires are also available to measure autistic traits in adults (see Ref for a comparison).…”

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Guidelines for studying developmental prosopagnosia in adults and children

Dalrymple

Palermo

2015

WIRES Cognitive Science

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Developmental prosopagnosia (DP) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by severe face identity recognition problems that results from a failure to develop the mechanisms necessary for adequate face processing (Duchaine BC, Nakayama K. Developmental prosopagnosia: a window to content-specific face processing. Curr Opin Neurobiol 2006, 16:166-173.). It occurs in children and adults with normal visual acuity, and without intellectual impairments or known brain injuries. Given the importance of face recognition in daily life, and the detrimental effects of impaired face recognition, DP is an important area of study. Yet conventions for classifying individuals as DP for research purposes are poorly defined. In this focus paper, we discuss: (1) criteria for an operational definition of DP; 2) tests of face recognition and conventions for classifying individuals as DP; and 3) important considerations regarding common associations and dissociations, and cognitive heterogeneity in DP. We also highlight issues unique to studying DP in children, a relatively new endeavor that is proving to be an important complement to the work with adults. Ultimately, we hope to identify challenges researchers face when studying DP, and offer guidelines for others to consider when embarking on their own research pursuits on the topic. For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.

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Section: Associations and Dissociationsmentioning

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Guidelines for studying developmental prosopagnosia in adults and children

Dalrymple

Palermo

2015

WIRES Cognitive Science

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“…1 The duck-rabbit ambiguous figure J Autism Dev Disord range of subthreshold autism traits. The SATQ is brief and easy to administer and is relevant to the general population (Kanne et al 2011;Nishiyama et al 2014). It has good internal consistency and reliability (Cronbach's alpha coefficient = .73, test-retest reliability = .79; Kanne et al 2011).…”

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The Relationship Between Subthreshold Autistic Traits, Ambiguous Figure Perception and Divergent Thinking

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Porter

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J Autism Dev Disord

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This research investigates the paradox of creativity in autism. That is, whether people with subclinical autistic traits have cognitive styles conducive to creativity or whether they are disadvantaged by the implied cognitive and behavioural rigidity of the autism phenotype. The relationship between divergent thinking (a cognitive component of creativity), perception of ambiguous figures, and self-reported autistic traits was evaluated in 312 individuals in a non-clinical sample. High levels of autistic traits were significantly associated with lower fluency scores on the divergent thinking tasks. However autistic traits were associated with high numbers of unusual responses on the divergent thinking tasks. Generation of novel ideas is a prerequisite for creative problem solving and may be an adaptive advantage associated with autistic traits.

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“…Although not originally designed to measure BAP, the SRS-A has shown good consistency with other BAP and qualitative autism trait instruments (Nishiyama et al 2014; Ingersoll et al 2011a). The SRS-A is a 65-item Likert scale questionnaire that takes 15-20 minutes to complete and assesses the caregiver’s social and communication traits.…”

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The Broader Autism Phenotype in Mothers is Associated with Increased Discordance Between Maternal-Reported and Clinician-Observed Instruments that Measure Child Autism Spectrum Disorder

Rubenstein

Pretzel

Windham

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J Autism Dev Disord

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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis relies on parent-reported and clinician-observed instruments. Sometimes, results between these instruments disagree. The broader autism phenotype (BAP) in parent-reporters may be associated with discordance. Study to Explore Early Development data (N=712) were used to address whether mothers with BAP and children with ASD or non-ASD developmental disabilities were more likely than mothers without BAP to ‘over-’ or ‘under-report’ child ASD on ASD screeners or interviews compared with clinician observation or overall impression. Maternal BAP was associated with a child meeting thresholds on a maternal-reported screener or maternal interview when clinician ASD instruments or impressions did not (risk ratios: 1.30 to 2.85). Evidence suggests acknowledging and accounting for reporting discordances may be important when diagnosing ASD.

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Comprehensive Comparison of Self-administered Questionnaires for Measuring Quantitative Autistic Traits in Adults

Cited by 63 publications

References 64 publications

Guidelines for studying developmental prosopagnosia in adults and children

Guidelines for studying developmental prosopagnosia in adults and children

The Relationship Between Subthreshold Autistic Traits, Ambiguous Figure Perception and Divergent Thinking

The Broader Autism Phenotype in Mothers is Associated with Increased Discordance Between Maternal-Reported and Clinician-Observed Instruments that Measure Child Autism Spectrum Disorder

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