Validating two survey methods for identifying cases of autism spectrum disorder among adults in the community

Brugha, Traolach; McManus, Sally; Smith, Jane; Scott, Fiona; Meltzer, Howard; Purdon, Susan; P. Berney, T.; Tantam, Digby; Robinson, Janine; Radley, Jane; Bankart, John

doi:10.1017/s0033291711001292

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Validating two survey methods for identifying cases of autism spectrum disorder among adults in the community

Published in Psychological Medicine • Jul 29, 2011

Authors:

Traolach Brugha

Sally McManus

Jane Smith

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There are no tested methods for conducting epidemiological studies of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in adult general population samples. We tested the validity of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule module-4 (ADOS-4) and the 20-item Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ-20). METHOD: Ran...

Subject

Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule

Autism

Autism spectrum disorder

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