The Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) Japanese children's version Comparison between high-functioning children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and normal controls

• Published in: Shinrigaku kenkyū Vol. 77; no. 6; pp. 534 - 540
• Main Authors: Wakabayashi, Akio, Uchiyama, Tokio, Tojo, Yoshikuni, Yoshida, Yuko, Kuroda, Miho, Baron-Cohen, Simon, Wheelwright, Sally
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan The Japanese Psychological Association 01.02.2007
• Subjects: Adolescent; Asians; Asperger Syndrome - diagnosis; Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD); Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ); Autistic Disorder - diagnosis; autistic traits; Child; children; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Japan; Language; Male; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - standards; Reproducibility of Results; Japan

The Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) children's version has confirmed reliability and validity in the UK. In the current study, the children's AQ was administered in Japan to investigate whether the UK results are found in a very different culture. Two groups of children from primary and seco...