====== Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ-10) ======

The Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ-10) is the short form of the full [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism-spectrum_quotient|50-item AQ]]. It was developed by the [[https://www.autismresearchcentre.com/|Autism Research Center]] of the University of Cambridge (UK) with the aim to investigate whether adults of average intelligence have symptoms of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_spectrum|autism spectrum]] conditions.\\
The instrument is not intended to diagnose autism.\\
[[start|Lifelines]] implemented the AQ-10 in the context of an [[additional assessments|additional questionnaire]], [[AUTQ]].

===== Publications using the AQ-10 =====

  * Warrier et al. (2020) Elevated rates of autism, other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diagnoses, and autistic traits in transgender and gender-diverse individuals. Nature Communications 11, 3959 

===== Variables =====

Participants were asked to indicate their agreement with the following 10 statements (definitely agree, slightly agree, slightly disagree, definitely disagree):

| **Questions English**                                                                                                               | **Questions Dutch**                                                                                                                          | **Code**                    | **Variable**  | **Assessment**  | **Age**  |
| I often notice small sounds when others do not.                                                                                     | Ik merk vaak geluidjes op die anderen niet opvallen.                                                                                         | aq10_sounds_adu_q_01        | AUTISME1      | [[AUTQ]]        | 18+      |
| I usually concentrate more on the whole picture, rather than the small details.                                                     | Gewoonlijk concentreer ik me meer op het hele beeld dan op de kleine details.                                                                | aq10_details_adu_q_02       | AUTISME2      | [[AUTQ]]        | 18+      |
| I find it easy to do more than one thing at once.                                                                                   | Ik vind het gemakkelijk om meer dan één ding tegelijk te doen.                                                                               | aq10_multitasking_adu_q_03  | AUTISME3      | [[AUTQ]]        | 18+      |
| If there is an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly.                                                    | Na een onderbreking kan ik heel snel terugschakelen naar waar ik mee bezig was.                                                              | aq10_switching_adu_q_04     | AUTISME4      | [[AUTQ]]        | 18+      |
| I find it easy to “read between the lines” when someone is talking to me.                                                           | Ik vind het gemakkelijk om ‘tussen de regels door te luisteren’  als iemand tegen mij praat.                                                 | aq10_listening_adu_q_05     | AUTISME5      | [[AUTQ]]        | 18+      |
| I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored                                                                      | Ik kan merken wanneer iemand die naar me luistert, verveeld raakt.                                                                           | aq10_boring_adu_q_06        | AUTISME6      | [[AUTQ]]        | 18+      |
| When I’m reading a story, I find it difficult to work out the characters’ intentions.                                               | Als ik een verhaal lees, vind ik het moeilijk om achter de bedoelingen van de personages te komen.                                           | aq10_reading_adu_q_07       | AUTISME7      | [[AUTQ]]        | 18+      |
| I like to collect information about categories of things (e.g. types of car, types of bird, types of train, types of plant, etc.).  | Ik vind het leuk om informatie te verzamelen over bepaalde categorieën van dingen (bijv. automerken, vogel-, trein-, plantensoorten, etc.).  | aq10_collecting_adu_q_08    | AUTISME8      | [[AUTQ]]        | 18+      |
| I find it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face.                                       | Ik vind het gemakkelijk om erachter te komen wat iemand denkt of voelt, alleen door naar zijn of haar gezicht te kijken.                     | aq10_facereading_adu_q_09   | AUTISME9      | [[AUTQ]]        | 18+      |
| I find it difficult to work out people’s intentions.                                                                                | Ik vind het moeilijk om achter de bedoelingen van anderen te komen.                                                                          | aq10_intentions_adu_q_10    | AUTISME10     | [[AUTQ]]        | 18+      |