The French version of the autism-spectrum quotient in adolescents: a cross-cultural validation study (mai 2013)
27. Sonié S, Kassai B, Pirat E, Bain P, Robinson J, Gomot M, Barthélémy C, Charvet D, Rochet T, Tatou M, Assouline B, Cabrol S, Chabane N, Arnaud V, Faure P, Manificat S. The French version of the autism-spectrum quotient in adolescents: a cross-cultural validation study. J Autism Dev Disord;2013 (May);43(5):1178-1183.
We assessed the accuracy of the French version of the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) in adolescents with Asperger syndrome (AS) and high-functioning autism (HFA) compared to healthy controls and adolescents with psychiatric disorders (PDs). Three groups of adolescents, aged 11-18, were assessed: 116 with AS/HFA (93 with IQ ≥ 85 and 20 with 70 ≤ IQ < 85), 39 with other PDs, and 199 healthy controls. The AS/HFA group scored significantly higher than the healthy control and PD groups. A cut-off score of 26 was used to differentiate the autism group from healthy controls with 0.89 sensitivity and 0.98 specificity. Scores did not vary by age or sex.
