Surrey Child Psychology

Autism Questionnaire for Children - AQ10

A quick referral guide for parents to complete about a child aged 4-11 years with suspected autism who does not have a learning disability.

All responses are anonymous and confidential. This is a simple screening measure to suggest the presence or absence of certain neurodiverse traits. It is not a formal diagnosis.

1. S/he often notices small sounds when others do not.

2. S/he usually concentrates more on the whole picture, rather than the small details.

3. In a social group, s/he can easily keep track of several different people’s conversations.

4. S/he finds it easy to go back and forth between different activities.

5. S/he doesn’t know how to keep a conversation going with his/her peers.

6. S/he is good at social chit-chat.

7. When s/he is read a story, s/he finds it difficult to work out the character’s intentions or feelings.

8. When s/he was in preschool, s/he used to enjoy playing games involving pretending with other children.

9. S/he finds it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face

10. S/he finds it hard to make new friends.

User Details

This is the child version of the test recommended in the NICE clinical guideline CG142. www.nice.org.uk/CG142
Key reference: Allison C, Auyeung B, and Baron-Cohen S, (2012) Journal of the American, Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 51(2):202-12.

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Child Psychologist in Surrey

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