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Child Autism Screen.

For parents of a child aged 4 to 11. Ten quick questions. It takes about two minutes, your answers stay in your browser, and it's a screening tool, not a diagnosis.

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For each statement, choose the option that best reflects how much you agree or disagree, thinking about your child. This is a screening tool, not a diagnosis.

This screen is for a child aged 4 to 11, completed by you.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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AQ-10 (Child) created by the Autism Research Centre, University of Cambridge (Allison, Auyeung, and Baron-Cohen, 2012). Reproduced for screening and educational use with attribution. A single score does not indicate autism; diagnosis requires clinical assessment.

Allison C, Auyeung B, Baron-Cohen S (2012). Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 51(2), 202 to 212.