title: The French version of the autism-spectrum quotient in adolescents: a cross-cultural validation study.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Ressource Autisme Rhône-Alpes, Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier, bât.211, INSERM U1028-CNRS UMR 5292, 95 boulevard Pinel, 69677, Bron cedex, France. sandrine.sonie@ch-le-vinatier.fr
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sonié
authors.forename: Behrouz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kassai
authors.forename: Elodie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pirat
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bain
authors.forename: Janine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gomot
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barthélémy
authors.forename: Dorothée
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Charvet
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rochet
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tatou
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Assouline
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cabrol
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chabane
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Arnaud
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Faure
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manificat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations