ArticleDevelopmental medicine and child neurology2025
Psychometric evaluation of the Autism Symptom Dimensions Questionnaire.
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- Comprehensive Psychometric Evaluation of the Child/Adult and Family Quality of Life Scale : Third Edition.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Comprehensive Psychometric Evaluation of the Child/Adult and Family Quality of Life Scale : Third Edition.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Abstention and Threshold Identification for Uncertainty Management in Clinical Decision Tools: A Case Study using Human-In-The-Loop Pediatric Autism Classifiers.Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing. Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing · 2026Article
- Ensemble Modeling of Multiple Physical Indicators to Dynamically Phenotype Autism Spectrum Disorder.Algorithms · 2025Article
- Psychometric evaluation of the Autism Symptom Dimensions Questionnaire.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2025Article
- Considering context of use in the development, application, and interpretation of autism symptom measures.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2025Article
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aimTo replicate and extend previous psychometric findings for the Autism Symptom Dimensions Questionnaire (ASDQ).
methodUsing a cross-sectional design in two samples, including a total of 3366 children and adolescents (aged 2-17 years; 1399 with autism spectrum disorder) and a small case series, factor structure, measurement invariance, reliability, construct validity, screening and diagnostic efficiency, and detection of reliable change were examined for the ASDQ.
resultsStrong psychometric properties were observed, including replicable factor structure, strong measurement invariance, adequate-to-excellent scale and conditional reliability, strong convergent and discriminant validity, and good screening efficiency. Importantly, two crucial measurement aspects required for a good treatment outcome measure were found, that is, good test-retest stability and the potential to detect reliable change. As expected for an informant-reported questionnaire, diagnostic efficiency was weak.
interpretationThe ASDQ showed evidence of favorable and well-replicated psychometric properties in two samples. Good screening but weak diagnostic efficiency, coupled with good test-retest stability, suggest that optimal clinical use is in screening and in detailed clinical characterization beyond what is offered by current informant-reported measures, with the potential for monitoring response to intervention. Despite relative brevity, the ASDQ provides good coverage of broad and specific aspects of the autism behavioral phenotype, which is consistent with the criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition.
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