A cross-cultural study of autistic traits across India, Japan and the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a global need for brief screening instruments that can identify key indicators for autism to support frontline professionals in their referral decision-making. Although a universal set of conditions, there may be subtle differences in expression, identification and reporting of autistic traits across cultures. In order to assess the potential for any measure for cross-cultural screening use, it is important to understand the relative performance of such measures in different cultures. Our study aimed to identify the items on the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ)-Child that are most predictive of an autism diagnosis among children aged 4-9 years across samples from India, Japan and the UK.

Methods

We analysed parent-reported AQ-Child data from India (73 childr

SUBMITTER: Carruthers S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6217788 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature