The Autism-Spectrum Quotient--Hebrew Version: Psychometric Properties of a Full and a Short Form, Adapted for DSM-5

Autor/inn/en	Golan, Ofer; Terner, Michael; Israel-Yaacov, Sandra; Allison, Carrie; Baron-Cohen, Simon
Titel	The Autism-Spectrum Quotient--Hebrew Version: Psychometric Properties of a Full and a Short Form, Adapted for DSM-5
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 27 (2023) 3, S.796-807 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Golan, Ofer) ORCID (Allison, Carrie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/13623613221117020
Schlagwörter	Autism Spectrum Disorders; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Hebrew; Psychometrics; Adults; Clinical Diagnosis; Disability Identification; Test Validity; Diagnostic Tests; Foreign Countries; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autism; Autismus; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Testvalidität; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Ausland
Abstract	The Autism-Spectrum Quotient is a self-report scale, used to assess autistic traits. It was tested cross-culturally, and a short version was created to clinically refer adults for an autism assessment. This study aimed to examine the properties of the Hebrew version of the Autism-Spectrum Quotient and to create a short version suitable for "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (5th ed.). Ninety-three clinically diagnosed autistic adults (24 females) aged 18-53, and 147 comparable controls (34 females) completed the Hebrew version of the Autism-Spectrum Quotient. Ten clinicians specializing in diagnosing autism in adults classified the Autism-Spectrum Quotient's items according to "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (5th ed.) criteria. The Hebrew version of the Autism-Spectrum Quotient showed good internal consistency (Kuder-Richardson 20 = 0.90). Based on the prevalence of autism among clinically referred adults (70%), receiver operating characteristic analysis yielded area under the curve of 0.94. A cutoff of 21 demonstrated high sensitivity (0.90), specificity (0.76), positive predictive value (0.90), and negative predictive value (0.77). The short version of the Hebrew Autism-Spectrum Quotient included five social communication and five restricted, repetitive behavior items, which represented two social communication and two restricted, repetitive behavior criteria of "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (5th ed.). It showed good internal consistency (Kuder-Richardson 20 = 0.86), and receiver operating characteristic analysis yielded area under the curve of 0.95. An optimal clinical cutoff of five showed high sensitivity (0.90), specificity (0.82), positive predictive value (0.92), and negative predictive value (0.78). The Hebrew version of the Autism-Spectrum Quotient and the short version of the Hebrew Autism-Spectrum Quotient can be effectively used to help screen for autism in clinically referred adults. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01