Parent report

AQ-10 (Child Version)

Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ)

A quick referral guide for parents to complete about a child aged 4–11 years with suspected autism who does not have a learning disability.

Please tick one option per question only:

Questions
  1. S/he often notices small sounds when others do not.
  2. S/he usually concentrates more on the whole picture, rather than the small details.
  3. In a social group, s/he can easily keep track of several different people’s conversations.
  4. S/he finds it easy to go back and forth between different activities.
  5. S/he doesn’t know how to keep a conversation going with his/her peers.
  6. S/he is good at social chit-chat.
  7. When s/he is read a story, s/he finds it difficult to work out the character’s intentions or feelings.
  8. When s/he was in preschool, s/he used to enjoy playing games involving pretending with other children.
  9. S/he finds it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face.
  10. S/he finds it hard to make new friends.