Psychometric properties of a screening tool for autism in the community-The Indian Autism Screening Questionnaire (IASQ).

Satabdi ChakrabortyTriptish BhatiaVikas SharmaNitin AntonyDhritishree DasSushree SahuSatyam SharmaVandana ShriharshJaspreet S BrarSatish IyengarRavinder SinghVishwajit L NimgaonkarSmita Neelkanth Deshpande

Published in: PloS one (2021)

The IASQ is a simple, easy to use screening tool with satisfactory reliability and validity, that can be administered to caregivers in 15 minutes and provides information about DSM 5 criteria for autism. It may be applicable outside India, following additional adaptation, for community-based studies.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
autism spectrum disorder
intellectual disability
healthcare
palliative care
mental health
cross sectional
patient reported