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The sensitivity and specificity of the social communication questionnaire for autism spectrum with respect to age
Author(s) -
BarnardBrak Lucy,
Brewer Adam,
Chesnut Steven,
Richman David,
Schaeffer Anna Marie
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
autism research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.656
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1939-3806
pISSN - 1939-3792
DOI - 10.1002/aur.1584
Subject(s) - autism , autism spectrum disorder , psychology , social communication , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , audiology , medicine
The age neutrality of the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) was examined as a common screener for ASD. Mixed findings have been reported regarding the recommended cutoff score's ability to accurately classify an individual as at‐risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (sensitivity) versus accurately classifying an individual as not at‐risk for ASD (specificity). With a sample from the National Database for Autism Research, this study examined the SCQ's sensitivity versus specificity. Analyses indicated that the actual sensitivity and specificity scores were lower than initially reported by the creators of the SCQ. Autism Res 2016, 9: 838–845 . © 2015 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.