The symptoms of autism vary widely between people with ASD. The following are examples of some common symptoms that affect many ASD people, which can include but are not limited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More information can be found at the National Autistic Society<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There are three specific difficulties which must be present before Autism is diagnosed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The following links are examples of tests psychologists use to determine if there is a requirement for testing for ASD:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Q-CHAT questionnaire<\/span><\/a><\/strong> is a 25-item questionnaire designed to measure the severity of ASD in children aged 18 – 24 months<\/span><\/strong>. Early therapeutic interventions can help children with ASD live a higher quality of life and achieve major developmental milestones such as language development. The Q-CHAT scoring key<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is ranked from 0-100. The Autism Research Centre says the average score across the population is 27. For boys this is 28 and for girls this is 26. If you are concerned your child has autism then you should look for a score of anything above 39.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Childhood Autism Spectrum Test (CAST)<\/span><\/a> <\/strong> is a 39-item, yes or no evaluation directed at parents. The questionnaire was developed by ARC<\/a> (the Autism Research Centre) at the University of Cambridge, for assessing the severity of autism spectrum symptoms in children<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The <\/span>Autism Spectrum Quotient Test (AQ)<\/span><\/a><\/strong> is a diagnostic questionnaire measuring the severity of Autism-Spectrum Disorders in adult <\/span><\/strong>individuals published in 2001 by Simon Barron-Cohen and his colleagues at the Cambridge Autism Research Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The <\/strong><\/span>Empathy Quotient (EQ)<\/span><\/a><\/strong> is a 60-item questionnaire designed to measure empathy in adults<\/span><\/strong>. Developed by Simon Baron-Cohen at the Autism Research Centre (<\/span>ARC)<\/span><\/a> at the University of Cambridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Self administering tests and information<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire<\/span><\/strong><\/a> (CAT-Q<\/strong>) is a self-report measure of social camouflaging<\/span><\/strong> <\/a>behaviours in adults. It may be used to identify autistic individuals who do not currently meet diagnostic criteria due to their ability to mask their autistic proclivities. It consists of 25 statements and takes about 10 minutes to complete. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The\u00a0Adult Repetitive Behaviours Questionnaire<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a> (Created by researchers at Cardiff University) is a self-administered questionnaire that measures restricted and repetitive behaviours in adults. It tests one of the core diagnostic criteria for autism,\u00a0restricted and repetitive behaviours<\/strong>\u00a0(RRBs).\u00a0These are behaviours such as repetitive movements; for example, rocking and hand-flapping, ritualistic behaviour, circumscribed interests, and sensory sensitivities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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