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Using Incorrect Cut-Off Values in Autism Screening Tools: The Consequences for Psychological Science

2022-02-21

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<p>The 10-item Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ10) is frequently used to screen for high autistic traits in clinical practice and research. For the past decade, however, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended the use of an incorrect ≥7 cut-off value, instead of the correct ≥6 value specified in the original research on the AQ10. Our inspection of the literature suggests that this...

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DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/x4h7n

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