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The autism-spectrum quotient (AQ) is a questionnaire published in 2001 by Simon Baron-Cohen and his colleagues at the Autism Research Centre in Cambridge, UK.Consisting of fifty questions, it aims to investigate whether adults of average intelligence (defined as an IQ of 80 or higher by the questionnaire) have symptoms of autism spectrum conditions. [1]
Domus Instituto de Autismo (Domus) is a non-profit organization based in Mexico City, Mexico that provides services to individuals with autism and their families. It is one of the first organizations in Mexico that advocated for autistic individuals.
Autismo in Puerto Rico affect 1 of each 91 babies in 2011 compared to 1 in every 150 babies in 2008 when the center was established and compared to 1 of every 2,500 babies in 1998. [28] [29] Services include evaluation and diagnosis, intervention, therapy, counseling to individuals and families and training to professionals, among others. [30]
Classic autism, also known as childhood autism, autistic disorder, or Kanner's syndrome, is a formerly diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorder first described by Leo Kanner in 1943.
The Ritvo Autism & Asperger Diagnostic Scale (RAADS) is a psychological self-rating scale developed by Riva Ariella Ritvo (NPI UCLA and CSC Yale). An abridged and translated 14 question version was then developed at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at the Karolinska Institute, to aid in the identification of patients who may have undiagnosed ASD.
A French woman who thought she was in a romantic relationship with Hollywood star Brad Pitt handed over 830,000 euros ($855,000) to scammers as part of an elaborate, year-long con that involved an ...
Domus Instituto de Autismo was established in Mexico in May 1980 by parents of children with autism. [400] Autism-Europe began in 1983, co-ordinating autism organisations across Europe. In Brazil, Associação de Amigos do Autista (AMA, Association of Friends of the Autistic) was founded in 1983. Within a year of this, they were running a school.
The summary specificity was 0.80 (95% CI 0.68 to 0.88), with specificity in individual studies ranging from 0.20 to 1.00. The studies were evaluated for bias using the QUADAS-2 framework; of the 12 included studies, 8 were evaluated as having a high risk of bias, while for the remaining four there was insufficient information available for the ...