Social Communication Questionnaire

Title

Social Communication Questionnaire

Category

Autism

Topics Covered

Autism

Validated

Partially

Validation Notes

Sensitivity = 93%, Specificity = 58%

Target Population

Child

Parent Completion Time

10 min

Scoring Method

Cut-off score indicative of need for further evaluation

Scoring Time

5 min

Cost

$142

Literacy Level

N/A

Key Reference Link

"Rutter M, Bailey A, Lord C. The Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) Manual. Los Angeles, CA: Western Psychological Services; 2003 https://www.wpspublish.com/store/p/2954/social-communication-questionnaire-scq"

Limitations

Cut-off score should be adjusted according to age and purpose. Sensitivity or Specificity may be prioritized for research or screening depending on goals

AAP Publication References

N/A

Number of Items

40

Language

English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish