[French version of screening questionnaire for high-functioning @entity2438 or XXXX in adolescent: Autism Spectrum Quotient, Empathy Quotient and Systemizing Quotient. Protocol and questionnaire translation].

@entity1 @entity1032 @entity146 @entity13104 @entity2438
AIM: No tools are currently available in France, for the detection of @entity2438 without @entity1032 (high functioning @entity2438 and @entity13104 here referred as TED SDI). Use of screening tests by first-line clinicians would allow better detection of @entity1 who are likely to display such difficulties and to improve @entity1 ' care. In England, 3 questionnaires have been evaluated: Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ), Empathy Quotient (EQ), and Systemizing Quotient (SQ). This is the translation and evaluation of 3 questionnaires in France for TED SDI and control adolescents. METHODS: The translation of the questionnaires into French required two simultaneous translations, two back-translations and two consensus meetings. This is a cross-sectional study comparing scores obtained with the three AQ, EQ and SQ questionnaires. These questionnaires were completed by the parents of four groups of adolescents 11-18 years: 100 TED SDI adolescents (50 with IQ >=  85 and 50 with 70 <=IQ<85), 50 adolescents with another @entity146 (TP) and 200 control adolescents (T). RESULTS: 580 questionnaires have been sent to 40 recruiting centres. By the 28th of February, 2010, 277 completed questionnaires were received completed (TED SDI: 70 (70%); TP: 25 (50%) et T: 182 (91%)). In the control group, 92 @entity1 (mean 14.4  1.7 years) and 66 @entity1 (14.5  1.7 years) were recruited. In the TED SDI group, 4 @entity1 (14.3  2.4 years) and 42 @entity1 (14.5  1.7 years) were recruited. One @entity1 (81) and 6 @entity1 (72.2  7.7) have an IQ between 70 and 85, and 3 @entity1 (95.3  4.2) and 36 @entity1 (102.9  12) have an IQ higher than 85. In the TP group, 9 @entity1 (15.9  1.7 years) and 4 @entity1 (15.8  1.9 years) were recruited. CONCLUSION: The aim of this study is to make the AQ, EQ and SQ questionnaires available in French for French speaking clinicians. This study will allow a rigorous evaluation of the usefulness of the AQ questionnaire in the screening of TED SDI in adolescents.
