A clearer place for questionnaires in autism assessment.
Adult AQ questionnaires, developmental history and specialist observation contribute different kinds of information. Understand each role before planning the questionnaire work around your team's wider assessment.
At a glance
Questionnaire. History. Specialist review.
- Questionnaire
AQ information to consider
- Developmental context
Gathered through the service's own process
- Specialist review
Interview and observation where appropriate
One list of forms. Different kinds of evidence.
A questionnaire reply, a developmental history and an observation are not interchangeable. Your team needs to know what can be gathered as self-report and what belongs within a specialist-led process.
- Questionnaire context
- Developmental context
- Specialist review
A clear purpose for every step.
Start with the information your clinicians need. Use these steps to plan the questionnaire work around the consultation.
- 01
Identify the role of each instrument
Compare adult AQ questionnaire information with specialist interview and observation listings. Check the population, form and administration requirements.
- 02
Plan around your specialist process
Map the questionnaire requests and returns your team needs to organise. Keep developmental history and informant arrangements within your service's separately confirmed process.
- 03
Bring the evidence to specialist review
Questionnaire responses are one source of context. Diagnostic observation, developmental evidence and clinical judgement remain with the specialist team.
What each measure brings to the review.
Adult AQ questionnaires and specialist-administered instruments have different roles. Compare what each contributes and what its administration involves.
A brief adult Autism Spectrum Quotient questionnaire. Review it as screening information, not as confirmation or exclusion of autism.
A brief screen supports a referral conversation. It does not confirm or exclude autism on its own.
Read AQ-10 catalogue details →The longer AQ questionnaire listing provides a different extent of self-report information from AQ-10. Choose a form for its intended purpose, not simply its length.
Confirm the form is intended for the adult population you are assessing before you send it.
Read AQ-50 catalogue details →A specialist observational assessment listing. Its role is fundamentally different from a self-completed questionnaire.
Not a self-service form. Official materials, appropriate training and professional administration are required.
Read ADOS-2 catalogue details →A specialist developmental interview listing. A catalogue entry does not provide the interview process or an informant collection feature.
Reference information about a specialist interview. Official materials and qualified administration remain separate requirements.
Read ADI-R catalogue details →A practical starting point for your service.
Distinguish the instrument from the form
Purpose and administration notes sit beside each catalogue link, helping your team separate self-report questionnaires from specialist interviews and observations.
Start with the process your team uses
Use the preparation example to discuss where questionnaire organisation belongs alongside your existing specialist assessment work.
Your team's questions, answered.
Assessment purposes, clinical responsibilities and the next step for your service.
Is an AQ questionnaire a diagnostic assessment?
No. It offers questionnaire information for professional consideration. It does not replace developmental history, specialist assessment or a clinician's judgement, and Lirena does not produce an autism diagnosis.
Can patients complete ADOS-2 or ADI-R as an online form?
No. These are specialist instrument listings, not self-service substitutes for observation or interview. Their official administration, training and materials must be respected.
Does this include children or multiple informants?
The featured AQ discussion concerns adult questionnaire information. Paediatric assessment and multi-informant collection need their own confirmed arrangements. Discuss age groups, accessibility and informant requirements with us.
What should an autism service bring to a call?
Bring the names and versions of questionnaires you use, the age groups you work with, and how responses feed into interviews or observation. Include any accessibility or informant requirements, without sharing patient information.
How do we choose a plan for our clinic?
Compare the current plans on the pricing page. Bring your expected assessment volume, required measures and review process to a call if you need help choosing.
What happens after Get Started or Book Call?
Get Started takes you to account setup. The Free plan requires no card. Book Call lets you choose a time to discuss your clinic's workflow. Please bring measure names and process questions, without patient records or responses.
Plan the questionnaire work around your specialist team.
Start with the forms your service needs, then talk through how collection would sit alongside developmental history, interviews and observation.