Reference
| Citation | Provenance | Copyright | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skuse, D. H., Mandy, W. P. L., & Scourfield, J. (2005). Measuring autistic traits: heritability, reliability and validity of the Social and Communication Disorders Checklist. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 187(6): 568–572. | https://doi.org/10.1192/BJP.187.6.568 | Copyright © Copyright © 2005 The Royal College of Psychiatrists | ||
Please, note that the items shown in this table are from the original version of this scale. To access other versions' items, click on the hyperlinks present in the table at the bottom of this page.
List of questions
| Question number | Question | 12 item scale (PDF) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not aware of other people’s feelings | ✓ |
| 2 | Does not realise when others are upset or angry | ✓ |
| 3 | Does not notice the effect of his/her behaviour on other members of the family | ✓ |
| 4 | Behaviour often disrupts family life | ✓ |
| 5 | Very demanding of other people’s time | ✓ |
| 6 | Difficult to reason with when upset | ✓ |
| 7 | Does not seem to understand social skills, e.g. persistently interrupts conversations | ✓ |
| 8 | Does not pick up on body language | ✓ |
| 9 | Does not appear to understand how to behave when out (e.g. in shops, or other people’s homes) | ✓ |
| 10 | Does not realise if s/he offends people with her/his behaviour | ✓ |
| 11 | Does not respond when told to do something | ✓ |
| 12 | Cannot follow a command unless it is carefully worded | ✓ |