Synonyms/Abbreviations
- AFEQ:
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Autism Family Experience Questionnaire
- ASD:
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Autism spectrum disorder
- GHQ-12:
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General Health Questionnaire-12
- PACT Trial:
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Pre-school Autism Communication Trial
- PACT Therapy:
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Pediatric Autism Communication Therapy
- UK:
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United Kingdom
- VABS:
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Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales
- WEMWBS:
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Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale
Description
The Autism Family Experience Questionnaire (AFEQ; Leadbitter et al. 2018) is an ecologically valid questionnaire that measures the intervention priorities of parents/caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and assesses the impact of interventions on family experience and quality of life. The AFEQ was developed in consultation with parents/caregivers of children with ASD and was designed to address the paucity of outcome measures that assess parent/caregiver-nominated intervention outcomes for autistic children and their families (McConachie et al. 2015; Morris et al. 2014, 2015). It can be used for both research...
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Leadbitter, K. (2019). Autism Family Experience Questionnaire (AFEQ). In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102304-1
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