The autism survey: an evaluation of reliability and validity.

The team handed out a short paper survey at an autism conference.

They wanted to know if the survey gave steady answers when the same people filled it out twice.

They also checked if all the questions measured one clear thing: basic autism knowledge.

The survey held together. People answered the same way two weeks later.

All ten items clumped into one factor, so a single score makes sense.

Uljarević et al. (2018) and Krijnen et al. (2026) ran the same kind of check on other tools. They also found good reliability and a clean factor shape.

Dachez et al. (2015) and Xia et al. (2020) did the same job in French and Chinese. Again, the numbers held up.

Kuenssberg et al. (2011) is the odd one out. Their factor analysis of the Adult Asperger Assessment did NOT find a neat fit. The difference: Renate tested a clinical tool with patients, while G et al. tested a knowledge quiz with conference-goers. Mixed results are expected when the tools and crowds change.

You now have a free, ten-item quiz you can trust for quick knowledge checks before staff training or parent workshops. No need to hunt for longer tests if you only want to see if the room "speaks autism." Pair it with newer tools like the Dutch social-identity scale when you need deeper insight.