Autism Family Experience Questionnaire (AFEQ)
Developed to capture parent perspective of family experience when have child with autism. Developed through parent-generated input, specifically designed to assess impact of parent-child intervention. Measures family’s experience across 4 domains: experience of being a parent; family life; child development, understanding, and social relationships; child symptoms (feelings and behavior). Validated and tested for responsiveness to change.
Leadbitter, K., Aldred, C., McConachie, H., Le Couteur, A., Kapadia, D., Charman, T., Macdonald, W., Salomone, E., Emsley, R., & Green, J. (2018). The Autism Family Experience Questionnaire (AFEQ): An Ecologically-Valid, Parent-Nominated Measure of Family Experience, Quality of Life and Prioritized Outcomes for Early Intervention. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48(4), 1052–1062.
Additional information
| Construct | Family experiences, Family life/routines |
|---|---|
| Condition | Autism |
| Age | Child |
| Country Where Developed | United Kingdom |
| Number of Items | 48 |
| Subscales | Child Development, Child Symptoms, Family, Parent |
| Short Form? | No |
| Respondent | Parent |
| Language(s) | English |
| Cost/Fee | No cost |
| How to Access | Available in online supplementary material of online (Open access) version of (Leadbitter, 2017), (Online article: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-017-3350-7) |