Table 1 Summary of the domains, subdomain and subscales serving as the theoretical framework for ZAQa
Main ZAQ-domains | Subdomain | Subset of items on which responses between individuals with ASD or SD might differ | Subscales | Number of questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Diagnostic criteria | Autism | Stereotyped behavior, narrow interests, hyper-hyposensitivity to sensory stimuli | 1. Steretyped behavior | 14 questions |
2. Hypersensitivity + Narrow interest | 11 questions | |||
Schizotypy | Self-disorders, hyper-reflexitivity, magical ideation, positive schizotypy | 3. Self-disorders | 17 questions | |
4. Magical ideation + positive schizotypy | 13 questions | |||
5. Disorganised schizotypy | 5 questions | |||
6. Negative schizotypy | 10 questions | |||
Clinical features | Clinical trajectories | Time of onset of symptoms, childhood symptoms | 7. Clinical trajectories and symptoms | 19 questions |
Psychological theory | Theory of Mind (ToM) | Inference of intentions of others, ToM performance, self-referential hypermentalisation, facial emotion perception | 8. Theory of Mind | 13 questions |
Local vs. global processing | Local vs. global processing, imagination and creativity, reading abilities, word interpretation, savant feature, apophenia | 9. Local vs. global processing | 8 questions | |
Cognitive features | Attention, memory | Selectivity of attention, selective memory/false memory, working memory performance | 10. Cognition | 12 questions |
11. Higher Cognitive Functions | 9 questions |