Anxiety Scale for Autism-Adults (ASA-A)

The Anxiety Scale for Autism – Adults (ASA-A^©) is a 20 item self-report measure designed to measure anxiety in autistic adults. It consists of a general anxiety factor and three group factors: Social Anxiety (SP), Anxious Arousal (AA) and Uncertainty (U). The ASA-A^© was adapted from the ASC-ASD^© (Anxiety Scale for Children Autism Spectrum Disorder) in collaboration with professionals and autistic adults, to make it suitable for use with an adult population.

The development and initial evaluation of the ASA-A is reported in:

Rodgers, J.,  Farquhar, K.,  Mason, D.,  Brice, S.,  Wigham, S.,  Ingham, B., Freeston, M.F., Parr,  J.R., (2020) Development and initial evaluation of the Anxiety Scale for Autism - Adults (ASA-A) Autism in Adulthood. (in press)

Please contact measures@newcastle.ac.uk with any queries not addressed by the user guide or for permission to translate the measure.