Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ)

► This is the first factor analytic study of the AQ using an ethnic Chinese sample in Taiwan. ► Results yielded a 35-item, 5-dimensional factor solution we named as AQ-Chinese. ► Psychometric properties of the AQ-Chinese outperformed existing factorial models. ► The AQ-Chinese demonstrated good fitting for a continuum of autistic expression. ► Manifestation of the autistic profiles was consistent across different cultures.