Editorial Policy and Sources

How content is prepared

• Primary research and official clinical guidance are preferred for medical and scoring claims.
• Study sample results are described as findings from that sample, not universal diagnostic accuracy.
• Screening thresholds are never presented as proof of diagnosis or as a percentage chance of autism.
• Material pages are checked for citations, scope, conflicts, and a clear next step.
• Advertising decisions do not control conclusions or source selection.

Known instrument limitation

The original study says the RAADS-R was designed to be administered by a clinician in a clinical setting and was not intended as an online screening instrument. An online self-report score therefore has less context than the validation procedure. Later research has also reported different performance in referral and mental-health samples. This site treats the score as a prompt for reflection and professional discussion only.

Core sources

• Ritvo et al. (2011), international RAADS-R validation study

  Primary source for the 80 items, appendix scoring key, study sample, and original threshold findings.

• PubMed record for the RAADS-R validation study

  Bibliographic record and publication details for the original validation paper.

• NICE guideline CG142: autism in adults

  Clinical context for recognizing, referring, and assessing possible autism in adults.

• Google Publisher Policies

  Source for advertising, harmful health claim, privacy, and sensitive-information safeguards.

Corrections and conflicts

Send a source-backed correction to[email protected]. Material scoring or safety corrections should be made promptly and reflected in the page's review date. The site does not provide paid referrals and does not claim affiliation with the RAADS-R authors or their institutions.