The Chinese Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test: A study with normal adults, and adults with Asperger syndrome/high-functioning autism

We developed a 28-item Chinese Eyes Test and tested its psychometric properties with a mixed sample of highfunctioning adults with autism or Asperger syndrome and neurotypical adults. The Chinese Eyes Test showed good convergent and divergent validity, satisfactory known-group discrimination, and acceptable internal consistency. The identified cutoff score of 18 or below (Sensitivity: 66.7%; Specificity: 84.0%) should be useful for identifying clinically significant levels of social cognitive deficits, in terms of difficulty with the perceptual understanding of others' mental states, in high-functioning adults with autism or Asperger syndrome.

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A Chinese Eyes Test was developed and tested for its psychometric properties. The test showed good validity, discrimination, and consistency. The identified cutoff score can be useful for identifying social cognitive deficits in high-functioning adults with autism or Asperger syndrome.