Mol Autism May 2021 PMID 34001225

The Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI): development and validation of a new measure of autistic traits in the general population.

Michael C W English, Gilles E Gignac, Troy A W Visser, Andrew J O Whitehouse, James T Enns, Murray T Maybery

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Peak: 15 in May 2021
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What people are saying

Discussions frequently highlight the CATI as a more psychometrically rigorous and multidimensional measure, with references to its subscales like social camouflage and sensory sensitivity. Phrases like 'game changer' and mentions of its clinical and research relevance reflect a generally positive tone, indicating anticipation of its influence. The tone and focus on methodological improvements suggest a perception of meaningful progress in autism trait assessment.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions favor the development of the CATI, emphasizing its improved psychometric properties and comprehensiveness, indicating common support among participants.

InterestHigh interest

Posts show high curiosity about the measure, with many expressing enthusiasm and mentioning aspects like its social camouflage and sensory subscales, suggesting curiosity about its applications.

EngagementHigh engagement

Several discussions delve into methodological details, such as psychometric rigor and the subscales included, demonstrating active and deep engagement with the article's content.

ImpactModerate impact

While there is recognition of the measure’s significance, especially as a newer, less pathologizing tool, many comments are preliminary and focused on potential rather than concrete impact, leading to a slightly moderate impact perception.

Abstract in brief

  • The study introduces the Comprehensive Autism Trait Inventory (CATI), a new questionnaire designed to better measure autistic traits in the general population based on current understanding of autism.
  • The CATI consists of 42 items grouped into six subscales: Social Interactions, Communication, Social Camouflage, Repetitive Behaviours, Cognitive Rigidity, and Sensory Sensitivity, validated through multiple stages of testing.
  • Results showed that the CATI had strong validity and reliability, outperforming existing measures like the AQ and BAPQ in accurately capturing autistic traits.]

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Michael English
@mike_ology · X

Excited to share our new Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI)! A 42-item, modern measure of traits in the gen pop w/ subscales for sensory sensitivity, social camouflage, and more! Dev. and validation described in 3 studies in Mol. Autism. 1/2 - https://t.co/28HOZzfl6j

May 18, 2021 · 14 likes · 5 shares · 92 followers View post →
Zack Williams, MD, PhD
@QuantPsychiatry · X

@cjcrompton Try the CATI. It's a bit newer but made with much more psychometric rigor than any of the other measures. Also has a slightly broader definition of autistic traits (and is a relatively short 42 items). https://t.co/ZLR74UbPa1

Sep 30, 2021 · 13 likes · 1 share · 3,853 followers View post →
CRAE
@CRAE_IOE · X

Find out more about the new Comprehensive Autism Trait Inventory (CATI) – a new self-report measure of autistic traits – as developed by @GillesEGignac, @telethonkids and colleagues. @MolecularAutism https://t.co/kZd2dJLrZQ https://t.co/yQf0Dyxury

Jun 4, 2021 · 10 likes · 6 shares · 10,544 followers View post →
Michelle Dawson
@autismcrisis · X

CATI, a new measure of autistic traits "comprising six subscales: Social Interactions, Communication, Social Camouflage, Repetitive Behaviors, Cognitive Rigidity, and Sensory Sensitivity"? https://t.co/c4itDyKHfK free

May 17, 2021 · 7 likes · 2 shares · 9,265 followers View post →
The Kids Research Institute Australia
@TheKids_AU · X

PUBLISHED: Researchers inc. Prof @AJOWhitehouse have developed a more effective measure of traits associated with #autism. CATI better reflects our current understanding of #autism, is the first measure to inc. social camouflage & sensory sensitivity: https://t.co/nbAJVgjlHp

Nov 22, 2021 · 4 likes · 6,430 followers View post →
Molecular Autism
@MolecularAutism · X

The Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI): development and validation of a new measure of autistic traits in the general population https://t.co/K2hpQM5GGH https://t.co/20lrlF4qPM

May 18, 2021 · 4 likes · 4 shares · 1,697 followers View post →

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Zack Williams, MD, PhD
@QuantPsychiatry · X

@Lucy_Livingston @TheJCPPadvances @Lucy_Waldren @EstherWalton18 @neurodnetwork @BathPsychology @Bath_CAAR @Kingspsychol @neurosciencecu Curious, for future work, whether you're interested in moving beyond AQ-derivative measures of autistic traits toward newer measures like the CATI (which, importantly, is also invariant by sex) to capture dimensional autistic traits? https://t.co/ZLR74TUeit

Aug 22, 2022 · 1 like · 3,853 followers View post →
Zack Williams, MD, PhD
@QuantPsychiatry · X

@emma_cogdev I'm a big fan of the CATI, which is a newer and substantially less pathologizing measure. It's 42 items, and there's limited evidence of it separating autism out from other conditions (though tbh same for AQ/SRS), but seems like a nice dimensional measure https://t.co/ZLR74UbPa1

Feb 8, 2022 · 3,853 followers View post →
The Kids Research Institute Australia
@TheKids_AU · X

PUBLISHED: Researchers inc. Prof @AJOWhitehouse have developed a more effective measure of traits associated with #autism. CATI better reflects our current understanding of #autism, is the first measure to inc. social camouflage & sensory sensitivity: https://t.co/nbAJVgjlHp

Nov 22, 2021 · 4 likes · 6,430 followers View post →
@alaterstage
@alaterstage · X

RT @neuroraf: The Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI): development and validation of a new measure of autistic traits in the gene…

Oct 2, 2021 · 1 share · 128 followers View post →
Raphaël Béné
@neuroraf · X

The Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI): development and validation of a new measure of autistic traits in the general population https://t.co/PoQQ42TqwO

Oct 2, 2021 · 1 like · 1 share · 3,278 followers View post →
Elaine Mcgreevy
@ElaineMcgreevy · X

RT @QuantPsychiatry: @cjcrompton Try the CATI. It's a bit newer but made with much more psychometric rigor than any of the other measures.…

Sep 30, 2021 · 1 share · 4,346 followers View post →
Zack Williams, MD, PhD
@QuantPsychiatry · X

@cjcrompton Try the CATI. It's a bit newer but made with much more psychometric rigor than any of the other measures. Also has a slightly broader definition of autistic traits (and is a relatively short 42 items). https://t.co/ZLR74UbPa1

Sep 30, 2021 · 13 likes · 1 share · 3,853 followers View post →
Perception Lab (Igelstrom Lab, LiU)
@igelstrom_lab · X

Amazing paper: a great new autism scale that contains sensory and camouflaging subscales! Thanks, authors, for this!

Jul 7, 2021 · 3 likes · 57 followers View post →
UBC Psychology
@UBCPsych · X

RT @UBCLangScis: @mike_ology @UWApsych @UBCPsych "... 6 well-behaved subscales, from communication, to social camouflaging, to sensory sens…

Jun 25, 2021 · 1 share · 5,556 followers View post →
UBC Psychology
@UBCPsych · X

RT @UBCLangScis: Next in #PithyPapers @mike_ology of @UWApsych and Dr. James Enns of @UBCPsych discuss 'The Comprehensive Autistic Trait In…

Jun 25, 2021 · 1 share · 5,556 followers View post →
UBC Language Sciences Institute
@UBCLangScis · X

@mike_ology @UWApsych @UBCPsych "... 6 well-behaved subscales, from communication, to social camouflaging, to sensory sensitivity." Article: https://t.co/aTK9ey2OXB #PithyPapers story: https://t.co/HU9TE5pxKw 3/3

Jun 25, 2021 · 1 share · 1,346 followers View post →
UBC Language Sciences Institute
@UBCLangScis · X

Next in #PithyPapers @mike_ology of @UWApsych and Dr. James Enns of @UBCPsych discuss 'The Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI): development and validation of a new measure of #autistic traits in the general population'

Jun 25, 2021 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,346 followers View post →
Stirling Autism Research
@StirAutism · X

.@GillesEGignac, @telethonkids and colleagues have developed the Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI) a new autistic traits measure that is the first to have dedicated subscales for social camouflage and sensory sensitivity https://t.co/O2OmWhHJsZ

Jun 8, 2021 · 1 like · 1,666 followers View post →
NeverGiveUp
@NeverWashTheSun · X

The Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI): development and validation of a new measure of autistic traits in the general population | Molecular Autism | Full Text https://t.co/aMgTjGb7Ro

Jun 7, 2021 · 1,551 followers View post →
Tania Marshall
@TaniaAMarshall · X

RT @MolecularAutism: The Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI): development and validation of a new measure of autistic traits in t…

Jun 5, 2021 · 4 shares · 33,861 followers View post →
Molecular Autism
@MolecularAutism · X

RT @CRAE_IOE: Find out more about the new Comprehensive Autism Trait Inventory (CATI) – a new self-report measure of autistic traits – as d…

Jun 4, 2021 · 6 shares · 1,697 followers View post →
CRAE
@CRAE_IOE · X

Find out more about the new Comprehensive Autism Trait Inventory (CATI) – a new self-report measure of autistic traits – as developed by @GillesEGignac, @telethonkids and colleagues. @MolecularAutism https://t.co/kZd2dJLrZQ https://t.co/yQf0Dyxury

Jun 4, 2021 · 10 likes · 6 shares · 10,544 followers View post →
eisdamme
@eisdamme · X

RT @mike_ology: Diagnosed autistic (yellow, n=56) and self-identifying w/o diagnosis autistic adults (orange, n=77) show practically identi…

May 31, 2021 · 2 shares · 119 followers View post →
Michael English
@mike_ology · X

Diagnosed autistic (yellow, n=56) and self-identifying w/o diagnosis autistic adults (orange, n=77) show practically identical profiles according to the CATI, our new measure of autistic traits: https://t.co/ygv8NGQ8DT https://t.co/rm1bltUseC

May 31, 2021 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 92 followers View post →
Forth ❤️‍
@forthrighter · X

@prerationalist Hm. Interesting. Appears prima facia legit; see this link. I am interested in these types of things (psychometrics) https://t.co/QTpQy704Ta

May 27, 2021 · 1 like · 3,859 followers View post →
Paweł Pflegel
@AutyzmBiologia · X

The Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI): development and validation of a new measure of autistic traits in the general population https://t.co/vlQNbSIJ1f

May 24, 2021 · 244 followers View post →
Sarah Cassidy
@Sarah_NottsUni · X

RT @MolecularAutism: The Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI): development and validation of a new measure of autistic traits in t…

May 19, 2021 · 4 shares · 4,462 followers View post →
Meng-Chuan Lai 賴孟泉
@mengchuanlai · X

RT @MolecularAutism: The Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI): development and validation of a new measure of autistic traits in t…

May 19, 2021 · 4 shares · 1,780 followers View post →
#Autism
@Autism_Journal · X

The Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI): development and validation of a new measure of autistic traits in the general population https://t.co/0Z1Pl2aPAj #PubMed #Autism

May 18, 2021 · 1 like · 388 followers View post →
UWA Person Perception
@PersonPercept · X

RT @mike_ology: Excited to share our new Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI)! A 42-item, modern measure of traits in the gen pop…

May 18, 2021 · 5 shares · 485 followers View post →
UWA Psychological Science
@UWApsych · X

RT @mike_ology: Excited to share our new Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI)! A 42-item, modern measure of traits in the gen pop…

May 18, 2021 · 5 shares · 1,011 followers View post →
Molecular Autism
@MolecularAutism · X

The Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI): development and validation of a new measure of autistic traits in the general population https://t.co/K2hpQM5GGH https://t.co/20lrlF4qPM

May 18, 2021 · 4 likes · 4 shares · 1,697 followers View post →
Sue S
@SueStrizek · X

RT @mike_ology: Excited to share our new Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI)! A 42-item, modern measure of traits in the gen pop…

May 18, 2021 · 5 shares · 162 followers View post →
Andrew Whitehouse
@AJOWhitehouse · X

RT @mike_ology: Excited to share our new Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI)! A 42-item, modern measure of traits in the gen pop…

May 18, 2021 · 5 shares · 1,297 followers View post →
Michael English
@mike_ology · X

Excited to share our new Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory (CATI)! A 42-item, modern measure of traits in the gen pop w/ subscales for sensory sensitivity, social camouflage, and more! Dev. and validation described in 3 studies in Mol. Autism. 1/2 - https://t.co/28HOZzfl6j

May 18, 2021 · 14 likes · 5 shares · 92 followers View post →
Aurelia Cotta
@AureliaCotta · X

RT @autismcrisis: CATI, a new measure of autistic traits "comprising six subscales: Social Interactions, Communication, Social Camouflage,…

May 17, 2021 · 2 shares · 6,185 followers View post →
Michelle Dawson
@autismcrisis · X

CATI, a new measure of autistic traits "comprising six subscales: Social Interactions, Communication, Social Camouflage, Repetitive Behaviors, Cognitive Rigidity, and Sensory Sensitivity"? https://t.co/c4itDyKHfK free

May 17, 2021 · 7 likes · 2 shares · 9,265 followers View post →