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The Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) is an useful screening tool of ASD diagnosis. The main objectives of our study were to produce a Portuguese version of the SCQ (SCQ-PF), study its internal consistency, sensitivity and specificity in order to evaluate its validity as a screening instrument for ASD. We also wanted to study the impact of intellectual disability and verbal impairment and other mental disorders on SCQ-PF psychometric properties. The study included 211 children and adolescents, aged 4\u201317, divided in three groups: ASD Group (n\u2009=\u200996), Other Mental Disorders Group (OMD) (n\u2009=\u200963) and No Mental Disorders (NMD) Group (n\u2009=\u200952). Parents or other primary caregiver provided information on the SCQ items. The SCQ-PF score was significantly higher in the ASD group than in the other groups (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). As to internal consistency, Cronbach\u2019s alpha was 87%. 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