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This article presents preliminary psychometric properties of a new 45-item scale, the Coolidge Autistic Symptoms Survey (CASS), designed to differentiate between children within the autism spectrum (including Asperger's Disorder) and purportedly normal children, in anticipation of DSM-5 changes, in which a single diagnostic category is proposed: autism spectrum disorder. The final sample (N = 72) consisted of 19 children diagnosed with Asperger's Disorder, 19 children who were considered loners by their parents (without an autism diagnosis), and 34 purportedly normal children. The CASS and the 200-item, DSM-IV-TR aligned, Coolidge Personality and Neuropsychological Inventory were completed by a parent. The CASS had excellent internal scale reliability (α= .97) and test-retest (r = .91) reliability. ANOVA revealed the CASS was able to discriminate significantly among the 3 groups of children. Further research with the CASS appears warranted.

This study explored personality dimensions that contribute to marital satisfaction in older couples in long-term marriages (M = 49.2 years). Each spouse completed the Comprehensive Marital Satisfaction Scale, the Horney-Coolidge Tridimensional Inventory (HCTI), and the NEO-Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI). There was a moderate correlation between the marital satisfaction scores for husbands and wives. Husbands' marital satisfaction was significantly higher when their self-reported HCTI Detachment scores were lower and their HCTI Aggression scores were higher. Wives' marital satisfaction was higher when their Detachment scores and their husbands' Detachment scores were lower. On the NEO-FFI, only wives' marital satisfaction was significantly related to the more Extraverted and the less Conscientious the husbands reported themselves to be. Clinical implications and research directions are discussed.