#Autism spectrum quotient test adults how to#
#Autism spectrum quotient test adults manual#
#Autism spectrum quotient test adults code#
#Autism spectrum quotient test adults trial#

RAADS-14 Screen: Validity of a screening tool for autism spectrum disorder in an adult psychiatric population. Adult autism subthreshold spectrum (AdAS Spectrum): Validation of a questionnaire investigating subthreshold autism spectrum. The adult repetitive behaviours questionnaire-2 (RBQ-2A): A self-report measure of restricted and repetitive behaviours. The autism-spectrum quotient (AQ): Evidence from Asperger syndrome/high-functioning autism, males and females, scientists and mathematicians. RAADS-14 Screen: Validity of a screening tool for autism spectrum disorder in an adult psychiatric. Published: Journal of AutismĪnd Developmental Disorders, 31, 5-17 (2001). The autism-spectrum quotient (AQ): Evidence from Asperger. I find it very easy to play games with children that involve pretending. I am not very good at remembering people’s date of birth. I find it difficult to work out people’s intentions. I like to carefully plan any activities I participate in. I find it difficult to imagine what it would be like to be someone else. I like to collect information about categories of things (e.g., types of cars, birds, trains, plants). When I was young, I used to enjoy playing games involving pretending with other children.

People often tell me that I keep going on and on about the same thing. If there is an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly. I find it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face.

I am often the last to understand the point of a joke. When I talk on the phone, I’m not sure when it’s my turn to speak. I find it easy to do more than one thing at once.

#Autism spectrum quotient test adults how to#

I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored. The goal of this test is to check atypical (autistic/neurodiverse/Aspie) and typical (neurotypical) traits in adults. I don’t usually notice small changes in a situation or a person’s appearance. I am not very good at remembering phone numbers. A score of 6 or above does not definitively diagnose an individual with autism. I usually concentrate more on the whole picture, rather than on the small details. The AQ Adult Version is not a diagnostic tool, but rather a screening tool. I find it easy to ‘read between the lines’ when someone is talking to me. I frequently find that I don’t know how to keep a conversation going. It does not upset me if my daily routine is disturbed. I would rather go to the theater than to a museum. I notice patterns in things all the time. I don’t particularly enjoy reading fiction. When I’m reading a story, I find it difficult to work out the characters’ intentions. When I talk, it isn’t always easy for others to get a word in edgewise. I tend to have very strong interests, which I get upset about if I can’t pursue. I find myself drawn more strongly to people than to things. I would rather go to a library than to a party. I tend to notice details that others do not. In a social group, I can easily keep track of several different people’s conversations. When I’m reading a story, I can easily imagine what the characters might look like. Other people frequently tell me that what I’ve said is impolite, even though I think it is polite. I usually notice car number plates or similar strings of information. I often notice small sounds when others do not. I frequently get so strongly absorbed in one thing that I lose sight of other things. If I try to imagine something, I find it very easy to create a picture in my mind. I prefer to do things the same way over and over again. I prefer to do things with others rather than on my own.

#Autism spectrum quotient test adults manual#

Manual calculation of the score is available by following the instructions at the bottom of the test. We are coding a more modern version that will be available shortly.

#Autism spectrum quotient test adults code#

UPDATE: Due to the age of the code powering the calculation required for the test it no longer works. The test is not a means for making a diagnosis, however, and many who score above 32 and even meet the diagnostic criteria for mild autism or Asperger’s report no difficulty functioning in their everyday lives. Eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a related disorder scored 32 or higher.

#Autism spectrum quotient test adults trial#

In the first major trial using the test, the average score in the control group was 16.4. Psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen and his colleagues at Cambridge’s Autism Research Centre have created the Autism-Spectrum Quotient, or AQ, as a measure of the extent of autistic traits in adults.