Autism-Spectrum Quotient test

passmore · 23 Sep 2011

AlterEgo said:
As I posted in the other thread, I scored 37. There's no way I'm autistic or have Asperger's though. I'm just very observant!

Anthony, my house cleaner, came over yesterday and after work, he had a go. He scored 25. By the tests own rules, that means he does not have an autistic spectrum disorder.

I had a go and scored 9 so that confirms what I already know.

Hmmmm....

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12CSVT · 24 Sep 2011

BlythPower said:
That's for the bashers, not the spotters!

I scored 21, btw. I think I may feel slightly disappointed in a strange way...

I've always believed that bashers are in two categories - those who spend their time travelling up and down behind their favourite class of loco (maybe even spending a whole day behind the same loco), and those who aim to have as many locos or units as possible for haulage. My post was referring to the latter.

Eagle · 24 Sep 2011

I was always sure I had at least high-functioning autism on some level, but I've done this test a number of times over the past couple of years, probably giving slightly different answers each time, and I always score a squarely nonautistic 16. (And before you question the validity of the test I have been certified as nonautistic by my psychiatrist too.)

Which makes me feel more than a bit weird, honestly, because one of the things about my depression is the whole "why the hell am I so obsessive/sociopathic/withdrawing/etc., why can't I be like normal people?" and the discovery that I am a normal person, I can't just explain it away by saying "I'm autistic, I was bound to turn out like this", I'm clearly mentally capable of being the person I want to be so why am I failing to be it so badly? :cry:

Greenback said:
Mrs Greenback works in the same area and has asked if it was Sacha Baron-Cohen who devised the test as a joke.

It was his cousin Simon.

gnolife · 24 Sep 2011

I scored a 47 on it. That implies that I should be autistic, and I (as far as I know anyway) am not.

exile · 24 Sep 2011

I got 29. Have suspected I have at least a degree of Asperger's. I'm basically happier to be on my own or in a small group rather than in a party or crowded pub. And I have a penchant for facts and statistics - but then this gives me a social activity - quizzes.

I suspect what's being measured here is really the classic introvert -extravert spectrum. Autism refers to a definite disability that prevents the sufferer from functioning in society - someone with autism may struggle to hold down a job.

Asperger's is a bit of a strange one - anyone with a strong interest in any subject, be it music, politics, trains, cars, sport - can come across as boring or obsessive particularly if the subject involves long hours of study and concentration. So in effect being good at something is seen as a "syndrome" requiring treatment. Odd.

43021HST · 24 Sep 2011

I kept forgetting what side Agree and Disagree was!
I forgot my score, whats wrong with my memory today!

You apparantly have aspergers if you are any of these things, have an opinion that is higher than an inanimite object, you are interested in everyday things, well informed, logical, and dont like herds of farting waddling skittles around you, detemined, take a different view to all the other 'sheep'. So according to pyschologists if you have are any of these things there is something wrong with you.

Meanwhile if you are unopiniated, submissive, dont take an active interest in anything unless the mass media say its good and everyone else likes it, like to have herds of people around you to feel sociable, copy everyone else, you're normal and dont need to be labeled.

For the note I'm borderline aspergers but I refuse to be diagnosed.

exile · 24 Sep 2011

Yes, I think that hits it on the head. Society does actually need people who can concentrate on a single task, oddly enough.

BlythPower · 24 Sep 2011

Y'know, I think it all boils down to one simple conclusion.

There is no such thing as "normal".

Temple Meads · 24 Sep 2011

BlythPower said:
There is no such thing as "normal".

I quite agree

43021HST · 25 Sep 2011

BlythPower said:
Y'know, I think it all boils down to one simple conclusion.

There is no such thing as "normal".

Umm to kill the humour behind this but there is such thing is a sociological normal person, the defination is: Conforming to a standard. So all rail enthusiasts are not normal becuse they do not conform to the publics idea of what standard hobbies people should have.

N Levers · 25 Sep 2011

27... what does that mean?

Metroland · 25 Sep 2011

klambert said:
Umm to kill the humour behind this but there is such thing is a sociological normal person, the defination is: Conforming to a standard. So all rail enthusiasts are not normal becuse they do not conform to the publics idea of what standard hobbies people should have.

Have a missed something, is there a list? lol

What utter tosh, there is a list of psychological disorders, but there is a no list of hobbies that mean you are not quite there.

The whole idea we should all like the some things because they are popular and only those things are valued is an enormous can of worms. As a whole rail enthusiasm IS popular, hundreds of thousands of people enjoy some interest in the UK and millions worldwide. So that makes it pretty normal in my book.

Indeed, what is a greater concern is the intolerance of some people towards others harmless pursuits, which in severe cases is a psychological defect itself.

Chapeltom · 27 Sep 2011

37, not particularly a surprise.

bb21 · 27 Sep 2011

Eagle said:
and I always score a squarely nonautistic 16.

You do realise that it is a wonderful number, don't you?

16 = 2 ^ 2 ^ 2 = (2 ^ 2) ^ 2 = 2 ^ (2 ^ 2)

Anyhow I scored 32, which is entirely made up of 2s too. Does that mean I've just crossed the line to being autistic? That sounds super-fun. :lol:

They tell us that amongst a supposedly autistic sample group the probability of scoring higher than 32 is 80%, whereas they don't tell us what the probability is for one to be autistic if one scores over 32. This kind of makes the figure of 80% pointless as it doesn't really tell the person doing the test anything meaningful.

Greenback · 27 Sep 2011

The whole 'test' is pointless. Haven't these people got anything useful to do?!

43021HST · 28 Sep 2011

Greenback said:
The whole 'test' is pointless. Haven't these people got anything useful to do?!

Its a bit like arguing on forums

imagination · 28 Sep 2011

43

and yes I do have asperger's syndrome.

I've done the test before several times and vary between 40 and 44 depending on my mood.

heart-of-wessex · 29 Sep 2011

I got 28

Though I don't have Asperger's that I know of, I have Dyspraxia, though there are a few questions related to that, that I answered to. I guess it's nearly a similar thing?

43021HST · 29 Sep 2011

heart-of-wessex said:
I got 28

Though I don't have Asperger's that I know of, I have Dyspraxia, though there are a few questions related to that, that I answered to. I guess it's nearly a similar thing?

Doesnt dyspraxia affect you handwriting and co-ordination in sports and things? Wasnt too sure what it was.

heart-of-wessex · 29 Sep 2011

yes, like I can't hold a pen right, forget what left and right is (always do), can't use two hands on somethings, like I can't play the chords on a piano and play the main bit on top, other symptoms include forgetting stuff (I can't remember my own age without having a long think first), can't explain something's well, a habit of rambling on about certain things oh and paranoia and anxiety..nervous about doing things, I always do and I'll admit it is very annoying

Chapeltom · 29 Sep 2011

I've got 37 and 42 and I have Asperger Syndrome. I don't particularly care about it either but I do in a way, it kinda hurts. I've known for 2 years and its just me, no matter how awkward it feels in a lot of situations.

I'll happily drink in a pub on my own, because most people I know don't like ale, I'm an ale fanatic and have tried 272 new ones this year, noting down the type, percentage of the beer and when. I'll do a lot of things on my own, which I can't avoid. I'll probably be able to recall where I had each one as well!

I sound ridiculous I know but I can't help it.

Eagle · 3 Oct 2011

Now here's something interesting.

When I do this test, I score 17, which is the control-group average.
When I answer the test how I would have before starting university, I score 39 (very high likelihood of an ASD).

Which is stupid, being as ASDs don't completely disappear over three years.

Xenophon PCDGS · 3 Oct 2011

Eagle said:
Now here's something interesting.

When I do this test, I score 17, which is the control-group average.
When I answer the test how I would have before starting university, I score 39 (very high likelihood of an ASD).

Which is stupid, being as ASDs don't completely disappear over three years.

I think that the reasoning you use when being a 16 year old against the reasoning you use at the age of 35 would account for many differentials in scoring. The more experience of life in the adult world you gain, gives you a different outlook on life and of the way that it is viewed by you.

This is why, at the age of 66, I do not take all that much notice of the intense and untrammelled beliefs of 16 year old's with no real experience of adult life.

passmore · 3 Oct 2011

BlythPower said:
Y'know, I think it all boils down to one simple conclusion.

There is no such thing as "normal".

Agreed. One thing this test isn't useless at is proving what we already know: we are all different.

That is the only credible thing it proves. As for determining whether someone has autism or Asperger's, well....

Wyvern · 3 Oct 2011

Has anyone read Mark Haddon's book "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time"?

What do they think of it?

Class172 · 3 Oct 2011

Wyvern said:
Has anyone read Mark Haddon's book "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time"?

What do they think of it?

I read it about a year ago and I quite liked it. I had never read a story like that before. The fact that it was in Swindon also allowed me to easily visualise the streets as I was born in Swindon.

All Line Rover · 3 Oct 2011

Agree: 5,12,13,21,26,43: 1 point
Disagree: 1,3,8,10,11,14,15,17,24,27,29,30,34,38,40,47: 1 point
Score: 22

I am average! :lol:

es373 · 3 Oct 2011

GB said:
I don't have Autism, I'm just anti social

Love that! LOOOOL!

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