Autism spectrum symptoms test manual#

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 symptoms test 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. 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. 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.