Autism Spectrum Quotient test

13. Don't consider myself on the spectrum at all but I am an introvert and get exhausted by people. I suppose that's considered part of the spectrum?

OP did you struggle with the "reading other people part"? There were quite a few of those questions and I personally find that very easy. Some of the questions are in the negative so you have to be careful in your answer selection.

Actually I do struggle with that r1.

Interestingly, I took this test years ago and scored a 29 or 30. But I don't think I've changed all that much in the interim.

I'm also an INTP, which is spectrum-adjacent, imho.

9 out of 50.

6 out of 50.

Being an introvert and antisocial(not in the sociopathic way) is not being autistic. I too am introverted and don't really like people but at the same time I am a people pleaser, love role playing, very imaginative, and can read people's emotions to a Tee. And its not that I don't really like people i just find most Americans of an average iq insufferable.

50/50.

Best score!

Those were my thoughts exactly, R5. I took this a few months ago. Scored a 42. I can live with that; as would be expected.

I'm also with R5 & I scored 36 - do I get a prize?

I just scored a 42. Not particularly surprised.

I got 11. I am awful at small talk. I wish there were a class on how to do it. I feel that I'm overly guarded and don't want to share to much with people that I'm not comfortable with. But I can listen to their shit all day long. I love people talking about themselves, I just don't like to do it.

23...close to the border of 25. They didn't mention any empathetic situations, which is interesting.

18 surprised because I've always had really severe social anxiety and when I was younger I had a few teachers suggest that maybe I was autistic. I guess I just hate people.

r11 I think the ability to read other people's emotions is a form of empathy.

Plus they had a question about imagining that it's like to be another person.

I joke about it but don't actually hate people. I've always been "too nice" people take advantage of me and it's easier to keep to myself for the most part and be selective about who I get close to. I also just don't have a lot in common with many people so I've never really wanted to be part of the crowd.

I'm an Ass Burger!

26. I do a decent job of reading other peoples' emotions but not their intentions. Like to spend time with people but get bored with chitchat. Prefer meaningful interactions. On the one hand, I like predictability at work, but I would lose my mind if I didn't have the opportunity to fulfill other interests. If I don't get it from my job, I'd seek it somewhere else. I'm shy but crave human contact. I honestly wouldn't know how to categorize myself.

15, as it would be expected. I may be physically inflexible, but, my mind isn’t.

The impolite question really hit home for me. Saying impolite things has gotten me in quite a bit of trouble, especially with women.

I scored a 16 . i am an introvert as well. I do well and in social situations but always experience social anxiety before a social engagement. I am a good listener who does not like to talk about myself. Most people are so self-absorbed that they do not notice that I know a lot about them but they know little about me.

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r20 this particular quiz was designed by actual researchers, mostly as a self-diagnostic.

6 is that good?

33

Not shocked, not-not shocked

36. Suck it, OP.

I think age has some effect on your score. I'm 66 and couldn't care less about parties, and social events and I scored 19. But 30 years ago when I was a social butterfly I would have probably scored much lower.

20. I hate small talk and chitchat at parties, but I love novels and theater, and am very good at observing things about other people.

I scored 2/50. I'm outgoing and do small talk very easily, am a diplomat and can easily read someone just by their expressions, but I only enjoy parties when i'm in the mood and I overall hate people in general. I do love make believe and work with art, so what does that put me? I'm basically polite and outgoing for survival, I'd much rather not deal with humans at all.

Your score was 26 out of a possible 50.

Scores in the 26-32 range indicate some Autistic traits (Aspergers Syndrome).

I sometimes wonder if I am. I have been accused more than I care to admit of being "aspie". I prefer to think of myself has an eccentric.

10. I assume my several autistic traits are my abilities to focus sharply on details, my knack for observation, & my preferences for routine, which to me translates as processes and order which I practice because they work and optimize my work, as well as time.

Other than that, I possess nearly impeccable manners, am warm & friendly. I am extremely sociable, an excellent conversationalist, especially because I know when to shut up & listen.

Anyhow, I’m much too pretty to be an autist. Lol! I kid, I kid.

43. Think it was 39 the first time I took it. Sadface.

I got 12. I have autism -isms at all. But, like others on this thread, I find people exhausted. I totally can read them, just don't have the gumption to do it any longer.

I got 15 and I took this test once before. The last time I took it I got 15 also. I am an introvert and an INTP. I don't think being an introvert has anything to do with autism R1.

31. Last time I took it - 2 or 3 years ago - I scored in the low 20s or high teens.

Interesting that scores seem to increase with age

26. And I’m 29 years old.

41. Not really a surprise. A close relative was diagnosed with Aspberger's as a child.

I love to read, travel, go to the theater, visit museums...on my own. I get along with people, but I prefer to be on my own.

6, damn, no aspie here. Can I be rude to people anyway and blame it on autism?

49 here

I got a 34 when I took the quiz.

I got 27. That means I have Asperger's?

R29 I’ve been told that autistic children tend to be beautiful.

I scored a 26. Was a cute kid but no great beauty.

I scored a 5, which is good because a high score combined with being a Scorpio would be a lot to bear. For me and everyone around me. If any.

12 out of 50

If you just put the number and not "out of 50" that means your worse than Burke Ramsey.

If you just put the number and not "out of 50" that means your worse than Burke Ramsey.

And what does it mean if you used your instead of you're? You're worse than Patsy Ramsay?

Like r19, I got a 16. I'm an INTJ, introverted and picky about the people I interact with and what I share with them, but I'm very good at sussing out situations and reading people.

And I used to have a fantastic imagination, before I began working in finance and lost all of that.

I scored a 35 but I was already diagnosed as being on the spectrum.

Sorry R43 I meant 35 Out of 50.

R37 You have to get an “emotional support animal” and claim it’s for your “spectrum disorder”

I scored a 9 and I'm 26, I'm not autistic, I'm just a heartless bitch.

I scored 36! And, I am INFJ....god help me. I won't even go into my birth sign...

I got 32, so just on the cusp. But I've always known that I'm weird. The fact that I have a terrible foot in mouth disease and that I abhor any kind of noise (just sound in general, really) are both dead giveaways.

I got six

9. I find it easy to read people, but I get tired of being around them. Just because I understand you, doesn't mean I like you.

I’m 13. Not shocked, I’m an introvert.

I got blue.

23/50. Sounds right. I'm awkward and socially inept. They thought I might be when I was a child, before deciding I was just weird. I still wonder sometimes.

[quote] I am not very good at remembering phone numbers.

In this day and age, remembering phone numbers is much less common.

I scored 10 out of 50 so I'm definitely not retarded.

r41- a friend of mine has an eight year old autistic girl- she is a gorgeous creature. She is also an amazing artist- draws, paints and plays the piano. Can pick up any tune by ear. Because of her, I can track autistic kids now- their eyes are usually unfocused (or have giant pupils), even looking straight at you, which is a rarity.

I got 34. I'm on the spectrum but I already suspected it so wasn't surprised.

This whole thread is on the spectrum. Which makes me feel good as I scored 32! Hi, everyone! Leave me alone!

I tried to take the test, but I got caught up in which of my many fountain pens I should use to fill it out. Finally, after 2.37 hours, I chose one, but after filling it with ink (took me another 43.5 minutes), I realized that it's online. At that point I was so mentally exhausted that I took a nap.

Does that mean anything?

Yes, it means your an obsessive compulsive lunatic who should be on medication. Just kidding. LOL

[quote] Just because I understand you, doesn't mean I like you.

In fact, R53, there may well be a direct cause and effect relationship at work here....

Your score was 31 out of a possible 50.

Scores in the 26-32 range indicate some Autistic traits (Aspergers Syndrome).

“Your score was 20 out of a possible 50. Scores in the 0-25 range indicate few or no Autistic traits.“

I had no idea what score to expect. The result doesn’t mean much to me.

Asking those DLers above who scored 26 or more...does this concern you? I scored well below this, but would be devastated to find out that I was on the spectrum (I have other issues to worry about). Does this mean you are comfortable with your score, or do you just accept that there's nothing you can really do about it? Curious to know how you live with this knowledge.

OP here r66.

Meh, it doesn't bother me, but my high score surprises me a tad. I know I'm socially awkward and "different" and I too have other issues to worry about (bipolar disorder). I have a fb but I'll probably be single the rest of my life, a truth I'm resigned to.

I enjoy solitary activities: reading, birdwatching, learning to read foreign languages (not so much the speaking part). I'm more curious than most people I know, and also in academia, where spectrum-y traits are rather common.

As a kid, being different bothered me a lot. I never fit in and was frequently bullied. As an adult and as an academic, being different has been an asset.

r44

If you correct a spelling error that means your an autistic, complete with refrigerator mother.

r66, at this point in life, I understand myself so well that that I know how to compensate for my "on-the-spectrum" nature when I'm in company or at work. After a lifetime of studying people in groups, I know how to be friendly and sociable when appropriate. I scored 41 out of 50.

Devastated about my score? Hardly. It's not news to me that reading faces and understanding motives comes much more easily to most other people than to me. I have different gifts that most other people don't have. I was able to have a family and build a professional career despite my "on-the-spectrum" nature.

In my professional life, I've been in meetings with the young Bill Gates at Microsoft. He rocked back and forth habitually while speaking and listening; he also exhibited many other characteristics and tendencies that people recognize now as part of being on the autism spectrum. (We used to call this high-functioning kind of autism Aspberger's Syndrome, but that label is no longer used as a diagnosis. We're all just on the autism spectrum now. ) Like me, Gates has become vastly more socialized and socially savvy over the years. I'm sure he's comfortable with his basic nature after all this time, just like me.

[quote] Asking those DLers above who scored 26 or more...does this concern you?

Not really. I got exactly a 26 and because test results can change the more often you take it. I've been told that I am neurotic and an introvert, but no one has ever pegged me as being on the spectrum. I see it as a byproduct of our increasingly isolated and technological society. I noticed I like to seek out people and keep as friends those who are more adept at social situations, perhaps as a way to compensate.

[quote] The fact that I have a terrible foot in mouth disease and that I abhor any kind of noise (just sound in general, really) are both dead giveaways.

This describes me too. Light sensitive as well.

In the old days autism was part of schizophrenia.

I scored 11 out of 50.

A relative was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome and I found when researching it that I had many of the traits, as did many in my wider family. It doesn't have any negative associations for me. Yes, it makes things harder, but life gets you one way or another.

Yes, R73 -- everyone has at least one cross to bear, the trick is to learn how to overcome it. It's important to realize your own limits, and the sooner the better. Not only am I slightly autistic, I'm also short and the latter has caused me a lot more day to day trouble than the former.

7/50

6 here

I got a 27. But I didn't bother to look at where that places me on the spectrum.

r74

Thinks he's Ann Romano. Do your egg titties, jiggle when you jog to the door?

34. Not so bad, right?

R74 = Beth Ditto

I got a 0 out of 50, completely and totally sane

36/50 but should be higher. Aspies are usually really good with numbers but I have Dyscalculia, numerical dyslexia too and I can't do math, remember phone numbers or birth dates and such. Only class I ever failed at school but it wasn't known then. I can however read a book, non-fiction, never fiction, in three hours while my brother, who does not have Aspergers has dyslexia and has never read a book but can do your car or mortgage payment in his head on command.

I was in a Chinese take out last week and a very nice looking tall blonde man approached me and asked me what I was doing. About 35, fit and attractive. The minute he opened his mouth it was apparent he was slow, very slow. I replied I was waiting for food..."Why?" he asked, and so on for a minute or two until his elderly mother called him back. He broke my heart. Yes, Aspies have empathy. I mourned for the life he could have had, what will happen to him when his Mom is gone, but appreciated how the needle could have gone more in his direction with my disability.

I have that too R82 I'm so bad with numbers I almost have a phobia of them.

Crap I got 27.