Autism Test-1

Autism Test
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By Psych Central Researchers
Use this quiz to help you determine if you might need to see a mental health
professional for diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder, a mental health
concern that involves impairment in social interactions with others.
Instructions: This is a screening measure to help you determine whether you might have an
autism spectrum disorder (including what used to be called Asperger’s disorder). Please take
the time to fill out the below form as accurately, honestly and completely as possible. All of
your responses are confidential and you will be provided with instant results.
I am a year old / /
Definitely Slightly Slightly Definitely

Agree Agree Disagree Disagree
1 I prefer to do things with others rather than

on my own.
2 I prefer to do things the same way over and

over again.
3 If I try to imagine something, I find it very

easy to create a picture in my mind.
4 I frequently get so strongly absorbed in one

thing that I lose sight of other things.
5 I often notice small sounds when others do

not.
6 I usually notice car number plates or similar

strings of information.
7 Other people frequently tell me that what

I’ve said is impolite, even though I think it is
polite.
8 When I’m reading a story, I can easily

imagine what the characters might look like.
9 I am fascinated by dates.
10 In a social group, I can easily keep track of

several different people’s conversations.
1/4
11 I find social situations easy.
12 I tend to notice details that others do not.
13 I would rather go to a library than to a party.
14 I find making up stories easy.
15 I find myself drawn more strongly to people

than to things.
16 I tend to have very strong interests, which I

get upset about if I can’t pursue.
17 I enjoy social chitchat.
18 When I talk, it isn’t always easy for others to

get a word in edgewise.
19 I am fascinated by numbers.
20 When I’m reading a story, I find it difficult to

work out the characters’ intentions.

21 I don’t particularly enjoy reading fiction.
22 I find it hard to make new friends.
23 I notice patterns in things all the time.
24 I would rather go to the theater than to a

museum.
25 It does not upset me if my daily routine is

disturbed.
26 I frequently find that I don’t know how to

keep a conversation going.
27 I find it easy to ‘read between the lines’

when someone is talking to me.
28 I usually concentrate more on the whole

picture, rather than on the small details.
29 I am not very good at remembering phone

numbers.
30 I don’t usually notice small changes in a

situation or a person’s appearance.

2/4
31 I know how to tell if someone listening to
me is getting bored.
32 I find it easy to do more than one thing at

once.
33 When I talk on the phone, I’m not sure when

it’s my turn to speak.
34 I enjoy doing things spontaneously.
35 I am often the last to understand the point

of a joke.
36 I find it easy to work out what someone is

thinking or feeling just by looking at their
face.
37 If there is an interruption, I can switch back

to what I was doing very quickly.
38 I am good at social chitchat.
39 People often tell me that I keep going on

and on about the same thing.
40 When I was young, I used to enjoy playing

games involving pretending with other
children.

41 I like to collect information about categories

of things (e.g., types of cars, birds, trains,
plants).
42 I find it difficult to imagine what it would be

like to be someone else.
43 I like to carefully plan any activities I

participate in.
44 I enjoy social occasions.
45 I find it difficult to work out people’s

intentions.
46 New situations make me anxious.
47 I enjoy meeting new people.
48 I am a good diplomat.
49 I am not very good at remembering people’s

date of birth.
50 I find it very easy to play games with

children that involve pretending.
3/4
If you scored...
Want to learn more about autism?
Then...
34 & up -Autism likely
Autism
30 spectrum
- 33 -Possible disorder symptoms
autism
0 - 29 -No autism
Treatment of autism
Autism spectrum disorders in-depth
S. Baron-Cohen, S. Wheelwright, R. Skinner, J. Martin and E. Clubley, (2001) The Autism

Spectrum Quotient (AQ) : Evidence from Asperger Syndrome/High Functioning Autism,
Males and Females, Scientists and Mathematicians Journal of Autism and
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Autism Test

By Psych Central Researchers

Definitely Slightly Slightly Definitely

1 I prefer to do things with others rather than

2 I prefer to do things the same way over and

3 If I try to imagine something, I find it very

4 I frequently get so strongly absorbed in one

5 I often notice small sounds when others do

6 I usually notice car number plates or similar

7 Other people frequently tell me that what

8 When I’m reading a story, I can easily

10 In a social group, I can easily keep track of

11 I find social situations easy.

12 I tend to notice details that others do not.

13 I would rather go to a library than to a party.

14 I find making up stories easy.

15 I find myself drawn more strongly to people

16 I tend to have very strong interests, which I

17 I enjoy social chitchat.

18 When I talk, it isn’t always easy for others to

20 When I’m reading a story, I find it difficult to

Definitely Slightly Slightly Definitely

21 I don’t particularly enjoy reading fiction.

22 I find it hard to make new friends.

23 I notice patterns in things all the time.

24 I would rather go to the theater than to a

25 It does not upset me if my daily routine is

26 I frequently find that I don’t know how to

27 I find it easy to ‘read between the lines’

28 I usually concentrate more on the whole

29 I am not very good at remembering phone

30 I don’t usually notice small changes in a

Definitely Slightly Slightly Definitely

32 I find it easy to do more than one thing at

33 When I talk on the phone, I’m not sure when

34 I enjoy doing things spontaneously.

35 I am often the last to understand the point

36 I find it easy to work out what someone is

37 If there is an interruption, I can switch back

38 I am good at social chitchat.

39 People often tell me that I keep going on

40 When I was young, I used to enjoy playing

Definitely Slightly Slightly Definitely

41 I like to collect information about categories

42 I find it difficult to imagine what it would be

43 I like to carefully plan any activities I

44 I enjoy social occasions.

45 I find it difficult to work out people’s

46 New situations make me anxious.

47 I enjoy meeting new people.

49 I am not very good at remembering people’s

50 I find it very easy to play games with

Autism spectrum disorders in-depth

S. Baron-Cohen, S. Wheelwright, R. Skinner, J. Martin and E. Clubley, (2001) The Autism

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