The Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ)

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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.
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 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 chit-chat.
18) When I talk, it isn't always easy for others to get a word in edgeways.
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 theatre than 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 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.
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 chit-chat.
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 car, types of bird, types of train, types of plant, etc.).
42) I find it difficult to imagine what it would be like to be someone else.
43) I like to plan any activities I participate in carefully.
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.

 

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The questions in this test are copyright S. Baron-Cohen, S. Wheelwright, R. Skinner, J. Martin and E. Clubley, (2001)