| Definitely agree | Slightly agree | Slightly disagree | Definitely disagree | |
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| 1) I would notice if someone added 5 grains of salt to my cup of water. | ||||
| 2) I would be able to distinguish different people by their smell. | ||||
| 3) I wouldn't notice if someone added a spoonful of sugar to my tea. | ||||
| 4) I wouldn't be afraid of hurting myself when falling off my bike at high speed. | ||||
| 5) I wouldn't be able to detect the motion of the blades of a rotating fan even when it is at minimum speed. | ||||
| 6) The sound of a piano and a violin playing the same note seem very similar to me. | ||||
| 7) I would be able to detect if a strawberry was ripe by smell alone. | ||||
| 8) I would be able to distinguish milk chocolate and dark chocolate by their taste alone. | ||||
| 9) I cannot tolerate hot showers (above 40°C / 105°F). | ||||
| 10) I wouldn't need an anaesthetic to cope with a dental procedure, such as a cavity-filling. | ||||
| 11) I would have to wait for 10 minutes for a hot drink to cool down before swallowing it, otherwise it would be too hot for me. | ||||
| 12) I would be able to visually detect the change in brightness of a light each time a dimmer control is moved one notch. | ||||
| 13) I wouldn't be able to detect large objects, such as parked cars, clearly on a dark night. | ||||
| 14) I would notice if someone added 5 drops of lemon juice to my cup of water. | ||||
| 15) I would be the last person to detect if something was burning. | ||||
| 16) I wouldn't be able to feel the vibrations from loud music if I was sitting next to the loud speaker (e.g. at a concert). | ||||
| 17) I wouldn't be able to feel a small volume change in music as a difference in vibration on my skin. | ||||
| 18) I can't hear the TV when it is very quiet, even when other people can. | ||||
| 19) I would be able to hear a leaf move if blown by the wind on a quiet street. | ||||
| 20) I wouldn't be able to taste the difference between two pieces of dark chocolate. | ||||
| 21) I would be able to taste the difference between two brands of salty potato chips/crisps. | ||||
| 22) When people are talking the words seem to merge together. | ||||
| 23) I can only look at bright colours for a brief period of time. | ||||
| 24) I would lose my balance very easily if I was standing on one foot with my eyes closed. | ||||
| 25) I wouldn't be able to smell a barbecue from 60 feet (20 metres) away. | ||||
| 26) I can't spin round and round without falling over. | ||||
| 27) I wouldn't notice a 10 degree difference in temperature of the weather. | ||||
| 28) I can drink tea/coffee 'straight', without needing to add milk or sugar. | ||||
| 29) I can't hear the bass in music. | ||||
| 30) I would be able to smell the difference between freshly cut grass and uncut grass. | ||||
| 31) I wouldn't be able to feel the label at the back of my shirt even if I thought about it. | ||||
| 32) I can hear electricity humming in the walls. | ||||
| 33) I notice the flickering of a desktop computer even when it is working properly. | ||||
| 34) I wouldn't be able to tell if milk is off simply by smelling it. | ||||
| 35) I would be able to notice a tiny change (e.g. 1 degree) in the temperature of the weather. | ||||
| 36) I would be able to feel a one millimetre cut in my skin. | ||||
| 37) I would be able to see the individual blades in a rotating fan even if it was at maximum speed. | ||||
| 38) I would be able to tell the weight difference between two different coin sizes on the palm of my hand, if my eyes were closed. | ||||
| 39) I wouldn't get dizzy on a carousel/merry-go-round, even at high speed. | ||||
| 40) I can't see written words on a page that other people can see. | ||||
| 41) I would be able to distinguish between two oranges purely by their taste. | ||||
| 42) I couldn't distinguish a familiar person and a stranger by their smell. | ||||
| 43) I couldn't detect if bread is stale purely by its smell. | ||||
| 44) I can't tell if my clothes are clean or dirty by smell alone. | ||||
| 45) I would be able to detect the sound of a vacuum cleaner from any room in a two-storey building. | ||||
| 46) I wouldn't notice the difference between even and uneven ground when driving over it sitting in the back seat of a car. | ||||
| 47) I would be able to drink a cup of boiling water straight after it had been poured from the kettle. | ||||
| 48) I couldn't tell two types of green apples apart purely from their colour. | ||||
| 49) I would be able to distinguish between an old and a new book by their smell. | ||||
| 50) I would be able to read a street sign from a distance of 100 feet (30 metres). | ||||
| 51) I can't tell if cars passing me on the street are going at different speeds. | ||||
| 52) I would be able to notice if someone added 5 grains of sugar to my glass of water. | ||||
| 53) I would have difficulty seeing a single leaf clearly even on a tree that is close up. | ||||
| 54) I wouldn't taste if someone added a whole teaspoon of salt to my glass of water. | ||||
| 55) I would be able to feel the elastic holding up my socks if I stop and thought about it. | ||||
| 56) I can't taste the difference between ripe and non-ripe fruit. | ||||
| 57) I would be able to stand on one foot for fifteen seconds without wobbling. | ||||
| 58) I would be able to taste the difference between apparently identical pieces of candy. | ||||
| 59) I notice the weight and pressure of a hat on my head. | ||||
| 60) I would feel if a single hair touched the back of my hand. | ||||
| 61) If I was walking along, I would be able to feel a passing truck's vibrations even if my eyes were closed. | ||||
| 62) I would be able to smell the smallest gas leak from anywhere in the house. | ||||
| 63) I wouldn't notice if someone changed their perfume, by smell alone. | ||||
| 64) I would be able to tell when an elevator/lift started moving. | ||||
| 65) I can hear dog whistles very easily in the park. | ||||
| 66) I wouldn't taste the difference between different types of lettuce leaves. | ||||
| 67) I couldn't taste if there were two slices of lemon in my glass of water if I was drinking it with my eyes closed. | ||||
| 68) I can't go out in bright sunlight without sunglasses. | ||||
| 69) I would be able to read small print, such as a serial number on the back of a DVD, at 10 feet (3 metres) away. | ||||
| 70) I get motion sickness easily (e.g., car sickness or sea sickness). | ||||
| 71) I would be able to feel a change in the temperature of a cup of coffee after it had sat for 1 minute. | ||||
| 72) I can't hear very low frequency sounds, such as low voices. | ||||
| 73) I would be the first to hear if there was a fly in the room. | ||||
| 74) If I look at a pile of blue sweaters in a shop that are meant to be identical, I would be able to see differences between them. | ||||
| 75) I wouldn't detect a new smell in my house instantly before anyone else. | ||||
| 76) I have perfect pitch: e.g. I could repeat a musical tone without any cue. | ||||
| 77) I would be able to bite into a lemon without any problems. | ||||
| 78) I wouldn't need to wear a coat in the winter, even when it is zero degrees outside. | ||||
| 79) I wouldn't be able to match the colour of a sweater in the shop with the colour of my trousers at home. | ||||
| 80) I wouldn't hear every single note when listening to music. | ||||
| 81) I would be able to smell the difference between most men and women. | ||||
| 82) I choose to wear muted colours. | ||||
| 83) I listen to music at minimum loudness. | ||||
| 84) I would be able to hear each note in a chord even if there were 10 notes. | ||||
| 85) I close curtains to avoid bright lights. | ||||
| 86) I wouldn't be able to hear differences in sound if the same instrument played the same note at different times. | ||||
| 87) I would be able to distinguish two brands of coffee by their smell, even with my eyes closed. | ||||
| 88) I can see dust particles in the air in most environments. | ||||
| 89) I wouldn't be able to taste the difference between two brands of tomato sauce if they had different concentrations of salt. | ||||
| 90) I would be able to smell the smallest amount of burning from anywhere in the house. | ||||
| 91) If my mobile phone was vibrating in my pocket I would be quick to sense it. | ||||
| 92) I find it difficult to see individual stars on a clear night. |
The questions in this test are copyright T Tavassoli, R Hoekstra1, and Simon Baron-Cohen (2014)