I have just been emailed this questionnaire to fill in on in relation to a student that I teach. If you have a moment... read the questions. Would you score yourself 20/27 or more?
The thread subject relates to Question 14!!
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1.departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour."deviant behaviour"
synonyms: aberrant, deviating, divergent, abnormal, atypical, untypical, non-typical, anomalous, digressive, irregular, non-standard; More
Appendix II The High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ)
(A score over 20 would indicate that the patient should be referred for detailed assessment).
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This child stands out from other children of his/her age in the following way; 1 is old-fashioned or precocious |
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2 is regarded as an ‘eccentric professor’ by the other children |
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3 lives somewhat in a world of his/her own with restricted idiosyncratic intellectual interests |
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4 accumulates facts on certain subjects (good rote memory) but does not really understand the meaning |
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5 has a literal understanding of ambiguous and metaphoric language |
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6 has a deviant style of communication with a formal, fussy, ‘old-fashioned’ or ‘robot- like’ language |
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7 invents idiosyncratic words and expressions |
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8 has a different voice or speech |
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9 expresses sounds involuntarily; clears throat, grunts, smacks, cries or screams |
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10 is surprisingly good at some things and surprisingly poor at others |
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11 uses language freely but fails to make adjustments to fit social contexts or the needs of different listeners |
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12 lacks empathy |
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13 makes naïve and embarrassing remarks |
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14 has a deviant style of gaze |
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15 wishes to be sociable but fails to make relationships with peers |
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16 can be with other children but only on his/her terms |
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17 lacks best friend |
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18 lacks common sense |
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19 is poor at games; no idea of cooperating in a team, scores ‘own goals’ |
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20 has clumsy, ill coordinated, ungainly, awkward movements or gestures |
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21 has involuntary face or body movements |
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22 has difficulties in completing simple daily activities because of compulsory repetition of certain actions or thoughts |
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23 has special routines; insists on no change |
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24 shows idiosyncratic attachment to objects |
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25 is bullied by other children |
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26 has markedly unusual facial expression |
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27 has markedly unusual posture |
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