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RMET test and imposter syndrome

Martin

The RMET test tests the ability to recognise the expression of emotion as reflected in the eye region of the human face. A version can be found here:  https://embrace-autism.com/reading-the-mind-in-the-eyes-test/#test - though one image did not work, at least for me. My results were better than most neurotypicals score, 32 out of 36, the neurotypical mean 27.3, autistic mean 24.9. I attribute this to having researched facial expression and having, therefore, gained an intellectual knowledge of it, and to being a good visual artist - you cannot accurately draw a face and be unaware of how relationships between features and planes can change.

Though knowing this, I immediately felt the 'autistic imposter syndrome' kick in, so I did another test, the Repetitive Behaviours Questionnaire - RBQ-2A . This time I scored 42, well above the autistic mean of 36 (25 and below being neurotypical scores). So the imposter syndrome goes back in its box, until next time.

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  • My score in the eyes test was 29, much higher than I was expecting. I felt like I was guessing a lot of them, but my guesses turned out to be correct.

    Like you I have researched facial expressions previously and therefore was able to use intellectual knowledge. I think I used a process of logical reasoning and elimination of the unlikely options. Far easier to do when there are only 4 choices than in real life, when the options are numerous and the expressions can change very quickly.

    Also in real life I very rarely look at eyes. I look at the mouth area and I think that I partly lip read to help with auditory processing. Until the pandemic I did not realise how much I relied on this. When everyone was wearing masks I started to look at eyes for the first time and found it so uncomfortable and off-putting.

    I scored 44 in the RBQ-2A, higher than I was expecting and I've scored in the past. I think I'm becoming more of a creature of habit as I get older.

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  • My score in the eyes test was 29, much higher than I was expecting. I felt like I was guessing a lot of them, but my guesses turned out to be correct.

    Like you I have researched facial expressions previously and therefore was able to use intellectual knowledge. I think I used a process of logical reasoning and elimination of the unlikely options. Far easier to do when there are only 4 choices than in real life, when the options are numerous and the expressions can change very quickly.

    Also in real life I very rarely look at eyes. I look at the mouth area and I think that I partly lip read to help with auditory processing. Until the pandemic I did not realise how much I relied on this. When everyone was wearing masks I started to look at eyes for the first time and found it so uncomfortable and off-putting.

    I scored 44 in the RBQ-2A, higher than I was expecting and I've scored in the past. I think I'm becoming more of a creature of habit as I get older.

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