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What questions would you set for an online Autism test?

Steven

It must be difficult, in fairness, to set suitable questions for such tests. Most are reasonably decent and fitting, perhaps (often, it's the inflexibility of the multiple-choice answer options that bother me). But some of the questions & answer-options appear loaded, borderline prejudicial or assumptive. Some seem vaguely similar to this:

'If your parents caught fire, would you:

A. Pick your nose.

B. Buy popcorn.

C. Cry until your socks shrank.

D. Toast marshmallows.

E. Hit the firefighters with a mallet, thus confirming complacent opinions that all autists are empathy-free, violent sociopaths.'

If you, as an autist, had to set questions and possible answers, what might they be?

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  • Ausomely Autistic said:
    Are you interests more meaningful to you than other people?

    This is ambiguous! Do you mean your interests are more interesting to you than they are to others, or do you mean are you more interested in them than you are in other people?!

    Great questions though, I reckon I'd enjoy a diagnosis which asked those, although it might take all day... and there would be little doubt of said diagnosis!

  • in reply to AuTriker

    Sorry I shall clarify. I didn’t mean to suggest this:

    AuTriker said:
    This is ambiguous! Do you mean your interests are more interesting to you than they are to others, or do you mean are you more interested in them than you are in other people?!

    I am very interested in other people and really like getting to know and spend time with others. I know many of us are very interested in other people, that’s why a common interest in our community is psychology.

    Instead, what I mean is ‘do you gain more pleasure from your interests than other people do when they engage in their interests?’ Or a simpler question could be, ‘how does engaging in your interests make you feel?’

    Is that clearer?

    Thanks for the feedback.

    AuTriker said:
    I reckon I'd enjoy a diagnosis which asked those, although it might take all day... and there would be little doubt of said diagnosis!

    Exactly, formal autistic identification should be a positive experience! 

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  • in reply to AuTriker

    Sorry I shall clarify. I didn’t mean to suggest this:

    AuTriker said:
    This is ambiguous! Do you mean your interests are more interesting to you than they are to others, or do you mean are you more interested in them than you are in other people?!

    I am very interested in other people and really like getting to know and spend time with others. I know many of us are very interested in other people, that’s why a common interest in our community is psychology.

    Instead, what I mean is ‘do you gain more pleasure from your interests than other people do when they engage in their interests?’ Or a simpler question could be, ‘how does engaging in your interests make you feel?’

    Is that clearer?

    Thanks for the feedback.

    AuTriker said:
    I reckon I'd enjoy a diagnosis which asked those, although it might take all day... and there would be little doubt of said diagnosis!

    Exactly, formal autistic identification should be a positive experience! 

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  • in reply to Ausomely Autistic

    Thanks for clarifying, because some people seem to think we are not interested in people! I am not sure how much pleasure others get from their interests, so it is hard to judge, also I tend to interact with other people who share my interests - some of those are just as obsessed as I am if not more! But some are not, so I would guess I do get more from them than average.