Published on 12, July, 2020
I have counted 53 which apply to me, including the last one
Feel free to add your score, discuss any of the items or suggest new additions to the list.
Thanks for all the responses everyone. Very interesting mix.
I just want to say to those who have reported lower scores that this isn't supposed to be any sort of scientific or medical test. It wasn't my intention to trigger any kind of imposter syndrome!
Some of the items can still be considered an autistic trait if you are the complete opposite. For example having a low pain threshold, not thinking in pictures, being less empathetic, etc.
Always wearing bright colours is a weird one. My holiday clothes are bright, perhaps because that's when I can be myself. However day to day at home I tend to wear the same drab dull colours, nothing to risk drawing attention to myself.
This is just a small selection of possible autistic traits. I’m nit surprised my score is low. I struggled how to mark some of them. For instance, hating telephone calls. I can make them, but I do put off making them some of the time. So I didn’t count that. However, in my 20’s I would neither be able to make calls, nor answer them.
And bright colours? What’s bright? To me, neon is bright. So I didn’t count that either. However, I like wearing yellows and greens except in winter, so perhaps they are bright? lol