Hello and AQ Test

All tests I've ever taken including AQ, ADHD, and IQ tests produce a range of results that just means my true result exists within a range based on a number of factors, the main one being how much sleep I've had last night and how long I was given to wake up before taking the test. If I've had some tired weeks that will also alter how I interact with the world in those weeks which may change my more recent perception about how well I cope with certain things.
Getting a different result doesn't mean the "other result is wrong" just that it was correct at the time you took it. And you should probably find your highest and lowest score and extrapolate a median result reading for a more generalised overview.
I personaly would never consider a single test conclusive. So maybe you should be working out the mean, median and average scores and then find the mean, median, and average between those 3 numbers and see where the overlap is, tha should give you a much more conclusive result for how you would rate on a general day.

Thank you Sam. I think I started taking it multiple times because of the results of friends and family. What was I missing? And then I thought well maybe I’ll try to answer more like what I think a ‘normal’ person would without lying. I mean if that was the problem. But then it became apparent that I wasn’t sure which way the ‘right’ answer went. Never got below 32 or 33. So the last test I took was more natural and the score was higher. My first score was the highest. Maybe it just subconscious camouflaging that drove the subsequent scores lower? Idk…this is all pretty new to me. 

I find it very difficult to answer these tests objectively as i don’t always have great insight into different aspects of my personality. It helped to talk to my wife who was like ‘duh, that’s exactly what you do, etc.’  The trouble is that the ‘autistic’ answer is generally very obvious so you are making a conscious decision to pick that one or not. 

I’ve just been as accurate as possible and given the AQ10 score and narrative description that my psychologist took from me in order to do a referral, I’m hopeful that I will be accepted for a formal assessment. 

Thanks. Personally, I’m at risk of pinning too much on a diagnosis as I’m so desperate for answers to why I am constantly anxious.

Although I understand that a diagnosis won’t be a magic cure, i cant help but have this in my mind, even subconsciously, when completing tests or thinking about any traits.

John C I feel the same way about self diagnosis, I need that external objective opinion. Hopefully I’ll get that here on the NHS although it’ll be quite a wait. I hope your insurance covers it and you don’t have to wait too long. 

Thanks. Personally, I’m at risk of pinning too much on a diagnosis as I’m so desperate for answers to why I am constantly anxious.

Although I understand that a diagnosis won’t be a magic cure, i cant help but have this in my mind, even subconsciously, when completing tests or thinking about any traits.

John C I feel the same way about self diagnosis, I need that external objective opinion. Hopefully I’ll get that here on the NHS although it’ll be quite a wait. I hope your insurance covers it and you don’t have to wait too long.