Monotropism Questionnaire

Thanks for all your scores everyone, very interesting!

Yes, a degree in zoology, then further study and a career working at universities.

Hi, yes i have come across this monotropism questionnaire this week and took the test. I came across it on TikTok originally, i have read into it but i haven't really find much on what it actually means though. My score was 201 out of 235. 

oh my score was 4.28, and 65% of autistic people and 98% of allistic people.

Monotropism Score: 201 / 235

Average: 4.28

This score means that you are more Monotropic than about 65% of autistic people and about 98% of allistic people.

Very Interesting. I had not heard of this term, so thank you for sharing. I thought I would share my results: 

Monotropism Score: 149 / 235

Average: 3.17

This score means that you are more Monotropic than about 1% of autistic people and about 49% of allistic people.

your higher than me.

Cool!

You are very welcome! I am glad you find the topic of monotropism interesting.

Do you identify with/relate to the theory of monotropism?

Yes this questionnaire has gone viral on the internet. You can read more about what monotropism is here:

https://monotropism.org/explanations/

There is a comic strip on the webpage above that explains monotropism very clearly.

It is all very new to me.  I would say aspects of it I relate too very strongly other aspects I don't and some at a weaker level. It shows that we autistics are all unique, so I think that by evaluating different levels of different autistic people, it highlights the fact that stereotypical ideologies are not correct. 

Overall I would say yes I do identify with the theory.  

I am glad that this is something that has been developed by autistic people rather than people who are looking in from the outside 

Astrid said:

It shows that we autistics are all unique, so I think that by evaluating different levels of different autistic people, it highlights the fact that stereotypical ideologies are not correct. 

Exactly! Also monotropism is thought to be at the core of all our autistic experiences because it can also explain our sensory experiences, communication differences and emotional experiences all based on how we use attention.

Here is another video about monotropism if you are interested:

https://www.youtube.com/live/cEtLOGcTA0A?feature=share.

Cool! I am very monotropic too.

Exactly!

Monotropism is one of the first theories about autistic experience that has been developed by autistic people which means it is much more meaningful, relatable and accurate as it describes how we autistics actually experience the world as opposed to non autistic theories that are poor observations of how we behave.

Monotropism also reiterates that being autistic is very much an internal experience.

thank you so much, the video is much appreciated. I will watch a bit at a time, as I am very interested in this.  just listening to a bit of it now and one lady brought up about the idea of explaining to people who do not understand autism. That is such an issue as a lot of people do not understand autism at all. 

I was in a meeting with people and they said that I was communicating well and that I did not come across as autistic and that I was doing "really well". I found that comment strange, and a little bit upsetting, I know that they were trying to be kind and were not bad people, but I felt that they were suddenly making themselves superior over autistics and suddenly I became inferior the moment I mentioned I am autistic!  It is just that I never point out to NT's if they were doing "really well" in doing something that is supposed to be just an autistic trait. 

I hope the above makes sense.  

I can understand why you would find that comment upsetting and I would too.

It suggests that coming across as autistic is in someway bad and that we should be rewarded and praised for masking our natural autistic communication. That is wrong. Masking is bad for our mental health and we should be encouraged to be our authentic selves.

I appreciate that people mean well but it does not help. Personally all that happens if I get that kind of comment is I become even more anxious and self conscious about how I am communicating, rather than feeling able to just be myself.

What people don't see is the effect that meeting may have on us afterwards and that we may need several days of quiet and alone time to recover.

You are very welcome! 

Astrid said:

I was in a meeting with people and they said that I was communicating well and that I did not come across as autistic and that I was doing "really well". I found that comment strange, and a little bit upsetting, I know that they were trying to be kind and were not bad people, but I felt that they were suddenly making themselves superior over autistics and suddenly I became inferior the moment I mentioned I am autistic

I am sorry this happened to you, NT’s obviously don’t understand what being autistic means.

I completely understand why you felt upset, I would be too. I don’t know why NT’s perceive being autistic negatively and don’t understand how patronising that comment could have been. NT’s don’t understand communication differences and instead falsely believe we have communication ‘deficits’ . This is yet again an example of the Double Empathy Problem.

Always remember that you are Ausomely Autistic!

I got 201/235 after hearing about the questionnaire through tiktok. I'm what you would call a self-diagnosed autistic as of about the beginning of last year (I don't think many people in my life know since a few of the people I talked about it with fully disagreed based on their lack of knowledge and updated findings). Very exciting to see this kind of thing published!

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and score!

NAS88136 said:

Very exciting to see this kind of thing published!

Exactly! Do you find the theory of monotropism relatable to your autistic experiences?

NAS88136 said:

I'm what you would call a self-diagnosed autistic as of about the beginning of last year (I don't think many people in my life know since a few of the people I talked about it with fully disagreed based on their lack of knowledge and updated findings

I self identify too, I have been on the waiting list for formal identification for 2 years and 4 months but I don’t think I want to pursue it anymore because I think the whole process will be pathologising and currently I am very proud and positive about my autistic identity.

I am sorry that when you tried to disclose, other people disagreed. You know yourself best and you deserve to be accepted and understood as an openly autistic person. You must have felt invalidated. I completely understand why you are therefore hesitant to disclose your autistic identity to more people.

This video below might help you when deciding who to disclose to:

Disclosing your autistic identity;

https://youtu.be/Sq82fb7NROY

I hope you feel accepted in this autistic community! We are here for you!

214/235

That's very monotropic! 

It was interesting to do.