Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello,
I was chatting to an acquaintance of mine about how I was struggling with unmasking and wanting to understand my masking behaviours better.
She mentioned that I should read the "PHQ-9", as a lot of the new questions gave insight into masking as they relate more to what's going on inside you than your behaviours.
I tried g**gling it but the PHQ-9 is a psychometric for depression. I thought maybe she meant the AQ50 but I couldn't find anything that looked like a new test (I've done the AQ50, I usually score on the borderline because it's impossible to answer the behaviour-based questions accurately with any of the 4 options you're given.)
Incidentally, when I tried to contact this person I got the wrong person with the same name who said they would also be intetested to know! They confirmed that they had heard of some new better questionairres.
So does anyone know anything about some new autism psychometrics?
Oh I am self-diagnosed for 2 years and formally diagnosed for 1 year.
Hi . This is not a test about autistic experience as such but it is the Monotropism Questionnaire.
https://dlcincluded.github.io/MQ/
It is not an autism test but a very good indicator of whether you might be autistic as we autistic people are very commonly monotropic.
I was really looking for a test with questions that provide insight into the internal processes behind masking but thank you.
You are very welcome!
Jamphrey said:I was really looking for a test with questions that provide insight into the internal processes behind masking
I am not sure that this kind of test exists but I have just started reading a book on autistic masking by Kieran Rose which may give you the insight you need:
Autistic Masking:
Autistic Masking: Understanding Identity Management and the Role of Stigma https://amzn.eu/d/2lhzV0N