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Is there a new AQ50 or similar?

Jamphrey
11 months ago

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. 

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  • 11 months ago

    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.

  • 11 months ago in reply to Ausomely Autistic

    I was really looking for a test with questions that provide insight into the internal processes behind masking but thank you.

  • 11 months ago in reply to Jamphrey
    Jamphrey said:
    I was really looking for a test with questions that provide insight into the internal processes behind masking

    Masking is not a very complex thing - it is just how we evolve a way of behaving that allows us to stand out less and get more done.

    We observe how others act, we note how out actions have effects and try to move our behaviours to have the desired effect. Acting in other words.

    We do it to be seen as normal typically, or to have less of an impact from our natural behaviours (eg to make people feel less uncomfortable around us).

    Can you be more specific about what you want to understand please?

  • 11 months ago in reply to Iain

    You are absolutely right thank you. It's the fear that's holding me back, and I think I actually feel a kind of terror. That is the thing. I've been planning to use stalling techniques in person but I still haven't managed it and I think that's because I'm scared. I am taking baby steps to take a little risk, and then another. But I do think it would help to do through this with a therapist, and role play would be fantastic. I think I will make another attempt at a referral.

    Thank you so much Iain.

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  • 11 months ago in reply to Iain

    You are absolutely right thank you. It's the fear that's holding me back, and I think I actually feel a kind of terror. That is the thing. I've been planning to use stalling techniques in person but I still haven't managed it and I think that's because I'm scared. I am taking baby steps to take a little risk, and then another. But I do think it would help to do through this with a therapist, and role play would be fantastic. I think I will make another attempt at a referral.

    Thank you so much Iain.

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