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Online Apsergers Tests

Jon

What do people make of the online Asperger questionaire tests? Are there any that you see as credible? Not as a conclusive diagnostic tool but just a useful tool.

I found this one:

www.wired.com/.../aqtest.html

Does anyone know of any more and what do they think of the one above.

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  • Jon said:
    I am going to read 'The Demolished Man' by Alfred Bester. I will try to be aware of what I am thinking regarding the characters intentions.

    One thing to remember, Jon, is that Autism is a spectrum disorder, which means, in part, that one doesn't have to have all the characteristics of autism to be on the spectrum, somewhere!

    Or, in other words, just because you can discern a character's feelings and intentions in a book does not mean you don't have Autism - it just means you don't have that trait of autism.

    (also, given how much you're questioning things, I, personally, would suggest that you do seek a formal diagnosis, so you can at least put one part of the puzzle in place (otherwise it's like trying to put together a very complex, and abstract, jigsaw without a picture))

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  • Jon said:
    I am going to read 'The Demolished Man' by Alfred Bester. I will try to be aware of what I am thinking regarding the characters intentions.

    One thing to remember, Jon, is that Autism is a spectrum disorder, which means, in part, that one doesn't have to have all the characteristics of autism to be on the spectrum, somewhere!

    Or, in other words, just because you can discern a character's feelings and intentions in a book does not mean you don't have Autism - it just means you don't have that trait of autism.

    (also, given how much you're questioning things, I, personally, would suggest that you do seek a formal diagnosis, so you can at least put one part of the puzzle in place (otherwise it's like trying to put together a very complex, and abstract, jigsaw without a picture))

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