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Online tests - AQ EQ SQ - From the ARC website

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I found a variety of online tests from Cambridge Universities ARC that provide an easy way to get an idea if you show symptoms of autism or one of the other autism spectrum conditions. I found them easy to complete and they gave me a good incite into how I see the world.

Their list of tests is here:

http://www.autismresearchcentre.com/arc_tests/

If you google the name of the test you can find online versions that you do not need to print. They have tests for adults, children and toddlers

Online AQ (Autism-Spectrum Quotient) test: http://www.channel4embarrassingillnesses.com/features/take-the-autism-test/

Online EQ (Empathy Quotient) test: http://glennrowe.net/BaronCohen/EmpathyQuotient/EmpathyQuotient.aspx

Online SQ (Systemizing Quotient) test: http://glennrowe.net/BaronCohen/SystemizingQuotient/SystemizingQuotient.aspx

Reading the minds eye (Revised version) test: http://www.questionwritertracker.com/quiz/61/Z4MK3TKB.html

Azaezl very kindly provided the link to the "Aspie-Quiz" http://rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php It it seems quite comprehensive. It also provides you a nice personalised pdf of your results.

The reading the minds eye test has brought up a lot of questions on the internet about whether it is valid or not. The problem is, (which is what I had to stop myself doing) is that I was answering the questions based on eliminating the answer I know are wrong and then trying to work it out from there. You are supposed to look at the pictures and take the first answer that pops into your head, then select the most appropriate word. Doing it logically I scored very high, a few hours later doing it on impulse I scored much lower.

As I mentioned on my other post, these are not ment to be used as a definitive diagnosis. They are good tool that might help you make sense of things and might help you with getting the process of an official diagnosis underway.

I am going to print them and take my results to the doctors with me for my next appointment as I find it hard to talk about these kind of things with doctors.

I totally understand that you may want to keep your scores private but if you would like to share I would be really interested to see what other people score.

on the AQ test I got 42

EQ test: 10

SQ test: 62

Minds eye test: 25

All right in the ASD range apart from the minds eye test which is in the average band.

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  • Goatworshiper said:

    The weird thing is, I dont empathise with people's irrational feelings at all, full stop. When people have rational upset I tell them I feel for them, but can't do anything about it. However when I see people being bullied I become very angry towards the bully.

    But yeah sod it. Empathy is overatted.

    What does the systemizing one mean? Thats the only thing that's so far cast doubt on me having ASD.

    I agree with that statement 100%. In fact I would go on to say that irrational feelings  annoy me incredibly. As you say, when people have a legitimate reason for being upset I can understand why, but even then I can't say that I feel anything for them. I can just see the logic in why they are upset. In either case I can't do anything to comfort them.

    I have a real "just shut up and get on with it" attitude to moaning and irrational feelings. I much prefer being like this! 

    I agree with what you said about bully’s. Fortunately I have never been bullied. I consciously made an effort to be at least an acquaintance with those types so they left me alone. I feel a real rage inside toward these type of people. If I wasn’t so calm I think I could have not myself into all sorts of situations!

    The Systemizing Quotient (SQ) gives a score based on how interested you assess yourself to be in each of the following forms of systemizing. Systemizing is the drive to analyse and explore a system, to extract underlying rules that govern the behaviour of a system; and the drive to construct systems.

    I knew I would score high on his after a few questions. I suppose there is a "normal" level of how much detail you should see the world in and just because you are around that level, on its own, doesn’t suggest you have a ASD on not. Its such a massive spectrum with so many types of people.

    I agree that some of the questions are badly worded. They need to consider the type of people that are doing these tests. I too had to stop and think on that question. I firstly answered it litterally. No I do not listen to the news. Then I thought that they probably mean, as Scorpion said, do I like to keep up with the news on a daily basis

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  • Goatworshiper said:

    The weird thing is, I dont empathise with people's irrational feelings at all, full stop. When people have rational upset I tell them I feel for them, but can't do anything about it. However when I see people being bullied I become very angry towards the bully.

    But yeah sod it. Empathy is overatted.

    What does the systemizing one mean? Thats the only thing that's so far cast doubt on me having ASD.

    I agree with that statement 100%. In fact I would go on to say that irrational feelings  annoy me incredibly. As you say, when people have a legitimate reason for being upset I can understand why, but even then I can't say that I feel anything for them. I can just see the logic in why they are upset. In either case I can't do anything to comfort them.

    I have a real "just shut up and get on with it" attitude to moaning and irrational feelings. I much prefer being like this! 

    I agree with what you said about bully’s. Fortunately I have never been bullied. I consciously made an effort to be at least an acquaintance with those types so they left me alone. I feel a real rage inside toward these type of people. If I wasn’t so calm I think I could have not myself into all sorts of situations!

    The Systemizing Quotient (SQ) gives a score based on how interested you assess yourself to be in each of the following forms of systemizing. Systemizing is the drive to analyse and explore a system, to extract underlying rules that govern the behaviour of a system; and the drive to construct systems.

    I knew I would score high on his after a few questions. I suppose there is a "normal" level of how much detail you should see the world in and just because you are around that level, on its own, doesn’t suggest you have a ASD on not. Its such a massive spectrum with so many types of people.

    I agree that some of the questions are badly worded. They need to consider the type of people that are doing these tests. I too had to stop and think on that question. I firstly answered it litterally. No I do not listen to the news. Then I thought that they probably mean, as Scorpion said, do I like to keep up with the news on a daily basis

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