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Systemising Quotient

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I'd be interested for any views on the following regarding SQ (Systemising Quotient) tests.

For those who haven't seen my other posts, just to confirm that I am waiting for a Full Assessment, having had an initial one at my local MHU, which found several indicators of possible ASC.

Since discovering the possiblility of ASC in myself, I have done a few online tests (it was doing the AQ test and getting a score of 40 which alerted me to autism in the first place).  Recently, I undertook the SQ test, as I recall I hadn't done this one previously.  I was quite taken aback to find myself scoring 125 on the test, and I tried to answer conservatively too.  This puts me well above the average for adults with an ASC.  

I know that I have a logical outlook in the extreme, and always have done - for example, different saucers for different drinking mugs, always using certain coloured plastic clothes hangers for certain coloured shirts, all clothes subdivided into sections, etc., and never deviating from these.  I couldn't function without this certainty and order, but also, I can't understand how other people don't have these systems either - to me, it's entirely logical AND sensible to do this.  So many people out there seem to go through life in a disorganised way, and it baffles me!

I know these online tests are only a "guide" and shouldn't be taken as clinical evidence, however, 125 on the SQ test seems to be quite high to me.  I wondered if anyone else here has taken this test, and if so, did you find similar results?  I'm not unduly worried about the result, just a little surprised, although the systematic way in which I've organised my life since a child does seem to tie in with this result.  My EQ (Empathy Quotient) of 22 also might suggest why, combined with the SQ, that I feel I can look at a situation with considerable detachment.  I also recognise that I may sometimes appear to be a bit pedantic - again, perhaps the SQ results might just confirm this?

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  • Thanks, Classic Codger - yes, I do feel 'at home' here, and am finding my way around the forum now.

    It does indeed 'feel right'.  My sister's input has been invaluable, and it was her observations, combined with the initial AQ results, that made me seek advice on a diagnosis of AS from our GP surgery in the first place.

    I'll keep in mind what both yourself and Longman have said, and indeed others who have commented on my posts, and will let that inform my journey through to diagnosis.  If I'm going to get good advice anywhere, it's going to be from people who have already experienced the journey.

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  • Thanks, Classic Codger - yes, I do feel 'at home' here, and am finding my way around the forum now.

    It does indeed 'feel right'.  My sister's input has been invaluable, and it was her observations, combined with the initial AQ results, that made me seek advice on a diagnosis of AS from our GP surgery in the first place.

    I'll keep in mind what both yourself and Longman have said, and indeed others who have commented on my posts, and will let that inform my journey through to diagnosis.  If I'm going to get good advice anywhere, it's going to be from people who have already experienced the journey.

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