Autism Spectrum Quotient

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The Autism-Spectrum Quotient Test (abbreviated AQ) is a diagnostic questionnaire designed to measure the expression of Autism-Spectrum traits in an individual, by his or her own subjective self-assessment.

It was first published in 2001 by Simon Baron-Cohen and his colleagues Cambridge Autism Research Centre as part of the widely cited study entitled The Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ): Evidence from Asperger syndrome/high-functioning autism, males and females, scientists and mathematicians.

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Questions

For each statement below, choose one response that best describes how strongly that statement applies to you

I prefer to do things with others rather than on my own: *

I prefer to do things the same way over and over again: *

If I try to imagine something, I find it very easy to create a picture in my mind: *

I frequently get so strongly absorbed in one thing that I lose sight of other things: *

I often notice small sounds when others do not: *

I usually notice car number plates or similar strings of information: *

Other people frequently tell me that what I’ve said is impolite, even though I think it is polite: *

When I’m reading a story, I can easily imagine what the characters might look like: *

I am fascinated by dates: *

In a social group, I can easily keep track of several different people’s conversations: *

I find social situations easy: *

I tend to notice details that others do not: *

I would rather go to a library than a party.: *

I find making up stories easy: *

I find myself drawn more strongly to people than to things: *

I tend to have very strong interests which I get upset about if I can’t pursue: *

I enjoy social chit-chat: *

When I talk, it isn’t always easy for others to get a word in edgeways.: *

I am fascinated by numbers: *

When I’m reading a story, I find it difficult to work out the characters’ intentions.: *

I don’t particularly enjoy reading fiction: *

I find it hard to make new friends: *

I notice patterns in things all the time: *

I would rather go to the theatre than a museum: *

It does not upset me if my daily routine is disturbed.: *

I frequently find that I don’t know how to keep a conversation going: *

I find it easy to “read between the lines” when someone is talking to me: *

I usually concentrate more on the whole picture, rather than the small details: *

I am not very good at remembering phone numbers: *

I don’t usually notice small changes in a situation, or a person’s appearance: *

I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored: *

I find it easy to do more than one thing at once: *

When I talk on the phone, I’m not sure when it’s my turn to speak: *

I enjoy doing things spontaneously: *

I am often the last to understand the point of a joke: *

I find it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face.: *

If there is an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly: *

I am good at social chit-chat: *

People often tell me that I keep going on and on about the same thing: *

When I was young, I used to enjoy playing games involving pretending with other children: *

I like to collect information about categories of things (e.g. types of car, types of bird, types of train, types of plant, etc.): *

I find it difficult to imagine what it would be like to be someone else: *

I like to plan any activities I participate in carefully: *

I enjoy social occasions: *

I find it difficult to work out people’s intentions: *

New situations make me anxious: *

I enjoy meeting new people: *

I am a good diplomat: *

I am not very good at remembering people’s date of birth: *

I find it very easy to play games with children that involve pretending: *

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