# What is your Autism spectrum quotient? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 15, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324 "2011-12-15T19:16:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324/1 "2011-12-15T19:16:42Z")
[Another thread here about a very worthy cause](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=633601) reminded me of this and I thought it would be something that would be of interest to a lot of folks. [There was a similar thread here back in 2005](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=332632), but at the time, it wasn’t an anonymous, interactive test so I think a lot of people preferred to not bother. This test is completely anonymous and interactive. Well, the interactive scoring bit is true, the “completely anonymous” part may or may not be (close blinds, afix tinfoil hat 😃 ). [Here is the link on the the Wired Magazine web site.](http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aqtest.html) The test has 50 questions. You will get a score of between 0 and 50 once you’re finished. It is the product of [Cambridge’s Autism Research Centre](http://www.autismresearchcentre.com/arc_tests). You will find a long list of other tests that are available at this link including the Adult Asperger Assessment test. Here is the intro to the test you will see at the Wired link > [@](#): > > Psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen and his colleagues at Cambridge’s Autism Research Centre have created the Autism-Spectrum Quotient, or AQ, as a measure of the extent of autistic traits in adults. In the first major trial using the test, the average score in the control group was 16.4. Eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a related disorder scored 32 or higher. The test is not a means for making a diagnosis, however, and many who score above 32 and even meet the diagnostic criteria for mild autism or Asperger’s report no difficulty functioning in their everyday lives. ---
**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324/2 "2011-12-15T19:23:45Z")
I took the quiz and I got a 7. Definitely NOT autistic. Now let’s all have a big party and play pretend! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324/3 "2011-12-15T19:27:38Z")
9 here. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324/4 "2011-12-15T19:29:38Z")
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**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324/5 "2011-12-15T19:31:56Z")
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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324/6 "2011-12-15T19:33:34Z")
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**Author:** ![dzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324/7 "2011-12-15T19:37:51Z")
I forgot to mention that I’d taken the test a few weeks ago and got a 35. But as the intro says, that doesn’t necessarily mean anything. At least that’s what my press release will say. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324/8 "2011-12-15T19:41:56Z")
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**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324/9 "2011-12-15T19:43:22Z")
Three. _Agree: : 1 point Disagree: 1,25,30: 1 point Score: 3_ ---
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324/10 "2011-12-15T19:44:57Z")
Agree: 12,46: 1 point Disagree: 1,8,10,11,15,17,24,25,28,47,50: 1 point Score: 13 ---
**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324/11 "2011-12-15T19:46:25Z")
1. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324/12 "2011-12-15T19:47:51Z")
I got 11. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324/13 "2011-12-15T19:49:15Z")
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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324/14 "2011-12-15T19:51:28Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > I got 11. So did I. I guess I would have got 10 had I not once been been an actor and therefore now despise the theater. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324/15 "2011-12-15T19:58:54Z")
1. But I answered a lot of questions as “somewhat” that I could easily have changed to “definitely”. I have some clear signs of OCD\*, although nothing major. I like to think of myself as a highly functional OCDer. Most people would never notice unless they get to know me well, and then it’s more of a joke than a problem. We’re all a little weird about something. \*For example, it drives me bonkers to be in a room with 2 clocks that show different times. ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324/16 "2011-12-15T20:00:19Z")
22 here ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324/17 "2011-12-15T20:12:20Z")
1. Not autistic, or artistic. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324/18 "2011-12-15T20:19:08Z")
I got a 10. ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324/19 "2011-12-15T20:21:28Z")
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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324/20 "2011-12-15T20:23:08Z")
26; just a bit of a nerd, really. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-autism-spectrum-quotient/606324.md?page=2)