The Autism Quotient (AQ)

The Autism Quotient (AQ)
How close to autistic are you?

1. I prefer to do things with others rather than on my own.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
2. I prefer to do things the same way over and over again.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
3. If I try to imagine something, I find it very easy to create a picture in my mind.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
4. I frequently get so strongly absorbed in one thing that I lose sight of other things.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
5. I often notice small sounds when others do not.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
6. I usually notice car number plates or similar strings of information.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
7. Other people frequently tell me that what I’ve said is impolite, even though I think it is polite.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
8. When I’m reading a story, I can easily imagine what the characters might look like.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
9. I am fascinated by dates.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
10. In a social group, I can easily keep track of several different people’s conversations.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
11. I find social situations easy.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
12. I tend to notice details that others do not.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
13. I would rather go to a library than a party.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
14. I find making up stories easy.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
15. I find myself drawn more strongly to people than to things.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
16. I tend to have very strong interests, which I get upset about if I can’t pursue.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
17. I enjoy social chit-chat.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
18. When I talk, it isn’t always easy for others to get a word in edgeways.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
19. I am fascinated by numbers.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
20. When I’m reading a story, I find it difficult to work out the characters’ intentions.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
21. I don’t particularly enjoy reading fiction.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
22. I find it hard to make new friends.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
23. I notice patterns in things all the time.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
24. I would rather go to the theatre than a museum.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
25. It does not upset me if my daily routine is disturbed.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
26. I frequently find that I don’t know how to keep a conversation going.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
27. I find it easy to “read between the lines” when someone is talking to me.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
28. I usually concentrate more on the whole picture, rather than the small details.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
29. I am not very good at remembering phone numbers.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
30. I don’t usually notice small changes in a situation, or a person’s appearance.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
31. I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
32. I find it easy to do more than one thing at once.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
33. When I talk on the phone, I’m not sure when it’s my turn to speak.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
34. I enjoy doing things spontaneously.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
35. I am often the last to understand the point of a joke.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
36. I find it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
37. If there is an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
38. I am good at social chit-chat.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
39. People often tell me that I keep going on and on about the same thing.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
40. When I was young, I used to enjoy playing games involving pretending with other children.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
41. I like to collect information about categories of things (e.g. types of car, types of bird, types of train, types of plant, etc.).	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
42. I find it difficult to imagine what it would be like to be someone else.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
43. I like to plan any activities I participate in carefully.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
44. I enjoy social occasions.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
45. I find it difficult to work out people’s intentions.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
46. New situations make me anxious.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
47. I enjoy meeting new people.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
48. I am a good diplomat.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
49. I am not very good at remembering people’s date of birth.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree
50. I find it very easy to play games with children that involve pretending.	strongly agree	slightly agree	slightly disagree	strongly disagree

Your Autism Quotient (AQ) is

Source:
S. Baron-Cohen, S. Wheelwright, R. Skinner, J. Martin and E. Clubley, (2001)
The Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) : Evidence from Asperger Syndrome/High Functioning Autism, Males and Females, Scientists and Mathematicians
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 31:5-17

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