I took this Autism-Spectrum Quotient Test(AQ) today and scored 41. 80% of adults diagnosed with autism scored 32 or higher. I'd like all of you to take it and let me know how you did (Brie scored 14). This has suddenly made me very aware of why I am the way I am in certain areas, which Brie agrees with. I will say that I do not feel I have spectral autism to the degree Sebastian has.
There is also a great article in the 9/8 issue of Newsweek about Autism available online here. Any of you who care about Sebastian and would like to know a little more about what he is going through should read the article. It is right-on in describing him in certain areas.
Posted by John at September 11, 2003 04:22 PMI started to take the test just a minute ago but stopped because I change my mind about things far too frequently. There weren't really any accurate answer options for me. Sometimes I'm very social and very comfortable no matter what the situation, sometimes I'm almost compulsive about wanting to do things on my own. It seemed to affect my answer on every question.
Posted by: Cait on September 16, 2003 03:54 PMI scored a 31. I didn't take the time to analyze my answers so I don't really know what drove my score up but I have a good idea. A large part of it is probably my answers to the social questions. Despite my fun loving nature I'm usually very nervous around strange people and I don't make friends easily.
Posted by: cindi on September 12, 2003 05:45 PMI also scored a 9. I did not have any problems or hesitation on the questions.
Posted by: Sean on September 11, 2003 11:19 PMI scored a 9 also don't know what this means but i took the test anyway
Posted by: Stan Silveria on September 11, 2003 09:35 PMI scored a 9.
But, I felt the choices for answers were very odd and often too close.