Autism Quotient Test, Study notes of Psychiatry

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 ...

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The AQ Test
Definitely
agree
Slightly
agree
Slightly
disagree
Definitely
disagree
1
I prefer to do things with others rather than
on my own.
2
I prefer to do things the same way over and
over again.
3
If I try to imagine something, I find it very
easy to create a picture in my mind.
4
I frequently get so strongly absorbed in one
thing that I lose sight of other things.
5
I often notice small sounds when others do
not.
6
I usually notice car number plates or similar
strings of information.
7
Other people frequently tell me that what I've
said is impolite, even though I think it is
polite.
8
When I'm reading a story, I can easily
imagine what the characters might look like.
9
I am fascinated by dates.
10
In a social group, I can easily keep track of
several different people's conversations.
11
I find social situations easy.
12
I tend to notice details that others do not.
13
I would rather go to a library than to a party.
14
I find making up stories easy.
15
I find myself drawn more strongly to people
than to things.
16
I tend to have very strong interests, which I
get upset about if I can't pursue.
17
I enjoy social chitchat.
18
When I talk, it isn't always easy for others to
get a word in edgewise.
19
I am fascinated by numbers.
20
When I'm reading a story, I find it difficult to
work out the characters' intentions.
21
I don't particularly enjoy reading fiction.
22
I find it hard to make new friends.
23
I notice patterns in things all the time.
24
I would rather go to the theater than to a
museum.
25
It does not upset me if my daily routine is
disturbed.
26
I frequently find that I don't know how to
keep a conversation going.
27
I find it easy to 'read between the lines' when
someone is talking to me.
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The AQ Test

Definitely

agree

Slightly

agree

Slightly

disagree

Definitely

disagree

1 I prefer to do things with others rather than

on my own.

2 I prefer to do things the same way over and

over again.

3 If I try to imagine something, I find it very

easy to create a picture in my mind.

4 I frequently get so strongly absorbed in one

thing that I lose sight of other things.

5 I often notice small sounds when others do

not.

6 I usually notice car number plates or similar

strings of information.

7 Other people frequently tell me that what I've

said is impolite, even though I think it is polite.

8 When I'm reading a story, I can easily

imagine what the characters might look like.

9 I am fascinated by dates.

10 In^ a social group, I can easily keep track of

several different people's conversations.

11 I find social situations easy.

12 I tend to notice details that others do not.

13 I would rather go to a library than to a party.

14 I find making^ up stories easy.

15 I find myself drawn more strongly to people

than to things.

16 I tend to have very strong interests, which I

get upset about if I can't pursue.

17 I enjoy social chitchat.

18 When I talk, it isn't always easy for others to

get a word in edgewise.

19 I am fascinated by numbers.

20 When I'm reading a story, I find it difficult to

work out the characters' intentions.

21 I don't particularly enjoy reading fiction.

22 I find it hard to make new friends.

23 I notice patterns in things all the time.

24 I would rather go to the theater than to a

museum.

25 It does not upset me if my daily routine is

disturbed.

26 I frequently find that I don't know how to

keep a conversation going.

27 I find it easy to 'read between the lines' when

someone is talking to me.

28 I usually concentrate more on the whole

picture, rather than on the small details.

29 I am not very good at remembering phone

numbers.

30 I don't usually notice^ small changes in a

situation or a person's appearance.

31 I know how to tell if someone listening to me

is getting bored.

32 I find it easy to do more than one thing at

once.

33 When I talk on the phone, I'm not sure when

it's my turn to speak.

34 I enjoy doing things spontaneously.

35 I enjoy doing things alone.

36 I find it easy to work out what someone is

thinking or feeling just by looking at their face.

37 If there is an interruption, I can switch back

to what I was doing very quickly.

38 I am good at social chitchat.

39 People often tell me that I keep going on and

on about the same thing.

40 When I was young, I used to enjoy playing

games involving pretending with other children.

41 I like to collect information about categories

of things (e.g., types of cars, birds, trains, plants).

42 I find it difficult to imagine what it would be

like to be someone else.

43 I like to carefully plan any activities I

participate in.

44 I enjoy social occasions.

45 I find it difficult to work out people's

intentions.

46 New situations make me anxious.

47 I enjoy meeting new people.

48 I am a good diplomat.

49 I am not very good at remembering people's

date of birth.

50 I^ find it very easy to play games with children

that involve pretending.