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Adult autism spectrum quotient

Date of birth(Required)

Questionnaire

Choose one response that best describes how strongly each item applies to you
I prefer to do things with others rather than on my own(Required)
I prefer to do things the same way over and over again(Required)
If I try to imagine something, I find it very easy to create a picture in my mind(Required)
I frequently get so strongly absorbed in one thing that I lose sight of other things(Required)
I often notice small sounds when others do not(Required)
I usually notice car number plates or similar strings of information(Required)
Other people frequently tell me that what I’ve said is impolite, even though I think it is polite(Required)
When I’m reading a story, I can easily imagine what the characters might look like(Required)
I am fascinated by dates(Required)
In a social group, I can easily keep track of several different people’s conversations(Required)
I find social situations easy(Required)
I tend to notice details that others do not(Required)
I would rather go to a library than a party(Required)
I find making up stories easy(Required)
I find myself drawn more strongly to people than to things(Required)
I tend to have very strong interests, which I get upset about if I can’t pursue(Required)
I enjoy social chit-chat(Required)
When I talk, it isn’t always easy for others to get a word in edgeways(Required)
I am fascinated by numbers(Required)
When I’m reading a story, I find it difficult to work out the characters’ intentions.(Required)
I don’t particularly enjoy reading fiction(Required)
I find it hard to make new friends(Required)
I notice patterns in things all the time(Required)
I would rather go to the theatre than a museum(Required)
It does not upset me if my daily routine is disturbed(Required)
I frequently find that I don’t know how to keep a conversation going(Required)
I find it easy to “read between the lines” when someone is talking to me(Required)
I usually concentrate more on the whole picture, rather than the small details(Required)
I am not very good at remembering phone numbers(Required)
I don’t usually notice small changes in a situation, or a person’s appearance(Required)
I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored(Required)
I find it easy to do more than one thing at once(Required)
When I talk on the phone, I’m not sure when it’s my turn to speak(Required)
I enjoy doing things spontaneously(Required)
I am often the last to understand the point of a joke(Required)
I find it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face(Required)
If there is an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly(Required)
I am good at social chit-chat(Required)
People often tell me that I keep going on and on about the same thing(Required)
When I was young, I used to enjoy playing games involving pretending with other children(Required)
I like to collect information about categories of things (e.g. types of car, types of bird, types of train, types of plant, etc.)(Required)
I find it difficult to imagine what it would be like to be someone else(Required)
I like to plan any activities I participate in carefully(Required)
I enjoy social occasions(Required)
I find it difficult to work out people’s intentions(Required)
New situations make me anxious(Required)
I enjoy meeting new people(Required)
I am a good diplomat(Required)
I am not very good at remembering people’s date of birth(Required)
I find it very easy to play games with children that involve pretending(Required)
Maximum score 50

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Date published: 26th February, 2024
Date last updated: 26th March, 2024