How autistic are you?

[karadan]

The brains at Cambridge University have come up with this simple test to gauge how autistic some people might be. Devised by the brother of Borat (no shit!) this simple test will show you how you rate on the autism scale.

http://www.channel4embarrassingillnesse ... tism-test/

I got an 8. I'm decidedly un-autistic then.

[SSY]

Jesus, I got 36, I think it's caused by not liking to meet new people.

Below is a link to the test. The average score from a control group was 16.4, and 80% of those with autism or a related disorder scored 32 or higher.

This is not a diagnostic test â€" and many people who score above 32 and who meet the diagnostic criteria for mild autism or Asperger’s have no difficulty in functioning in their everyday lives.

Agree: 2,4,5,7,12,13,16,19,20,21,22,23,39,41,42,45,46: 1 point
Disagree: 1,10,11,14,15,17,24,27,28,30,31,32,34,36,37,38,47,48,50: 1 point
Score: 36

It seems to make no difference between strongly agree and slightly agree though, which seems to make having two categories redundant, most of my answers were of the "slightly" variety.

[Asmodean]

33. I may be mildly autistic, but after having been poked and prodded every which way by psychiatrists throughout my life, I kinda' doubt it... They would normally have seen it.

[Kylyssa]

33. I may be mildly autistic, but after having been poked and prodded every which way by psychiatrists throughout my life, I kinda' doubt it... They would normally have seen it.

I tend to agree with you.  The very first psychologist I saw for PTSD issues nailed it inside the first session.

[Whitney]

Agree: 4,5,12,16,22,26,35,46: 1 point
Disagree: 11,14,24,27,34,37,38,50: 1 point
Score: 16

I'm basically right at the average of the control group.

[Ultima22689]

I wonder, when the tech becomes available, if I fix all the abnormalities in my brain, would I still be me?

Agree: 4,5,6,7,12,13,16,18,19,22,23,26,33,35,39,41,43,45,46: 1 point
Disagree: 1,10,11,15,25,27,28,30,31,32,34,36,38,44,48: 1 point
Score: 34

[Asmodean]

would I still be me?

Yes. You would probably not be the same as you are now though

[KDbeads]

Agree: 5,6,12,13,19,22,23,26,43: 1 point
Disagree: 1,10,11,15,17,24,29,30,34,38,44,48,49,50: 1 point
Score: 23

there needs to be a middle ground on these questions too, plus I agree with SSY on the strongly agree and slightly agree thing.  And I'm a designer, we are trained to notice the details!  It becomes second nature after so many years  

[Will]

Lucky 13.

[tymygy]

12  

[The Magic Pudding]

Jesus, I got 36, I think it's caused by not liking to meet new people.

36, jeez you must be weird  
I did it twice and got 35 & 34.

[Byronazriel]

...I scored 45.  

Then again every shrink I've been to seems to have brought up asperger's at least once. Though Schizoid pd comes up more often... At least when I first start out with them, Avoidant pd tends to creep into conversations laster on. Though I never stick around them long enough for anything conclusive to arrise. Most of them just annoy me, though a few were amusing for a time.

[karadan]

Jesus, I got 36, I think it's caused by not liking to meet new people.  

I can understand that to be honest. I used to be really up for meeting new people and was probably rather annoying to people like you because of it, but these last three or four years, i've been totally happy in the company of people i already know. So much so, It's actually got to a point where i've been deliberately non-conversational to potential new friends. I haven't felt guilty about it in the slightest either.

I don't know whether it is because i'm getting older, have saturated my friends gland or i'm becoming increasingly cynical and cantankerous. Hopefully it's the former

[Byronazriel]

...I just realised I pronouce autistic the same way I pronounce artistic. Exactly the same way...  

[humblesmurph]

40.  I think the prevalence of such high numbers makes me doubt the validity of tests such as these.  Should somebody be labeled as "autistic" because they like to be alone?