Autism Test
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By Psych Central Researchers
Use this quiz to help you determine if you might need to see a mental health
professional for diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder, a mental health
concern that involves impairment in social interactions with others.
Instructions: This is a screening measure to help you determine whether you might have an
autism spectrum disorder (including what used to be called Asperger’s disorder). Please take
the time to fill out the below form as accurately, honestly and completely as possible. All of
your responses are confidential and you will be provided with instant results.
I am a year old / /
Definitely Slightly Slightly Definitely
Agree Agree Disagree 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.
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Definitely Slightly Slightly Definitely
Agree Agree Disagree Disagree
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.
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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.
Definitely Slightly Slightly Definitely
Agree Agree Disagree Disagree
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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 am often the last to understand the point
of a joke.
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.
Definitely Slightly Slightly Definitely
Agree Agree Disagree Disagree
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.
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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. All rights reserved.
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