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on my pdd test i scored 28 online on childbrain pdd
on aq test i scored 26
what does this mean

It's a secret code which is intended to justify the money which the code-makers are paid.

32 on the aq is the start of generally accept to be 'autistic' scores.

28 on the pdd test indicates it's unlikely pdd is present.

pls could u give me more advice im doing some serious answers as im fed up with being diagnosed of numberous of things over the years just want a clear answer to a question

i think this may explain it more:
http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt113459.html

I assume that your link - http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt113459.html - is intended to be ironic...

khanrebel - welcome to the site - there are no clear answers to your question - we all face the same problem!

Yep.

In 2001, University of Cambridge Autism Research Centre researchers wrote about the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) test that ?[a] score of 32+ appears to be a useful cut-off for distinguishing individuals who have clinically significant levels of autistic traits.?[1]

In 2005, University of Cambridge Autism Research Centre researchers wrote about the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) test that ?[i]t has previously been suggested that in a general population study a cut-off of 32 or above should be employed for correctly identifying individuals with ?autistic traits?. However, examination of the receiver operating characteristics for the total AQ suggested that for this clinic referred sample a threshold score of 26 resulted in the correct classification of the greatest numbers[.]?[2] Researchers wrote also that ?[t]he results indicate that it has good discriminative validity and good screening properties at a threshold score of 26.?[2]

An AQ score of 32 is at or above the threshold scores among people known to have Asperger's Syndrome and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder(s).
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1. Baron-Cohen, S., Wheelwright, S., Skinner, R., Martin, J., & Clubley, E. (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(1), 5?17. Retrieved from http://docs.autismresearchcentre.com/pa ... tal_AQ.pdf

2. Woodbury-Smith, M. R., Robinson, J., Wheelwright, S., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2005). Screening adults for Asperger Syndrome using the AQ: A preliminary study of its diagnostic validity in clinical practice. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 35(3), 331?335. Retrieved from http://docs.autismresearchcentre.com/pa ... ningAdults
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