Set of scientific tests related to Autism Spectrum Disorders
Hesselmark, E., Eriksson, J.M., Westerlund, J., & Bejerot, S. "Autism Spectrum Disorders and Self-reports: Testing Validity and Reliability Using the NEO-PI-R." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, May 2015, Volume 45, Issue 5, pp 1156-1166. Retrieved May 17, 2015, from http://link.springer.com/article/10.100 ... 014-2275-7
In this study, at least, a benefit was provided the diagnostic assessment by the introduction of self-reported screening tests. If such tests are valid in the clinical setting, why wouldn't they be similarly valid and beneficial in a personal setting (assuming honesty in scoring)?
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Diagnosed in 2015 with ASD Level 1 by the University of Utah Health Care Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinic using the ADOS-2 Module 4 assessment instrument [11/30] -- Screened in 2014 with ASD by using the University of Cambridge Autism Research Centre AQ (Adult) [43/50]; EQ-60 for adults [11/80]; FQ [43/135]; SQ (Adult) [130/150] self-reported screening inventories -- Assessed since 1978 with an estimated IQ [≈145] by several clinicians -- Contact on WrongPlanet.net by private message (PM)
We may think, that our thoughts and behavior is completely typical, whereas a trained eye would spot several mini-traits or major traits in a matter of minutes.
I agree. But, I also agree that self-reported screening tests help.
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Diagnosed in 2015 with ASD Level 1 by the University of Utah Health Care Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinic using the ADOS-2 Module 4 assessment instrument [11/30] -- Screened in 2014 with ASD by using the University of Cambridge Autism Research Centre AQ (Adult) [43/50]; EQ-60 for adults [11/80]; FQ [43/135]; SQ (Adult) [130/150] self-reported screening inventories -- Assessed since 1978 with an estimated IQ [≈145] by several clinicians -- Contact on WrongPlanet.net by private message (PM)
1. The Broad Autism Phenotype Questionnaire
Autistic/BAP
You scored 106 aloof, 105 rigid and 93 pragmatic
You scored above the cutoff on all three scales. Clearly, you are either autistic or on the broader autistic phenotype. You probably are not very social, and when you do interact with others, you come off as strange or rude without meaning to. You probably also like things to be familiar and predictable and don't like changes, especially unexpected ones.
2. The Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) Test
39-42 / 50 (I took it a few times before)
3. The Empathizing Quotient and Systemizing Quotient
The link seems dead but I found the year 2003 one: http://personality-testing.info/tests/EQSQ.php
Your Empathizing Quotient is 5. Baron-Cohen (2003) suggests that this means "you have a lower than average ability for understanding how other people feel and responding appropriately".
Your Systemizing Quotient is 54. Baron-Cohen (2003) suggests that this means "you have an above average ability for analysing and exploring a system".
Looks like I am a Extreme Systemizer (Systematizing above average 54/80, empathizing bottom low 5/80).
4.The EIQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient) Test
50/100
You appear to have at least some basic skill when it comes to identifying, perceiving and expressing emotions in yourself and others. However, there is still a great deal of room to improve on this core ability. Review the results below for further information in order to identify where improvement is recommended. By improving your skills in this area of emotional intelligence, you will be in a better position to read others, understand how they feel, and effectively identify your own emotions. These skills form the basis of your ability to relate to others as well as your ability to understand yourself.
5.The Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) test
20/27
If you answered more than fourteen of the questions as true of yourself, you are probably highly sensitive.
6. Understanding facial expression test: The 'Reading the mind in the eyes' test
I'm not in mood of doing the test again right now (it is a really hard and confusing test for me) but I done it a few times before and I got 23/36 or 24/37.
7. Face blindness / Prosopagnosia test (https://www.faceblind.org/facetests/ff/ff_intro.php)
Out of 30 faces, you correctly identified 7.
You were familiar with 19 of the people in this test.
If we exclude the ones you were unfamiliar with, you got 37% correct.
On our previous version of this test, the average person with normal face recognition was able to recognize about 85% of the faces they were familiar with. If you missed more than half of the faces you were familiar with, this may indicate face recognition difficulties.
8. Aspie Quiz:
Your neurodiverse (Aspie) score: 178 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 32 of 200
You are very likely neurodiverse (Aspie)
(11-03-2014)
Twój wynik Aspi: 176 na 200
Twój wynik neurotypowy (nieautystyczny): 33 na 200
Wykazujesz wiekszosc cech Aspi
(13-02-2015)
In the end - all of the tests indicate I am in the spectrum.
Empathy Quotient (EQ) Score: 8.0
Systemising Quotient (SQ) Score: 79.0
I didn't know my EQ was that bad
Broad Autism Phenotype Test:
You scored 123 aloof, 118 rigid and 107 pragmatic
You scored above the cutoff on all three scales. Clearly, you are either autistic or on the broader autistic phenotype. You probably are not very social, and when you do interact with others, you come off as strange or rude without meaning to. You probably also like things to be familiar and predictable and don't like changes, especially unexpected ones.
Autism Spectrum Quotient Score: 43
Emotional Intelligence Score: 37
Your results indicate that you need to work on improving the skills that can help you identify, perceive and express emotions in yourself and others. Difficulties in this area of emotional intelligence can hinder your ability to read others, to understand how they feel, and to effectively identify your own emotions. Lacking these skills could mean that you struggle to relate to others and may sometimes even question why you yourself behave the way you do. Review the results below for further information in order to identify where improvement is recommended.
Highly Sensitive Person Test: 22 out of 27
Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test Score: 16
An average test for this score is 26.2, or 21.9 for a person with Asperger Syndrome or High-Functioning Autism
Face Blindness Test: 69%
Your Empathizing Quotient is 7. Baron-Cohen (2003) suggests that this means "you have a lower than average ability for understanding how other people feel and responding appropriately".
Your Systemizing Quotient is 15. Baron-Cohen (2003) suggests that this means "you have a lower than average ability for analysing and exploring a system".
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"Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. " - Special Agent Dale Cooper, Twin Peaks
I have recently met another self diagnosed aspie in my area who visited a Professor who is an Aspergers expert.
He talked to him for 25 minutes and was told simply he "was not autistic".
Apparently the conversation was very shallow (I suppose he was looking for behavioural indicators and judging this by his Professorial gut feeling! ................. however this person is an experienced adult who has learned to mask the worst of his traits for over 40 years)
This utterly confused him, as on all tests (except facial recognition) he scored well in the Neuro diverse or likelihood of Aspergers/autism range.
The professor made this assumption from talking with him. Only upon leaving did he give him some of the tests to fill in at home. These were duly filled in and self scored as firmly within the Aspergers range.
Surely if he was going to use written tests these should have been filled in before the interview so as to advise any conclusions made!
What do you make of this swift and seemingly cursory dismissal by an authority on Aspergers?
Scared because I don't want it to happen to me but not surprised as it seems the more qualified and more experienced some become in their field, the far more cocky they get. Then my mystery brain kicks in and says that the professor was trying to fool him to think in a certain way for some reason. Maybe he didn't want his self-diagnosis to affect the results.
Or maybe he simply didn't like that it was a self-diagnoser coming to him.
I think the professional arrogance is most likely.
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I've already taken the AQ and I got 42 but it took me a while to comprehend some of what it was asking.
The BAP one:
You scored 93 aloof, 110 rigid and 119 pragmatic"
"You scored above the cutoff on all three scales. Clearly, you are either autistic or on the broader autistic phenotype. You probably are not very social, and when you do interact with others, you come off as strange or rude without meaning to. You probably also like things to be familiar and predictable and don't like changes, especially unexpected ones."
"You scored 93% on aloof, higher than 29% of your peers."
"You scored 110% on rigid, higher than 76% of your peers."
"You scored 119% on pragmatic, higher than 95% of your peers."
"You scored 7% on diagnosis, higher than 77% of your peers."
I didn't like the EQ-SQ one I took and I think that's because it isn't the revised one. That link is broken and I'm trying to find the 2006 version.
Here's what 2003 said anyway:
Your Systemizing Quotient is 26. Baron-Cohen (2003) suggests that this means "you have a lower than average ability for analysing and exploring a system".
I can't say I felt too sure about it at all. So many of the questions I really didn't care about. Yes, I want to know what that plant is called. No, I have no interest in how railroads connect because I'm busy looking at the tees outside the window.
Pulled an all nighter and have cramps. Not sure if the 2006 revised test is on the ACR website. If the EQ and SQ are there and say 2006, does that work? I also don't know what 20/26 means. I think that means I don't really fit the group because both are below average and don't have all that much difference? It means either balanced or systemizer but working off the old test.
Plus I've done one of them before and found a lot of what I was told to be the male bias in AS. I'm female biologically and we generally camouflage and socialise a little easier, or appear to. Adding to that, I've been forcefully learning to be more compassionate (yeah, there's studies to say it is possible to learn a certain degree of empathy, etc). If I had taken the test a few years ago, empathy would be further down.
Still, out of all the ones I did from ACR, this one was the one I hated, even though I qualified by the test scores given by the site.
I've taken eyes, faces, and emotion in films tests before. Scored lower than average but it went in that order, with the eyes getting the closest to average. I think that means that when I have smaller parts to deal with I can understand but as soon as you start talking and moving, you sort of lose me. I did far worse in the film than predict by myself. Not sure what that might suggest. Too much input?
For rdos, I've taken it before and remember it saying I was a probably aspie 138/200 Aspie, 96/200 NT. My chart was quite interesting compared to the male's I was comparing it with because the broadness of the Aspie traits went further and he actually seemed to have more definite points in NT. He was diagnosed and I think our points were roughly the same.
I'm going to submit this now and come back to it because the laptop is being funky and I don't want it to die while I'm doing the other tests.
I'm very concerned about how my assessment will turn out because I know I am at least BAP and it's definitely causing me problems, maybe because of co morbids, but they don't really diagnose you with that. :/ I mean, that's not how PDD-NOS works, is it?
If anybody can allay my fears a bit, that would be good. I know I scored insanely high on the RITVOS, making it seem unlikely to me that I'm not on the spectrum.
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Let's simply agree to disagree.
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You appear to have at least some basic skill when it comes to identifying, perceiving and expressing emotions in yourself and others. However, there is still a great deal of room to improve on this core ability. Review the results below for further information in order to identify where improvement is recommended. By improving your skills in this area of emotional intelligence, you will be in a better position to read others, understand how they feel, and effectively identify your own emotions. These skills form the basis of your ability to relate to others as well as your ability to understand yourself.
^EIQ
Sorry, there'll probably be a couple posts from me as I can't seem to find the edit button in this thread.
I suppose there was no extra about this?
Alexithymia test: Anybody take that one? Apparently at least 50% of ASD individuals have it to some degree. It's rather mean nickname is "emotion dumb". The EIQ's response made me think of it. I got:
Possible alexithymia: You show some alexithymic traits
Your result is broken down into various factors to give you some insight into your result.
Category: Difficulty Identifying Feelings: 24 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show [high] alexithymic traits.
Category: Difficulty Describing Feelings: 13 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show [high] alexithymic traits.
Category: Vicarious Interpretation of Feelings: 11 Points <8 - 9>
In this category you show [high] alexithymic traits.
Category: Externally-Oriented Thinking: 16 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show [no] alexithymic traits.
Category: Restricted Imaginative Processes: 15 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show [no] alexithymic traits.
Category: Problematic Interpersonal Relationships: 19 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show [high] alexithymic traits.
Category: Sexual Difficulties and Disinterest: 10 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show [no] alexithymic traits."
MBTI Most days INFJ, others Feeling turns to Thinking. The Judging is the strongest influence though, with T & F and I & E being pretty balanced. The T & F flick about and either that's down to how people view the difference between them, or it's down to how I do. S & N seem to fluctuate (I've taken over 11 different tests to determine this).
HSP I only left four out but wasn't sure about them. I think there are 28 in all but I've been up for ages.
I'll come back again later when I can be bothered to do the download and self-marks of the revised SQ and EQ, and when I can find one of face-blindness.
I didn't mean vitdos last time, for some reason I got that confused with RAADS-R which is part of the next bit I'm posting.
I've also done this battery of tests. There's a bit of the AQ there and a bit of some others, but I found it a nice overall. My results when I took it:
Given the demographic information you supplied, the prior probability that you have an ASD (the probability of ASD in people with the risk factors that you indicated, which does not take into account your scores on the tests) is about 0.3%.Your results are consistent with a case of autism spectrum disorder. Additionally, you scored highly on one or more screening tests designed to detect conditions which can occur with or be confused with ASD. Although this indicates that the chance that you have ASD is relatively high compared to the general population, it does NOT neccesarily mean that you would be diagnosed with ASD, as a clinical diagnosis takes into account many other factors that cannot be measured online.If you are experiencing distress or problems functioning, it is highly recommended that you seek professional assessment.
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Confounding Factors Questionnaire
The Confounding Factors Questionnaire is used to screen for mental disorders that present similar symptoms to ASD, and therefore may cause false positives on ASD tests.
On the Confounding Factors test, you reported symptoms of one or more disorders that are difficult to distinguish from ASD. Although this test is not diagnostic, you should use caution in intepreting ASD test results, as other disorders with related presentation can cause false positives. The scale(s) on which you scored above the screening threshold were:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Scale
Schizotypal Personality Disorder Scale
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AQ-10
Score:10
The AQ-10 is typically used for preliminary screening of adults who may have an ASD. It is brief and easy to administer, but has a relativley high error rate in predicting diagnosis. It is used in this system primarily as a way of quickly detecting people who are very unlikely to have an ASD.
Your score of 10is above the cutoff that would suggest that further assessment for ASD is warranted, and is therefore a preliminary positive result.
Test information:
Using a cutoff score >= 6:
Sensitivity:88%
Specificity:91%
Assuming that 0.3% of adults with your set of risk factors have an ASD, a positive result on this test means there is a 2.85807080221% chance that you have an ASD. (According to Bayes' Theorem)
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RAADS-R
The Ritvo Aspergers Autism Diagnostic Scale (Revised) is a diagnostic tool developed for use in clinical assessments of ASD. It is lengthier than the AQ-10, but is more accurate in identifying adults with ASD.
Score:168
Your score falls into the range for high probability of ASD (score >= 72), and is therefore a positive result.
Test information:
Note:The two studies listed in the references section reported significantly different sensitivity and specificity statistics. The data below are based on the most conservative estimates.
Using a cutoff score >= 72:
Sensitivity:90%
Specificity:93%
In validation studies for this test,More than 97% of the people who scored at or above your score of 168 were diagnosed with an ASD.
Assuming that 0.3% of adults with your set of risk factors have an ASD, a positive result on this test means there is a 3.72465167609% chance that you have an ASD (According to Bayes' Theorem)
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Reading The Mind In Films
The Reading The Mind In Films test measures your ability to recognize emotions and mental states in video clips, a task which is similar to the everyday "mind-reading" used to assess another person's mental state during a conversation. Although it is not a diagnostic test for ASD, poor performance is associated with ASD and may be useful in differentiating ASD from other disorders with related symptoms like ADHD.
Score:14
The average range for scores on this test is 17.3152 to 20.2248 (99% CI for a normal population). Scores below this range suggest that you may have difficulty interpeting cues like tone of voice, facial expression, and body language or reasoning about the mental states of others
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Reading The Mind In The Eyes
The Reading The Mind In The Eyes Test (RMET) measures your ability to infer complex mental states from the eye regions of faces. Although the RMET is not a diagnostic test for ASD, poor performance is associated with ASD and may be useful in differentiating ASD from other disorders with related symptoms like ADHD.
Score:24
The average range for this test is 25.347 to 27.053 (99% CI for a general population). Scores below this range suggest that you may have difficulty identifying and intepreting the mental states of others.
Looks like the only one which doesn't agree with me so far is SQ-EQ but yet to be revised. Any other tests I can do?
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Let's simply agree to disagree.
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MAJOR PROBLEM HERE:
If you give a damn about your "tests", that is
No. 1 (broad autism phenotype questionnaire) doesn't give you a score at the end,
and it's nothing more than a lead up to signing up to a stupid dating site (okcupid)
really ?
how could you post this as an actual test ???
please take it off the list immediately and don't waste anyone else's time
Not really disagreeing but you could make an account, take the test, then delete the account. OR you can ask somebody with an old account to let you use theirs. Unfortunately my account is active so I can't give you it.
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