The new AS Test (Among the best I've seen)

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16 May 2011, 5:44 am

When I was growing up people would interrupt me, and wouldn't let me talk. I always assumed that meant that I was boring.

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16 May 2011, 5:49 am

I noticed that it was impossible to do the test anonymously using Intenet Explorer 7 (it went back to the same page when I clicked the "Don't Allow" button), but quite possible to do it anonymously using Firefox. I didn't do it, but I think I'd have scored about 50.

I agree about those questions that begin "do people think you are......" - as if people are always telling me what they think of me.

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16 May 2011, 5:59 am

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I got 72/72, but it seems that's a lot more common that I thought it would be.

That's funny, I just did the test and got exactly the same score? 72/72
hmmmm

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16 May 2011, 6:42 am

Kon wrote:

AS Test Score: 67/72. Tests are good for pointing out tendencies but I'd guess many introverts would score very high on this test?

71/72 and I'm more of an extrovert. I admit I was very surprised I scored so high, I didn't think the test would be good at picking out innate characteristics over visible external traits (which I don't show a lot of, apart from routine type stuff).

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16 May 2011, 7:02 am

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I would like to see what NTs get on this test. Swbluto, it would be nice if you could post the links to the other threads you've made on this one. I am really curious now.

Okay, but I'm warning you, none of the NTs are telling me! Even though people here like to divulge their scores here (Because, I assume that's a part of the local culture), it appears that either all the 77 viewers uptil now either A) Didn't take the test (hard to believe) or B) None of them wanted to publicly share their score. If I didn't know any better, I'm assuming that sharing ones score would be embarrassing because a person's online identity is like their real life identity and who wants to admit to people they have *that* social disorder? Assumably, that'd be grounds for throwing one out like an outcast in the NT world, which is probably not what someone with Social Anxiety is trying to achieve. So, I still need to figure out how to get an NT to publicly admit their score (Or at least admit it to me. Maybe I need to copy the test and host it on my server and store the results?)...

But, here it is if you'd like to take a look:

http://www.socialanxietysupport.com/for ... ad-126039/

I'm sharing it on my facebook to see if I can get some more responses. None so far though

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16 May 2011, 7:28 am

My NT friend just did the test and she got 22/72. Just sharing

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16 May 2011, 7:38 am

Hi all! I'm the writer of the test - sounds like it's gotten a lot of mixed reactions... *grins*

Just to clear up a few of the points raised:

* With the scoring, the test is designed to give someone who meets all three criteria a very high score, and someone who does not meet any of the criteria a very low score, which is why so many people on the spectrum tend to get high 60s or 70s as a result. This is to make sure that someone qualifying as an NT by these criteria can't get a higher score on points than someone qualifying as AS.

Also, the reason many people seem to get 72/72 is that the score is based on how many criteria are met rather than on the number of AS favouring answers to questions - which means that a full score can be reached without getting high points on every single question. Even so, I've been pretty surprised about the number of 72s...

* I did do a few test runs before launching the quiz, but the sample group was very small (2 NT's, 5 Aspies - all I had available). I'm storing and compiling the results from this test though, so if I make a version 2.0 it will be a bit more accurate. In any case, it should be taken as a fun little facebook app rather than a reliable diagnostic tool.

* I completely understand that the "do others think..." style of questions are a bit ambiguous - It can be quite tricky to come up with observable straightforward tests for criteria such as missing social cues or obsessing about interests. Unfortunately, I think it's just one of the limits of multiple choice questions.

* The third section of the diagnostic criteria is all about sensory processing differences. As such, the reason for including Synesthesia as one of the diagnostic criteria is that it is a very obvious form of sensory processing difference - but if your particular types of sensory processing differences don't include this, then it doesn't make you any less AS...

I think that's about everything - thanks all for trying it out, and if you've got any advice for the next incarnation, I'd love to hear it.

Oh, and I'll be getting together the results and trying to draw some conclusions about it in the next week or so - will keep you posted...

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16 May 2011, 7:40 am

EvilZak wrote:

Awesome! Well - good luck. I thought it was very well done, myself. I've posted it on my facebook, so hopefully some of my friends will take it too (I'm from Brisbane also, btw).

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16 May 2011, 7:45 am

sunshower wrote:

Awesome! Well - good luck. I thought it was very well done, myself. I've posted it on my facebook, so hopefully some of my friends will take it too (I'm from Brisbane also, btw).

Thanks for that - Good to know there's a few more Brisbanites around, too... *grins*

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16 May 2011, 7:47 am

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swbluto wrote:

MathGirl wrote:

I would like to see what NTs get on this test. Swbluto, it would be nice if you could post the links to the other threads you've made on this one. I am really curious now.

I'm sharing it on my facebook to see if I can get some more responses. None so far though

I posted it too and no one except for my mom commented on it. She thinks that I may have it and she told me that when she looks back at the way I acted as a kid a lot of the AS symptoms match up, but she never knew about the ASDs at the time (in the 90s). She always assumed it was just depression because of her and my dad getting divorced.

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16 May 2011, 7:58 am

NT friend took it and got 26/72

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16 May 2011, 8:16 am

Silly questions like:

"I have difficulty figuring out cultural and social rules."

and

"I don't realise when other people are bored by a conversation."

If you have problems in these areas you are unlikely to see it and therefore can't answer the questions.

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16 May 2011, 10:46 am

My mum got 66.

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16 May 2011, 11:00 am

71/72 was my score.

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16 May 2011, 11:07 am

swbluto wrote:

I really doubt 90+ % of people on here have Asperger's.

Why would you doubt it on an Aspie forum? Unless you think that most of the self-diagnoses here are not correct. Frankly, I think most of them are. Not all, but most.

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By the way, how do I know if people get bored easily when I talk about my interests? The other questions were okay, I guess.

Usually there's clues in the other person's body language, conversation, and tone of voice. You have to monitor the other person's reactions.

Of course, if you never notice (an aspie trait) then you can't answer the question. You have to go out into the world and really pay attention, then come back and answer.

It is really difficult to pay attention “in the real world” where there are thousands of other stimuli getting your attention at the same time, plus it takes time to adjust to any new environment I find myself in. And I am not a hermit – I am an extremely social person in real life. But some Aspies are hermits by choice and such tests should be adjusted to include them as well. The reason why I had no trouble with the “social and cultural norms” question is because I have directly asked NTs why they do this and that, which made me realize how differently I perceive the world. However, someone who is a hermit would probably not have an opportunity to do something like this. The only “clue” I could observe people do when I talked about my interest that *may* have indicated that they’re bored is try to switch the topic. Sometimes they do the same thing in other circumstances, though, such as when I actually try to talk about what someone else wants to talk about, so it’s not very definitive that way. Other than that, I haven’t been able to observe anything. In my opinion, the test should be adjusted so that people who do not spend a lot of time out in the world could also take it effectively. This test is actually better as there are only a few questions that rely on such information, so I see it as easily fixable.

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That is strange… I wonder why there’s such a discrepancy between here and there. Maybe they all got scores in the very high aspie range and don’t want to admit it. It’s on my FB now but the very few NT friends that I have on there don’t seem to want to take it, either.

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My mum got 66.

Wow. Maybe your mom has AS, too?

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16 May 2011, 11:21 am

I got a 70/72

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