Another Self-Test for Asperger's

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Mine was 5...probably not

however I was offically diagnosed when I was 9. The test is based on stereotypes

I got 20. It took off 17 whole points for speech delay. So this is an AS test not a general autism one.

Edit: I see I took this test some time ago... this is an old thread I guess, I got the same exact score as last time.

I got 22.

This question is strange.

Have you had few, if any, friends your own age?
Always Often Sometimes Never

What does "never" or "always" mean? That I've never had friends or never just a few? That I've always had a few friends or that I've always been without them? Annoying!

My Score Is 25 of a possible score of 39.
Aspergers could be an appropriate diagnosis; professional further evaluation is needed.

28/39, for what it's worth.

~Kate

These questions are stupid, because not everything can be always, often or never.

There are some key-questions:
- kind of school
- speech delay
- intelligence, if ret*d

They change a result with many points. The rest changes really a little.

This quiz is stupid, because questions are soooo obvious. If you read Wikipedia, you can pretend you are Aspie or NT, because you know what to choose.

The questions are accurate insofar as AS is still currently defined in the DSM-IV-TR.

It's probably the most accurate "AS" test in that regard.

It's meant to be taken by someone other than you, usually a parent, and it's applicable to adults.

I got 26, answering from what I'm been told by various people. For instance, that I don't do eye contact very well. I hadn't noticed until I was told a few months ago. Now I've learned that my poor facial recognition is largely due to rarely looking at people. Another example, is that while I will answer most questions given to me, I never(outside of my immediate family) initiate a conversation. I've only just learned that when another student asks me which year I'm in, I'm supposed ask them back and still, I rarely remember to do so.

Who knows what my score would be if someone else did it? I, apparently, have limited awareness of my social difficulties. I'd never say I needed routine, I'd say I needed a lot of space, and people need to leave me to it. I have zero friends but I don't see it as a problem. I can't help but wonder how I appear from someone else's perspective. People only occasionally tell me now, because I'm supposed to know better.

26/39

11.

Aspergers is possible but not likely. To explore further seek out a professional evaluation.

Been diagnosed twice.

Those questions do seem rushed, stereotyped and I'm still shaking my head at the use of the word ret*d. It doesn't seem like it was written by a qualified medical professional.

Then I did the ADD one: 15/21

Inattention

Your child shows significant signs of difficulty maintaining their attention and focus on important tasks. You should take them for a professional evaluation by a psychologist and pediatrician as soon as possible.

Hyperactivity/Impulsivity
Your child is (also) showing signs of hyperactivity and impulsiveness. You should take them for a professional evaluation by a psychologist and pediatrician as soon as possible.

The "ret*d" one, in addition to the speech and normal schooling ones, are there to exclude AD (which it doesn't have a test for as they're assuming that the person would be diagnosed as a child in that case).

Of note, AS is quite rare when you use something like this test. Like 2 per several thousand.