Autistic Disorder "test"

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AD Test

We have many "AS" tests, but not many involving [Classic] Autism.

I did it, and I had my mother do it (positive both times), and I went through something similar with my psychiatrist (positive there too).

does that mean own mum is on the spectrum?
is she going to do anything about it?



am got 'likely to be AUTISTIC'.

have a go at the http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html test.
it isn't an AD test-but,it;s more relateable to for auties,than the aspie tests,it gives results in severity,rather than an ASD name,am get 'severe PDD' with that one.

Sorry, I meant that I had my mother do it for me, i.e., she assessed how I was when little.

Thanks for that link, and I got "Severe PDD" at the age of 3. Tomorrow, I'll get my mother to assess me on that one too (I doubt it'll change much however, as I don't remember anything but what she's told me, and I sometimes have to use how I am now in some aspects, and I'm "better" now). I'm sure I'd be "Severe PDD" if I answered it how I am now.

Personally, I don't think I'm "severe".

I did that! My family were talking about whether or not I have it, and my dad found that test and said it shows I definately have Asperger's. I got 'mild PDD', a score of about 68 I think. My 'NT' best friend got 18, and my sister got 9. Lol!

Mild starts at 50, moderate at 100, severe at 151. It goes up to 240, so 'severe' is not that severe.

On the test Danielismyname posted, it said I was not likely to be autistic. Perhaps because I have AS, not autism.

Last edited by Kajjie on 26 Aug 2008, 2:24 pm, edited 1 time in total.

I got "likely to be Autistic."

Woo, positive results.

Oh, on the other one: This Score May Suggest Severe PDD

Yea i got likely to be autistic also, and when i took the childbrain test with my mother i got severe pdd 202 but put my age down as 3.

I had a doctor tell me that i do have classic autism, and its moderate functioning due to my low verbal iq, my horrible self help skills, my need for sameness, routine, and my the amount of stimming/self injurious behaviors i do. But that I'm high functioning due to the fact that I can interact and actually seem like im apart of this world rather then my own world sometimes. Also because I can drive, do have a boyfriend, and can seem NTish at times. He also said thats probably why i was diagnosed with severe pddnos at first rather then classic autism because i can seem to interact even if its at the same level as a toddler most of the time.

Yea i did the childbrain thing of my age now and got severe also, im far from severe. If I would rediagnosis myself I would just say high functioning autism with moderate functioning skills lol if that makes any sense.

164- "This score may suggest severe PDD. cant say that I am surprised

I think the reason it tells people they are severe when they're not is because a lot of it is to do with things like stimming and restricted interests, which do not make it 'severe' no matter how intense they are because they don't interfere with everyday things. So although they make you more autistic, they dont make you more disabled (if that makes any sense).

This is just the DSM-IV criteria for autistic disorder, formatted as a checklist.

I get "probably NOT autistic", which makes sense, since I fit the DSM-IV criteria for Asperger's disorder, not autistic disorder.

This one, you just have to check all of the boxes to get "likely to be AUTISTIC".

I have no idea if I had any symptoms before age 3, or if I have PDD. Gonna try the other test now.

This Score May Suggest Severe PDD: 168

Ohh, I know that one. But isn't it wrong?

Because I fit all but 3 criteria, but 2 of these are the really important ones. I don't fit the speech delay or the criteria for all non-communicative speech. So this check-list of course says I warrant for the AD diagnosis as I fulfil almost all criteria. But in truth I do not because I didn't have a speech delay, which is important.

Well, most of the AD and AS criteria are identical, aren't they.

Oh yeah, the AS one says I don't warrant for AS diagnosis just because I don't fit the (V) criteria. That's not right, the test tests too literal and strict.

On the other test, I scored 151 for right now as of August 2008. It says 150 is moderate and at 151 starts severe.

I don't think that should count as borderline severe. It used to be worse on almost all criteria and still not borderline 'severe' to my mind.

Yes, but it uses language that's less clinical so that it's easier to understand what each criterion actually means.

No one,

I had my mother do the PDD assessment scale thingy, and she got "moderate PDD" for me when I was the age of three. Which is probably more accurate than mine, albeit, both of us are biased to a certain extent.

Sora,

You don't need a speech delay for Autism; if you had adequate speech, but you couldn't actually start/keep a conversation going, you meet Autism over Asperger's with the DSM-IV-TR. The same if you lacked imaginative play.

Kajjie,

Restricted interests is what makes Autism as severe as it is [in ways outside of social interaction]; the need for routine, which can be to the extent of being unable to function if it's not kept, is just one example.

Age1600,

My psychiatrist said I'm "high-functioning" for someone with Autism, but I'm below the level of someone with Asperger's. I don't interact with people out there, I don't drive/work/study, but I have the capability to work and study if I'm given the right accommodations; I totally suck with social interaction (I can't do it), but that's to be expected.

I scored "46", no PDD, which makes sense as I have NLD.

I didn't take the AD test for myself, but I filled it out with one of the kids I work with in mind. Her official diagnosis is autism, but NYC tends to put that on most of the kids' IEPs at our school (it's a special school), even the ones with only a learning disability, ADHD, or MR, so that they get more services. We've all been doubting that she has autism, but thought that she may have AS. When I filled out the checklist for her, I noticed that she demonstrates problems in the social interaction areas, but none of the other areas (granted, this is based on her behavior in school only). So maybe she does have AS.