Okay, I'm developing a little questionnaire for... well, I'm not gonna say what 'cause I don't wanna put ideas into peoples' heads. This isn't being overseen by an IRB and it isn't an official project, though hopefully it will be at some point in the relatively near future. I'm needing some controls to take it so I can continue to design and tweak to get it to some sort of version 1.0 presentable form. Do you mind helping?

Note: #18 is a multi-choice answer where you can have more than one answer (I've highlighted that text in red). All other questions are single-choice. Please don't skip any questions because I won't really be able to use your other answers then to formulate a score. If you do have any questions about certain items, please ask and I'll try to clarify as best as possible without leading you. And if you'd like to give any feedback, that'd be welcome too.



Thanks!

The Questionnaire:

1. Rate your comfort level in social situations:
1___2___3___4___5_X_6___7___8___9
extremely..............................extremely
comfortable.........................uncomfortable

2. In every day situations, how much do you tend to make eye contact with the person you’re talking to?: (This means looking at the eyes, not elsewhere on the face)
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8_X__9
a lot......................................none

3. Rate your level of comfort in making eye contact:
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8_X__9
extremely.............................extremely
comfortable........................uncomfortable

4. How much do you stutter when you’re anxious?
1_X__2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

5. Rate your general, every day stress levels:
1___2_X__3___4___5___6___7___8___9
no stress...........................extreme stress

6. How often do you avoid things in life because of your anxiety?
1_X__2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

7. Do you have a tendency to collect things? (e.g., stamps, cards, coins, etc.)
1_X__2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

8. Do you have interests or passions which take up much of your time and thoughts?
1___2___3___4_X__5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

9. Do you forego necessities (such as bathroom, food, sleep) when you are actively involved in these interests?
1_X__2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

10. When talking with someone, do you tend to talk a lot about one of your special interests?
1___2_X__3___4___5___6___7_X__8___9
never....................................always

11. When talking with someone, do you tend to talk more about yourself and focus less on the other person?
1_X__2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

12. Do you have difficulty with a change in routine, particularly change imposed upon you by another person, organization, or event?
1___2_X__3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

13. When you have gotten used to doing something, do you prefer to do it the same way each consecutive time?
1___2___3___4_X__5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

14. Do you have habits which you perform obsessively, such as washing your hands or checking the door locks, even though you know it isn’t necessary?
1_X__2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

15. Would you consider yourself a perfectionist?
1_X__2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
no, definitely not................a total perfectionist

16. How organized are you?
1___2___3___4___5_X__6___7___8___9
extremely..............................extremely
disorganized...........................organized

17. When you are having a conversation with someone, where do you tend to look?
(a) I look at the eyes
( I look at the eyes or I look away
© I look at the mouth
(d) I look at the mouth or I look away
(e) I don’t look at the person. I tend to look away

18. When anxious or excited, do you: (multiple selection)
(a) pace
( rock
© use repetitive hand gestures (such as hand flapping, finger twisting, hand wringing)
(d) vocal repetitions (such as repeating words over to yourself)
(e) use another form of self-stimulation not listed above
(f) none of the above

19. Rate the variety of your diet:
1___2___3__X_4___5___6___7___8___9
not limited..........................very limited
at all

20. Would you consider yourself food sensitive?
1__X_2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
not sensitive.......................very sensitive

21. How often do you develop “food obsessions� in which you eat a particular type of food for a period of time (sometimes to the point of eating it for every meal)?
1_X__2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

22. How is your balance in every day life?
1___2___3___4___5_X__6___7___8___9
horrible................................excellent

23. How often do you trip, fall, or run into things?
1___2_X__3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

24. How often you find it difficult to find clothes which feel comfortable to you? (not otherwise due to weight, body structure, or finances)
1_X__2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

25. How sound sensitive do you consider yourself? (i.e., you find various sounds uncomfortable or painful)
1___2___3___4___5__X_6___7___8___9
not sensitive.........................extremely
at all...................................sensitive

26. Do you feel overwhelmed and overstimulated in noisy, crowded environments?
1___2__X_3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

27. How light sensitive do you consider yourself? (i.e., you find various visual stimuli, such as colors or lights, uncomfortable or painful)
1___2_X__3___4___5___6___7___8___9
not sensitive.........................extremely
at all....................................sensitive

28. How sensitive are you to hot temperatures?(i.e., level of discomfort)
1___2___3___4___5__X_6___7___8___9
not at all..............................extremely
.........................................sensitive

29. How sensitive are you to cold temperatures?(i.e., level of discomfort)
1___2___3___4___5___6_X__7___8___9
not at all..............................extremely
.........................................sensitive

30. How sensitive are you to odors, such as perfumes, cleaning fluids, etc.? (i.e., level of discomfort)
1___2_X__3___4___5___6___7___8___9
not at all..............................extremely
.........................................sensitive

31. How sensitive are you to many types of textures or touch sensations? (e.g., wool, lotions, skin, etc.)
1___2___3_X__4___5___6___7___8___9
not at all..............................extremely
.........................................sensitive

32. How sensitive are you to physical pain?
1___2___3___4___5_X__6___7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
insensitive............................sensitive

33. Rate your handwriting:
1___2___3___4___5_X__6___7___8___9
extremely............................unreadable
neat

34. What kind of learner/thinker would you consider yourself?
(a) visual
( auditory
© kinesthetic (hands on)
(d) I don't know

35. Do you say things which others have indicated are inappropriate for the situation? (currently)
1___2_X__3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never.............................always

36. When you were a child, did you say things which others had indicated were inappropriate for the situation?
1___2_X__3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never.............................always

37. Rate how difficult it is for you to make new friends: (currently)
1___2___3___4_X__5___6___7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
easy....................................difficult

38. Rate how difficult it was for you to make new friends as a child:
1___2___3___4___5_X__6___7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
easy....................................difficult

39. Rate how difficult it is to keep the friends you’ve made: (currently)
1___2___3_X__4___5___6___7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
easy....................................difficult

40. Rate how difficult it was when you were a child to keep the friends you’d made:
1___2_X__3___4___5___6___7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
easy....................................difficult

41. How honest are you?
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8_X__9
I always lie..........................I am always
.........................................honest

42. Do you have a habit of being honest at the wrong times? (i.e., saying things regardless of whether they’re considered appropriate in the social context)
1_X__2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

43. Do you have difficulty multitasking in a social situation? (such as listening, looking, planning your next comment, all at the same time)
1_X__2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

44. Does socializing wear you out so that you need time to recuperate afterwards?
1___2___3___4___5_X__6___7___8___9
I find socializing................I always need breaks
invigorating.........................to recuperate

45. Do you have difficulty in knowing how to be emotionally intimate? (not necessarily romantic relationships but also friendships)
1___2__X_3___4___5___6___7___8___9
no difficulty...........................extreme
.........................................difficulty

46. Do you have difficulty identifying another person’s mood or emotions by the expression on his or her face, particularly in real life situations? (i.e., not photographs)
1_X__2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
no difficulty...........................extreme
.........................................difficulty

47. How much difficulty do you have recognizing people you’ve met before, especially if they are not close friends or family members?
1___2___3___4___5___6_X__7___8___9
no difficulty...........................extreme
.........................................difficulty

48. Were you bullied in school?
1___2_X__3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

49. Did you feel alone and/or ostracized in school?
1___2___3___4_X__5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

50. Have you felt especially different from other people throughout your life, as though you “walk to a different drummer�?
1___2___3___4___5___6___7_X__8___9
never...................................always

51. Have you ever considered yourself a “loner�?
1___2___3___4___5_X__6___7___8___9
never...................................always

52. When did you develop language as a child?
(a) early (11 months or under)
( average (12-23 months)
© late (2 years +)
(d) I don’t know

53. Did you require speech therapy as a child?
(a) no
( yes
© I don’t know

54. Do you have a tendency to repeat your own words or someone else’s, either aloud or under your breath?
(a) never
( sometimes
© frequently
(d) not now, but when I was younger

55. Do you have a tendency to interpret what another person says literally? (such as someone saying, “I’m burning up!� to indicate they’re hot rather than they’re literally on fire)
1___2_X__3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

56. When you were a child, did you have a tendency to interpret what another person said literally?
1___2___3___4__X_5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

57. Do you have difficulty remembering verbal instructions, particularly multi-step instructions?
1___2___3___4___5__X_6___7___8___9
never...................................always

58. Do you have difficulty keeping track of multiple conversations at once? (e.g., you’re with a group of people and several different conversations are occurring)
1_X__2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

59. Do you find when listening to another person, you have difficulty discerning certain words? (such as “ball� versus “fall�)
1___2_X__3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

60. Do you have difficulty translating your thoughts into words?
1___2___3_X__4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

61. When did you learn to read?
(a) before starting school
( once I started school (average)
© late: I was behind my peers
(d) I don't remember

62. How fast do you read?
(a) very fast
( average
© very slow
(d) I don't know

In most of those cases, it all depends on these major things:

Is this a stranger or a friend?
Is he/she good looking or not?
Does she/he act friendly towards me or not?
Is this a formal situation like a college class or a party?
How many people?
Is this a first time im seeing all of them?

I cannot answer the questions without these conditions answered.

Joesus, sorry, I probably should've clarified: I need you to pick a number, 1-9, rather than in between.



I would say go with whatever you do most of the time. So in this instance, average out the different environments.

For all of these questions, just assume there is an understood [in general] before them. I'm wanting to know about your behaviors in general, and while I'm sure for all of us these are going to vary according to situation, I would like you to take sort of an "average" of multiple environments. How do you usually feel? How do you usually act? etc.

No need to be sorry, I did pick a number, it's the number indicated by the "X" to the right of the number on the line that follows the number.

Ah, thanks. I was wondering if you did that, but wasn't sure to which side I should mark it.

Answers are after the question.


1. Rate your comfort level in social situations: 4
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
extremely..............................extremely
comfortable.........................uncomfortable

2. In every day situations, how much do you tend to make eye contact with the person you’re talking to?: (This means looking at the eyes, not elsewhere on the face) 4
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
a lot......................................none

3. Rate your level of comfort in making eye contact: 3
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
comfortable........................uncomfortable

4. How much do you stutter when you’re anxious? 1
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

5. Rate your general, every day stress levels: 3
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
no stress...........................extreme stress

6. How often do you avoid things in life because of your anxiety? 2
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

7. Do you have a tendency to collect things? (e.g., stamps, cards, coins, etc.) 1
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

8. Do you have interests or passions which take up much of your time and thoughts? 5
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

9. Do you forego necessities (such as bathroom, food, sleep) when you are actively involved in these interests? 2
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

10. When talking with someone, do you tend to talk a lot about one of your special interests? 4
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

11. When talking with someone, do you tend to talk more about yourself and focus less on the other person? 5
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

12. Do you have difficulty with a change in routine, particularly change imposed upon you by another person, organization, or event? 2
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

13. When you have gotten used to doing something, do you prefer to do it the same way each consecutive time? 2
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

14. Do you have habits which you perform obsessively, such as washing your hands or checking the door locks, even though you know it isn’t necessary? 1
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

15. Would you consider yourself a perfectionist? 6
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
no, definitely not................a total perfectionist

16. How organized are you? 2
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
extremely..............................extremely
disorganized...........................organized

17. When you are having a conversation with someone, where do you tend to look? b
(a) I look at the eyes
( I look at the eyes or I look away
© I look at the mouth
(d) I look at the mouth or I look away
(e) I don’t look at the person. I tend to look away

18. When anxious or excited, do you: (multiple selection) f
(a) pace
( rock
© use repetitive hand gestures (such as hand flapping, finger twisting, hand wringing)
(d) vocal repetitions (such as repeating words over to yourself)
(e) use another form of self-stimulation not listed above
(f) none of the above

19. Rate the variety of your diet: 2
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
not limited..........................very limited
at all

20. Would you consider yourself food sensitive? 2
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
not sensitive.......................very sensitive

21. How often do you develop “food obsessions� in which you eat a particular type of food for a period of time (sometimes to the point of eating it for every meal)? 1
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

22. How is your balance in every day life? 8
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
horrible................................excellent

23. How often do you trip, fall, or run into things? 1
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

24. How often you find it difficult to find clothes which feel comfortable to you? (not otherwise due to weight, body structure, or finances) 2
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

25. How sound sensitive do you consider yourself? (i.e., you find various sounds uncomfortable or painful) 1
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
not sensitive.........................extremely
at all...................................sensitive

26. Do you feel overwhelmed and overstimulated in noisy, crowded environments? 3
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

27. How light sensitive do you consider yourself? (i.e., you find various visual stimuli, such as colors or lights, uncomfortable or painful) 5
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
not sensitive.........................extremely
at all....................................sensitive

28. How sensitive are you to hot temperatures?(i.e., level of discomfort) 5
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
not at all..............................extremely
.........................................sensitive

29. How sensitive are you to cold temperatures?(i.e., level of discomfort) 3
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
not at all..............................extremely
.........................................sensitive

30. How sensitive are you to odors, such as perfumes, cleaning fluids, etc.? (i.e., level of discomfort) 5
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
not at all..............................extremely
.........................................sensitive

31. How sensitive are you to many types of textures or touch sensations? (e.g., wool, lotions, skin, etc.) 7
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
not at all..............................extremely
.........................................sensitive

32. How sensitive are you to physical pain? 3
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
insensitive............................sensitive

33. Rate your handwriting: 7
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
extremely............................unreadable
neat

34. What kind of learner/thinker would you consider yourself? c
(a) visual
( auditory
© kinesthetic (hands on)
(d) I don't know

35. Do you say things which others have indicated are inappropriate for the situation? (currently) 5
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never.............................always

36. When you were a child, did you say things which others had indicated were inappropriate for the situation? 2
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never.............................always

37. Rate how difficult it is for you to make new friends: (currently) 4
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
easy....................................difficult

38. Rate how difficult it was for you to make new friends as a child: 6
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
easy....................................difficult

39. Rate how difficult it is to keep the friends you’ve made: (currently) 2
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
easy....................................difficult

40. Rate how difficult it was when you were a child to keep the friends you’d made: 2
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
easy....................................difficult

41. How honest are you? 8
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
I always lie..........................I am always
.........................................honest

42. Do you have a habit of being honest at the wrong times? (i.e., saying things regardless of whether they’re considered appropriate in the social context) 6
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

43. Do you have difficulty multitasking in a social situation? (such as listening, looking, planning your next comment, all at the same time) 4
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

44. Does socializing wear you out so that you need time to recuperate afterwards? 7
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
I find socializing................I always need breaks
invigorating.........................to recuperate

45. Do you have difficulty in knowing how to be emotionally intimate? (not necessarily romantic relationships but also friendships) 1
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
no difficulty...........................extreme
.........................................difficulty

46. Do you have difficulty identifying another person’s mood or emotions by the expression on his or her face, particularly in real life situations? (i.e., not photographs) 2
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
no difficulty...........................extreme
.........................................difficulty

47. How much difficulty do you have recognizing people you’ve met before, especially if they are not close friends or family members? 4
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
no difficulty...........................extreme
.........................................difficulty

48. Were you bullied in school? 2
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

49. Did you feel alone and/or ostracized in school? 1
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

50. Have you felt especially different from other people throughout your life, as though you “walk to a different drummer�? 7
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

51. Have you ever considered yourself a “loner�? 5
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

52. When did you develop language as a child? d
(a) early (11 months or under)
( average (12-23 months)
© late (2 years +)
(d) I don’t know

53. Did you require speech therapy as a child? a
(a) no
( yes
© I don’t know

54. Do you have a tendency to repeat your own words or someone else’s, either aloud or under your breath? b
(a) never
( sometimes
© frequently
(d) not now, but when I was younger

55. Do you have a tendency to interpret what another person says literally? (such as someone saying, “I’m burning up!� to indicate they’re hot rather than they’re literally on fire) 2
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

56. When you were a child, did you have a tendency to interpret what another person said literally? 2
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

57. Do you have difficulty remembering verbal instructions, particularly multi-step instructions? 6
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

58. Do you have difficulty keeping track of multiple conversations at once? (e.g., you’re with a group of people and several different conversations are occurring) 7
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

59. Do you find when listening to another person, you have difficulty discerning certain words? (such as “ball� versus “fall�) 3
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

60. Do you have difficulty translating your thoughts into words? 6
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

61. When did you learn to read? d
(a) before starting school
( once I started school (average)
© late: I was behind my peers
(d) I don't remember

62. How fast do you read? b
(a) very fast
( average
© very slow
(d) I don't know[/quote]

Thanks!

Sorry, Joesus, one more thing. If you had to only choose one number for the above question, what would it be? (My scoring system is set up only for a single answer on this question.)

Obviously if one were to talk to me directly about my interests the topic would tend to have that flavor about it.
However if someone were to approach me with the usual. "Lovely weather we're having" lead in it might tend to be on the other end of the scale.
Being that I teach and also Remodel Homes I have interests in both, and the majority of people I talk to are interested in what I do and how it can be of help to them. Invariably the topic of my interest becomes the topic of their interest and I listen and facilitate the understanding and pursuit of their interest by making it my interest.

It's really not about me.

Sorry to beat a dead horse, but in the end, what single number would you pick? I can't score 4 and 8. I can mark it as unanswered, though that would score as 0. I just can't score two numbers for a single question (except for 18 of course, heh).

OK, 5.

The Questionnaire:

1. Rate your comfort level in social situations:
1___2___3___4___5X__6___7___8___9
extremely..............................extremely
comfortable.........................uncomfortable

2. In every day situations, how much do you tend to make eye contact with the person you’re talking to?: (This means looking at the eyes, not elsewhere on the face)
1___2___3___4___5___6___7X__8___9
a lot......................................none

3. Rate your level of comfort in making eye contact:
1___2___3___4___5___6X__7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
comfortable........................uncomfortable

4. How much do you stutter when you’re anxious?
1___2X__3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

5. Rate your general, every day stress levels:
1___2___3___4___5___6___7X__8___9
no stress...........................extreme stress

6. How often do you avoid things in life because of your anxiety?
1___2___3___4___5___6X__7___8___9
never....................................always

7. Do you have a tendency to collect things? (e.g., stamps, cards, coins, etc.)
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8X__9 (Media mainly)
never....................................always

8. Do you have interests or passions which take up much of your time and thoughts?
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9X
never....................................always

9. Do you forego necessities (such as bathroom, food, sleep) when you are actively involved in these interests?
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8X__9
never....................................always

10. When talking with someone, do you tend to talk a lot about one of your special interests?
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8X__9
never....................................always

11. When talking with someone, do you tend to talk more about yourself and focus less on the other person?
1___2___3___4___5___6___7X__8___9
never....................................always

12. Do you have difficulty with a change in routine, particularly change imposed upon you by another person, organization, or event?
1___2___3___4___5___6___7X__8___9
never....................................always

13. When you have gotten used to doing something, do you prefer to do it the same way each consecutive time?
1___2___3___4___5___6X__7___8___9
never....................................always

14. Do you have habits which you perform obsessively, such as washing your hands or checking the door locks, even though you know it isn’t necessary?
1X__2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

15. Would you consider yourself a perfectionist?
1___2___3___4X__5___6___7___8___9
no, definitely not................a total perfectionist

16. How organized are you?
1___2___3X__4___5___6___7___8___9
extremely..............................extremely
disorganized...........................organized

17. When you are having a conversation with someone, where do you tend to look?
(a) I look at the eyes
( I look at the eyes or I look away
© I look at the mouth
(d) I look at the mouth or I look away
(e) I don’t look at the person. I tend to look away

18. When anxious or excited, do you: (multiple selection)
(a) pace
( rock
© use repetitive hand gestures (such as hand flapping, finger twisting, hand wringing)
(d) vocal repetitions (such as repeating words over to yourself)
(e) use another form of self-stimulation not listed above
(f) none of the above

19. Rate the variety of your diet:
1___2___3___4X__5___6___7___8___9
not limited..........................very limited
at all

20. Would you consider yourself food sensitive?
1___2X__3___4___5___6___7___8___9
not sensitive.......................very sensitive

21. How often do you develop “food obsessions� in which you eat a particular type of food for a period of time (sometimes to the point of eating it for every meal)?
1___2___3X__4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

22. How is your balance in every day life?
1___2___3X__4___5___6___7___8___9
horrible................................excellent

23. How often do you trip, fall, or run into things?
1___2X__3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

24. How often you find it difficult to find clothes which feel comfortable to you? (not otherwise due to weight, body structure, or finances)
1___2___3___4___5___6___7X__8___9
never....................................always

25. How sound sensitive do you consider yourself? (i.e., you find various sounds uncomfortable or painful)
1___2___3___4___5X__6___7___8___9
not sensitive.........................extremely
at all...................................sensitive

26. Do you feel overwhelmed and overstimulated in noisy, crowded environments?
1___2___3___4X__5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

27. How light sensitive do you consider yourself? (i.e., you find various visual stimuli, such as colors or lights, uncomfortable or painful)
1X__2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
not sensitive.........................extremely
at all....................................sensitive

28. How sensitive are you to hot temperatures?(i.e., level of discomfort)
1___2___3X__4___5___6___7___8___9
not at all..............................extremely
.........................................sensitive

29. How sensitive are you to cold temperatures?(i.e., level of discomfort)
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8X__9
not at all..............................extremely
.........................................sensitive

30. How sensitive are you to odors, such as perfumes, cleaning fluids, etc.? (i.e., level of discomfort)
1___2___3___4X__5___6___7___8___9
not at all..............................extremely
.........................................sensitive

31. How sensitive are you to many types of textures or touch sensations? (e.g., wool, lotions, skin, etc.)
1___2___3___4___5___6X__7___8___9
not at all..............................extremely
.........................................sensitive

32. How sensitive are you to physical pain?
1___2___3___4___5___6X__7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
insensitive............................sensitive

33. Rate your handwriting:
1___2___3___4___5___6___7X__8___9
extremely............................unreadable
neat

34. What kind of learner/thinker would you consider yourself?
(a) visual
( auditory
© kinesthetic (hands on)
(d) I don't know

35. Do you say things which others have indicated are inappropriate for the situation? (currently)
1___2___3___4___5___6___7X__8___9
never.............................always

36. When you were a child, did you say things which others had indicated were inappropriate for the situation?
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8X__9
never.............................always

37. Rate how difficult it is for you to make new friends: (currently)
1___2___3___4___5___6X__7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
easy....................................difficult

38. Rate how difficult it was for you to make new friends as a child:
1___2___3___4___5___6X__7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
easy....................................difficult

39. Rate how difficult it is to keep the friends you’ve made: (currently)
1X__2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
easy....................................difficult

40. Rate how difficult it was when you were a child to keep the friends you’d made:
1___2X__3___4___5___6___7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
easy....................................difficult

41. How honest are you?
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8X__9
I always lie..........................I am always
.........................................honest

42. Do you have a habit of being honest at the wrong times? (i.e., saying things regardless of whether they’re considered appropriate in the social context)
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9X
never....................................always

43. Do you have difficulty multitasking in a social situation? (such as listening, looking, planning your next comment, all at the same time)
1___2___3___4___5___6___7X__8___9
never....................................always

44. Does socializing wear you out so that you need time to recuperate afterwards?
1___2___3___4___5___6___7X__8___9
I find socializing................I always need breaks
invigorating.........................to recuperate

45. Do you have difficulty in knowing how to be emotionally intimate? (not necessarily romantic relationships but also friendships)
1___2___3___4___5___6X__7___8___9
no difficulty...........................extreme
.........................................difficulty

46. Do you have difficulty identifying another person’s mood or emotions by the expression on his or her face, particularly in real life situations? (i.e., not photographs)
1___2___3___4X__5___6___7___8___9
no difficulty...........................extreme
.........................................difficulty

47. How much difficulty do you have recognizing people you’ve met before, especially if they are not close friends or family members?
1___2___3___4___5___6X__7___8___9
no difficulty...........................extreme
.........................................difficulty

48. Were you bullied in school?
1___2X__3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

49. Did you feel alone and/or ostracized in school?
1X__2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

50. Have you felt especially different from other people throughout your life, as though you “walk to a different drummer�?
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8X__9
never...................................always

51. Have you ever considered yourself a “loner�?
1___2___3___4___5___6___7X__8___9
never...................................always

52. When did you develop language as a child?
(a) early (11 months or under)
( average (12-23 months)
© late (2 years +)
(d) I don’t know

53. Did you require speech therapy as a child?
(a) no
( yes
© I don’t know

54. Do you have a tendency to repeat your own words or someone else’s, either aloud or under your breath?
(a) never
( sometimes
© frequently
(d) not now, but when I was younger

55. Do you have a tendency to interpret what another person says literally? (such as someone saying, “I’m burning up!� to indicate they’re hot rather than they’re literally on fire)
1___2___3___4X__5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

56. When you were a child, did you have a tendency to interpret what another person said literally?
1___2___3___4___5___6___7X__8___9
never...................................always

57. Do you have difficulty remembering verbal instructions, particularly multi-step instructions?
1___2___3___4___5___6___7X__8___9
never...................................always

58. Do you have difficulty keeping track of multiple conversations at once? (e.g., you’re with a group of people and several different conversations are occurring)
1___2___3X__4___5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

59. Do you find when listening to another person, you have difficulty discerning certain words? (such as “ball� versus “fall�)
1___2___3___4X__5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

60. Do you have difficulty translating your thoughts into words?
1___2___3___4___5___6___7X__8___9
never....................................always

61. When did you learn to read?
(a) before starting school
( once I started school (average)
© late: I was behind my peers
(d) I don't remember

62. How fast do you read?
(a) very fast
( average
© very slow
(d) I don't know

For those who have now taken the test, would you mind taking this quiz (it's shorter)? I'm using it for comparison. Thanks!

http://glennrowe.net/BaronCohen/AutismSpec...umQuotient.aspx

Also, if you feel comfortable, either here in the thread or via PM, would you tell me your age and sex (only if you're comfortable).

28 solar years old male.

Oh, you spoilt your original sneaky posting with the above link to Autism. Although I recognised the questions immediately.

Male, 53

AQ score=15

Male 25.

What do you want done with the score from the other test?

I know... But since I'm using that as an easy measure for comparison, there really wasn't another way around it, since the AQ is well-labeled wherever it's posted on the net. Ah well...



If you feel comfortable posting them here. Or if not, via PM would be fine.

The Questionnaire:

1. Rate your comfort level in social situations:
1___2___3___4___x___6___7___8___9
extremely..............................extremely
comfortable.........................uncomfortable

2. In every day situations, how much do you tend to make eye contact with the person you’re talking to?: (This means looking at the eyes, not elsewhere on the face)
1___2___3___4___x___6___7___8___9
a lot......................................none

3. Rate your level of comfort in making eye contact:
1___2___3___4___x___6___7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
comfortable........................uncomfortable

4. How much do you stutter when you’re anxious?
x___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

5. Rate your general, every day stress levels:
1___2___3___4___x___6___7___8___9
no stress...........................extreme stress

6. How often do you avoid things in life because of your anxiety?
x___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

7. Do you have a tendency to collect things? (e.g., stamps, cards, coins, etc.)
1___2___x___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

8. Do you have interests or passions which take up much of your time and thoughts?
1___2___3___4___5___6___x___8___9
never....................................always

9. Do you forego necessities (such as bathroom, food, sleep) when you are actively involved in these interests?
1___2___3___4___5___x___7___8___9
never....................................always

10. When talking with someone, do you tend to talk a lot about one of your special interests?
1___2___3___4___x___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

11. When talking with someone, do you tend to talk more about yourself and focus less on the other person?
1___2___3___x___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

12. Do you have difficulty with a change in routine, particularly change imposed upon you by another person, organization, or event?
1___2___3___4___5___x___7___8___9
never....................................always

13. When you have gotten used to doing something, do you prefer to do it the same way each consecutive time?
1___2___3___4___x___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

14. Do you have habits which you perform obsessively, such as washing your hands or checking the door locks, even though you know it isn’t necessary?
x___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

15. Would you consider yourself a perfectionist?
1___2___3___4___5___6___x___8___9
no, definitely not................a total perfectionist

16. How organized are you?
1___2___3___4___5___6___x___8___9
extremely..............................extremely
disorganized...........................organized

17. When you are having a conversation with someone, where do you tend to look?
(a) I look at the eyes
xxx I look at the eyes or I look away
© I look at the mouth
(d) I look at the mouth or I look away
(e) I don’t look at the person. I tend to look away

18. When anxious or excited, do you: (multiple selection)
(a) pace
( rock
© use repetitive hand gestures (such as hand flapping, finger twisting, hand wringing)
(d) vocal repetitions (such as repeating words over to yourself)
(e) use another form of self-stimulation not listed above
xxx none of the above

19. Rate the variety of your diet:
1___2___3___x___5___6___7___8___9
not limited..........................very limited
at all

20. Would you consider yourself food sensitive?
1___2___3___x___5___6___7___8___9
not sensitive.......................very sensitive

21. How often do you develop “food obsessions� in which you eat a particular type of food for a period of time (sometimes to the point of eating it for every meal)?
1___2___x___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

22. How is your balance in every day life?
1___2___3___4___5___6___x___8___9
horrible................................excellent

23. How often do you trip, fall, or run into things?
x___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

24. How often you find it difficult to find clothes which feel comfortable to you? (not otherwise due to weight, body structure, or finances)
1___x___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

25. How sound sensitive do you consider yourself? (i.e., you find various sounds uncomfortable or painful)
1___2___x___4___5___6___7___8___9
not sensitive.........................extremely
at all...................................sensitive

26. Do you feel overwhelmed and overstimulated in noisy, crowded environments?
1___x___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

27. How light sensitive do you consider yourself? (i.e., you find various visual stimuli, such as colors or lights, uncomfortable or painful)
1___x___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
not sensitive.........................extremely
at all....................................sensitive

28. How sensitive are you to hot temperatures?(i.e., level of discomfort)
1___2___x___4___5___6___7___8___9
not at all..............................extremely
.........................................sensitive

29. How sensitive are you to cold temperatures?(i.e., level of discomfort)
1___2___3___x___5___6___7___8___9
not at all..............................extremely
.........................................sensitive

30. How sensitive are you to odors, such as perfumes, cleaning fluids, etc.? (i.e., level of discomfort)
1___2___3___x___5___6___7___8___9
not at all..............................extremely
.........................................sensitive

31. How sensitive are you to many types of textures or touch sensations? (e.g., wool, lotions, skin, etc.)
1___2___x___4___5___6___7___8___9
not at all..............................extremely
.........................................sensitive

32. How sensitive are you to physical pain?
1___2___3___4___5___6___x___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
insensitive............................sensitive

33. Rate your handwriting:
1___2___3___4___5___x___7___8___9
extremely............................unreadable
neat

34. What kind of learner/thinker would you consider yourself?
xxx visual
( auditory
© kinesthetic (hands on)
(d) I don't know

35. Do you say things which others have indicated are inappropriate for the situation? (currently)
1___2___x___4___5___6___7___8___9
never.............................always

36. When you were a child, did you say things which others had indicated were inappropriate for the situation?
1___2___3___4___x___6___7___8___9
never.............................always

37. Rate how difficult it is for you to make new friends: (currently)
1___2___x___4___5___6___7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
easy....................................difficult

38. Rate how difficult it was for you to make new friends as a child:
1___2___x___4___5___6___7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
easy....................................difficult

39. Rate how difficult it is to keep the friends you’ve made: (currently)
1___2___x___4___5___6___7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
easy....................................difficult

40. Rate how difficult it was when you were a child to keep the friends you’d made:
1___2___x___4___5___6___7___8___9
extremely.............................extremely
easy....................................difficult

41. How honest are you?
1___2___3___4___5___6___7___x___9
I always lie..........................I am always
.........................................honest

42. Do you have a habit of being honest at the wrong times? (i.e., saying things regardless of whether they’re considered appropriate in the social context)
1___x___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

43. Do you have difficulty multitasking in a social situation? (such as listening, looking, planning your next comment, all at the same time)
1___x___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

44. Does socializing wear you out so that you need time to recuperate afterwards?
1___2___3___x___5___6___7___8___9
I find socializing................I always need breaks
invigorating.........................to recuperate

45. Do you have difficulty in knowing how to be emotionally intimate? (not necessarily romantic relationships but also friendships)
1___x___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
no difficulty...........................extreme
.........................................difficulty

46. Do you have difficulty identifying another person’s mood or emotions by the expression on his or her face, particularly in real life situations? (i.e., not photographs)
1___x___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
no difficulty...........................extreme
.........................................difficulty

47. How much difficulty do you have recognizing people you’ve met before, especially if they are not close friends or family members?
1___2___3___x___5___6___7___8___9
no difficulty...........................extreme
.........................................difficulty

48. Were you bullied in school?
1___2___3___x___5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

49. Did you feel alone and/or ostracized in school?
1___2___3___4___x___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

50. Have you felt especially different from other people throughout your life, as though you “walk to a different drummer�?
1___2___3___4___5___6___x___8___9
never...................................always

51. Have you ever considered yourself a “loner�?
1___2___3___x___5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

52. When did you develop language as a child?
xxx early (11 months or under)
( average (12-23 months)
© late (2 years +)
(d) I don’t know

53. Did you require speech therapy as a child?
xxx no
( yes
© I don’t know

54. Do you have a tendency to repeat your own words or someone else’s, either aloud or under your breath?
(a) never
xxx sometimes
© frequently
(d) not now, but when I was younger

55. Do you have a tendency to interpret what another person says literally? (such as someone saying, “I’m burning up!� to indicate they’re hot rather than they’re literally on fire)
x___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

56. When you were a child, did you have a tendency to interpret what another person said literally?
x___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

57. Do you have difficulty remembering verbal instructions, particularly multi-step instructions?
1___2___3___4___x___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

58. Do you have difficulty keeping track of multiple conversations at once? (e.g., you’re with a group of people and several different conversations are occurring)
1___2___3___4___x___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

59. Do you find when listening to another person, you have difficulty discerning certain words? (such as “ball� versus “fall�)
1___x___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never...................................always

60. Do you have difficulty translating your thoughts into words?
1___x___3___4___5___6___7___8___9
never....................................always

61. When did you learn to read?
(a) before starting school
xxx once I started school (average)
© late: I was behind my peers
(d) I don't remember

62. How fast do you read?
(a) very fast
xxx average
© very slow
(d) I don't know

Male, 58.

ASQ = 14.

AQ=14

Thanks, Orbz and Rick.

No thanks for me? Oh well, guess I should reply with my AQ score.
I got a fat 30, which kind of puts me on the edge of Aspergers syndrome according to that test. I'm very interested whether your results were similar or more comprehensive.

That test may be skewed. A mathematician may score high due to his interest in numbers.

That may be true, but its a test thats been used for a while from what I can make out, so I'd still be 'clinically' diagnosed near to Aspergers or another derivative of Autism.

My interest in numbers is almost entirely based in mysticism and philosophy, rather than mathematics (despite my training in maths). I certainly don't feel like mathematics is an innate ability, unlike people like Tesla and Einstein who seemed to suffer from mental 'reorder' (disorder in this context doesn't quite cover it).

Pleasse bear in mind that many social questions are biassed because I am deaf in one ear and have constant 6.5 khz tinnitus as loud as someone talking! I do not seek more than two people at once - it causes confusion.

. Rate your comfort level in social situations:
9

2. In every day situations, how much do you tend to make eye contact with the person you’re talking to?: (This means looking at the eyes, not elsewhere on the face)
1

3. Rate your level of comfort in making eye contact:
1

4. How much do you stutter when you’re anxious?
1

5. Rate your general, every day stress levels:
3

6. How often do you avoid things in life because of your anxiety?
9

7. Do you have a tendency to collect things? (e.g., stamps, cards, coins, etc.)
1

8. Do you have interests or passions which take up much of your time and thoughts?
9

9. Do you forego necessities (such as bathroom, food, sleep) when you are actively involved in these interests?
7

10. When talking with someone, do you tend to talk a lot about one of your special interests?
2

11. When talking with someone, do you tend to talk more about yourself and focus less on the other person?
2

12. Do you have difficulty with a change in routine, particularly change imposed upon you by another person, organization, or event?
3

13. When you have gotten used to doing something, do you prefer to do it the same way each consecutive time?
2

14. Do you have habits which you perform obsessively, such as washing your hands or checking the door locks, even though you know it isn’t necessary?
1

15. Would you consider yourself a perfectionist?
7

16. How organized are you?
5

17. When you are having a conversation with someone, where do you tend to look?
(a)

18. When anxious or excited, do you: (multiple selection)
(f)

19. Rate the variety of your diet:
1

20. Would you consider yourself food sensitive?
1

21. How often do you develop “food obsessions� in which you eat a particular type of food for a period of time (sometimes to the point of eating it for every meal)?
3

22. How is your balance in every day life?
5

23. How often do you trip, fall, or run into things?
4

24. How often you find it difficult to find clothes which feel comfortable to you? (not otherwise due to weight, body structure, or finances)
1

25. How sound sensitive do you consider yourself? (i.e., you find various sounds uncomfortable or painful)
9

26. Do you feel overwhelmed and overstimulated in noisy, crowded environments?
9

27. How light sensitive do you consider yourself? (i.e., you find various visual stimuli, such as colors or lights, uncomfortable or painful)
3

28. How sensitive are you to hot temperatures?(i.e., level of discomfort)
1

29. How sensitive are you to cold temperatures?(i.e., level of discomfort)
1


30. How sensitive are you to odors, such as perfumes, cleaning fluids, etc.? (i.e., level of discomfort)
3

31. How sensitive are you to many types of textures or touch sensations? (e.g., wool, lotions, skin, etc.)
1

32. How sensitive are you to physical pain?
5

33. Rate your handwriting:
4

34. What kind of learner/thinker would you consider yourself?
(a)

35. Do you say things which others have indicated are inappropriate for the situation? (currently)
1

36. When you were a child, did you say things which others had indicated were inappropriate for the situation?
1

37. Rate how difficult it is for you to make new friends: (currently)
1

38. Rate how difficult it was for you to make new friends as a child:
1

39. Rate how difficult it is to keep the friends you’ve made: (currently)
1

40. Rate how difficult it was when you were a child to keep the friends you’d made:
1

41. How honest are you?
8

42. Do you have a habit of being honest at the wrong times? (i.e., saying things regardless of whether they’re considered appropriate in the social context)
1

43. Do you have difficulty multitasking in a social situation? (such as listening, looking, planning your next comment, all at the same time)
3

44. Does socializing wear you out so that you need time to recuperate afterwards?
9

45. Do you have difficulty in knowing how to be emotionally intimate? (not necessarily romantic relationships but also friendships)
1

46. Do you have difficulty identifying another person’s mood or emotions by the expression on his or her face, particularly in real life situations? (i.e., not photographs)
1

47. How much difficulty do you have recognizing people you’ve met before, especially if they are not close friends or family members?
1

48. Were you bullied in school?
1

49. Did you feel alone and/or ostracized in school?
1

50. Have you felt especially different from other people throughout your life, as though you “walk to a different drummer�?
7

51. Have you ever considered yourself a “loner�?
7

52. When did you develop language as a child?
(d)

53. Did you require speech therapy as a child?
(a)

54. Do you have a tendency to repeat your own words or someone else’s, either aloud or under your breath?
(a)

55. Do you have a tendency to interpret what another person says literally? (such as someone saying, “I’m burning up!� to indicate they’re hot rather than they’re literally on fire)
6

56. When you were a child, did you have a tendency to interpret what another person said literally?
1

57. Do you have difficulty remembering verbal instructions, particularly multi-step instructions?
1

58. Do you have difficulty keeping track of multiple conversations at once? (e.g., you’re with a group of people and several different conversations are occurring)
9

59. Do you find when listening to another person, you have difficulty discerning certain words? (such as “ball� versus “fall�)
9

60. Do you have difficulty translating your thoughts into words?
1

61. When did you learn to read?
(d)

62. How fast do you read?
(a)

ASQ 19 male

Well, I am expecting that even though I'm using Meta members as some of my controls, that on average you all will fall a little closer to "autism" than perhaps other non-autism related forums just because this is a very intellectually-focused group.

I have about 35 autistic adults who have filled it out so far (although very few controls atm, only 7), and the majority of them are falling within the 50-80 range, with a few on the lower and upper ends.

So far, except for trojan who suspects he may be ASC, the highest score I've gotten from a control is a very eccentric co-worker of mine who scored 38.

trojan scored in a similar range that most of the autistic adults (diagnosed or not) have scored. The second highest score from Meta is rhymer, and like he mentioned it's probably due to the hearing loss and constant tinnitus. But he is still below the lowest autism score I've gotten yet.

(I'm not giving precise scores to people for reasons of confidentiality and this also is a new test and the scores are not validated nor proven reliable, so I don't want to affect anyone's opinion of themselves.)

Ah, rhymer, forgot to ask: Do you feel comfortable letting me know your age?

Wasn't sure since you gave your sex but didn't put age, so didn't know if you purposefully or accidentally skipped it.

I do suspect I'm a little high on the scale because I have some autistic/asperger tendencies, but I'm far from the scores the diagnosed peeps got. But I think a lot of psychological symptoms labelled as ADHD or Autism are not a binary on/off syndrome, I see them as a scale which everyone has.

Singalong now ....Will you still love me, when I'm .....?

will ya still need me, will ya still feed me, when I'm....

ooh ooh I know I know. Pick me pick me, its...

I think I would score above average on this test. I have quite a few autistic tendencies.

Take the test then dude, the OP needs the support

Yeah, the OP seconds that recommendation.