What's your autism quotient?

[scottyp]

From http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/200...tism-quotient/

I ended up scoring a 29, but I've always suspected I might have borderline asperger's syndrome. I especially had a lot of problems when I was a kid.

[Lucas]

I got a 12, I am a proverbial social butterfly.

[Erki]

18 for me.

[JJH]

13, (my favorite number too, hmm)

[SamBeaven]

12. Which is odd, because I never struck myself as much of a social butterfly...

[Blueskied]

23. But the first time i made the test i was more Asperger, getting better.

[Magnus]

I scored 8, which really surprised me. I was quite an introvert as a kid. But I have come to a place where I'm getting closer to feeling good about my social skills.

I did try to answer truthfully. I guess my head being all over the place made me fail all those remember different details questions. I really have a hard time remembering names.

[Mused]

I scored a 45. I thought how odd I must have answered something wrong. Did the test again...45. Not sure what to think about that exactly.

I do have some Asperger's characteristics but have never been officially diagnosed with anything.

On the bright side I suppose that's why I make such a good analyst.

[stephencp]

I scored a 24. I"m a introvert and proud of it! As a Myers-Briggs fan I"ve come to appreciate all types and shaken off the cultural inferiority usually attributed to 'introverts'. That said, I gave a Myers-Briggs presentation to a group of 50 CPA's at a conference a couple of years ago, and had them all in the aisles rolling with laughter in what turned out to be their best evaluated presentation ever. Being an introvert simply means that we PREFER to be alone, not that we can't function in a social environment.

Stephen
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[Abunai Bijin]

I scored a 15, they say that the average woman scores 15.

[Blueskied]

Originally Posted by Mused

I scored a 45.

With that number it's a surprise that posting here is not too much human closeness for you.

[stephencp]

Plus I forgot to mention that contrary to the popular belief that autistic people shut things out, there was a wonderful book written by a lady who was autistic as a child but whose father ended up putting her into a cow chute to calm her. It turned out (for her at least) that they shut down because they are bombarded with way too MUCH information from the world and don't have the filters that we have that filter out/stop alot of what we DON'T percieve. Autistic people might be getting way too much info - not to little. They can't shut out enough...

Stephen
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[Mused]

Originally Posted by Blueskied

With that number it's a surprise that posting here is not too much human closeness for you.

To be perfectly honest this is about the most human closeness I can handle without having some sort of anxiety issue. Probably because I can sit at my laptop and carefully think of how I will respond to things that interest me. As opposed to realtime human interaction where one doesn't always know what to expect. I'm also female and so I don't fall into the average woman category either.

I was thinking about why I really enjoy this forum and I am primarily interested in the topics and how they relate to me. As for the social aspect of meeting new people with similar interests on here...not so much. (but hey that may change )

I had a lot of problems socializing when I was younger. Most of my social "growth" has been done in the past 5 years thanks to forced social interaction in my current job.

However, I still have one hell of a time making a decision if a coworker asks me where to go to lunch.

[floramorada]

My score was 32.

[TheColonel]

13. But I don't consider myself a people person. I'd rather be alone.

Maybe I was lying...

[geekchic9]

My score was 21, although I definitely know I do not have Asperger's Syndrome.

[Radical]

The first time I took the test I think my score was 18, but I just took the test again and now my score is 16.

[JohnnyJimJams]

21.

I think my first reading was 30+

My social skills are on the move, and in the right direction

[dorothy hanna]

My score was 35. Guess I should look up Asperger Syndrome.

[Adrienne]

18. I am pretty introverted, but I have learned to be an introverted extravert. Sometimes it is work for me, but now I have fallen into the habit. As long as I get some solitude, I can be introverted extravert with very little work.

Adrienne

[Mused]

Originally Posted by Mused

I scored a 45...

Originally Posted by floramorada

My score was 32.

Originally Posted by dorothy hanna

My score was 35. Guess I should look up Asperger Syndrome.

I find it interesting that only women scored above 30. From what I understand this is not very common and Autism/Aspergers is more common in males. Any thoughts on this, other than just a strange coincedence?

For those who might be interested, the following had a lot of interesting information regarding women & Autism.

Neurodiversity.com - Girls & Women on the Autistic Spectrum

Neurodiversity sounds so PC

[Lucas]

Originally Posted by TheColonel

13. But I don't consider myself a people person. I'd rather be alone.

Maybe I was lying...

I thought the same thing, but if youre like me, you like to be alone, but you have no problems being in social situations. Do you find them easy, and have no problem slipping into parties and gatherings?

[DataWraith]

Originally Posted by Mused

I find it interesting that only women scored above 30. From what I understand this is not very common and Autism/Aspergers is more common in males. Any thoughts on this, other than just a strange coincedence?

I really think that's a coincidence. Or maybe only women bothered to actually post their score. I didn't, because I couldn't think of anything meaningful to add to the conversation.

For the record, I (male) also scored 35, which did not really come as a surprise since I'm about as introverted as one can get (Myers Briggs INTJ - funny how many of us seem to be around here -, with Introversion being maxed out on the scale).

[Lisho]

I scored 42.

I will say though that I didn't quite understand some of the questions in as much that they were too open ended. I like certainty.. perhaps it is some deep rooted fear of making wrong choices?

I am a total introvert and I sometimes have real problems with social anxiety. Personality tests have also put me as INTJ / Schizoid

Has anyone else read Steve's article on throwing away your introverted self and becoming more like the extrovert that society expects you to be as linked in the article above and here. But then he writes in other articles about social conditioning and how you can do and be whatever you want. I know that this is a personal improvement site but I find that contradictory. Perhaps it's just my way of thinking that causes me to perceive it that way?

On the one had you have introverts trying to become extroverts and then you have introverts who are happy staying that way. Why? If introversion is so bad then why do many choose to stay that way... or as I alluded to above - is it that they do not have the choice but rather their way of thinking does not allow that to become an option? They do not have the will to overcome it?

For me personally if I were to become an extrovert I would be physically and mentally sick. I think this because if I put myself in extroverted positions that is what happens.

Sorry if I'm going OT here guys.

[Andrew Brunelle]

I scored a 20, but I'm nowhere near normal, but then again, neither is anyone else, so I guess it's accurate, but I don't believe I've ever fallen into the average category in my entire life, so maybe these tests aren't covering the whole picture. Besides, I find autistic people fascinating, as they are so intellligent, yet do not seem to connect with the outside world. Some things I have seen them do are amazing, but yet, they don't really know that. Weird but really interesting.

[Earendil]

Lisho

I think the problem is not introversion for its own sake, but self-acceptance.

If you are an introvert and happy as such that is fine - and you need not feel a need to conform to societies standards. And if you are an extrovert and happy that is also fine. The problem is for people who are introverts and hate themselves for it, and there hopefully Steve's article on becoming an extrovert may help them become someone they are happy to be.

[Tobias Zimpel]

JFTR: I just scored a 41, and improving - when I originally made the test, I got around 45, answering as honest as I could.

[Sam988]

I scored 13. I though i was more autistic than that...

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23. Interesting.

[Jayne]

I scored 11> Meyers Briggs ENFP here. Definitely the social one and don't bug me with the details - although I love working with ISTJ because they love doing the stuff I find boring.