Autism Spectrum Quotient | Take this test to find out if you have any signs of autistic behaviour. 

Choose one response that best describes how strongly each item applies to you.

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* 1. I prefer to do things with others rather than on my own.

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* 2. I prefer to do things the same way over and over again.

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* 3. If I try to imagine something, I find it very easy to create a picture in my mind.

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* 4. I frequently get so strongly absorbed in one thing that I lose sight of other things.

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* 5. I often notice small sounds when others do not.

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* 6. I usually notice car number plates or similar strings of information.

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* 7. Other people frequently tell me that what I’ve said is impolite, even though I think it is polite.

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* 8. When I’m reading a story, I can easily imagine what the characters might look like.

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* 9. I am fascinated by dates.

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* 10. In a social group, I can easily keep track of several different people’s conversations.

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* 11. I find social situations easy.

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* 12. I tend to notice details that others do not.

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* 13. I would rather go to a library than to a party.

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* 14. I find making up stories easy.

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* 15. I find myself drawn more strongly to people than to things.

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* 16. I tend to have very strong interests, which I get upset about if I can’t pursue.

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* 17.  I enjoy social chitchat.

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* 18. When I talk, it isn’t always easy for others to get a word in edgewise.

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* 19. I am fascinated by numbers.

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* 20. When I’m reading a story, I find it difficult to work out the characters’ intentions.

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* 21. I don’t particularly enjoy reading fiction.

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* 22. I find it hard to make new friends.

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* 23. I notice patterns in things all the time.

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* 24. I would rather go to the theater than to a museum.

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* 25. It does not upset me if my daily routine is disturbed.

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* 26. I frequently find that I don’t know how to keep a conversation going.

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* 27. I  find it easy to “read between the lines” when someone is talking to me.

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* 28. I usually concentrate more on the whole picture, rather than on the small details.

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* 29. I am not very good at remembering phone numbers.

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* 30. I don’t usually notice small changes in a situation or a person’s appearance.

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* 31. I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored.

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* 32. I find it easy to do more than one thing at once.

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* 33. When I talk on the phone, I’m not sure when it’s my turn to speak.

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* 34. I  enjoy doing things spontaneously.

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* 35. I am often the last to understand the point of a joke.

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* 36. I find it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face.

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* 37. If there is an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly.

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* 38. I am good at social chitchat.

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* 39. People often tell me that I keep going on and on about the same thing.

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* 40. When I was young, I used to enjoy playing games involving pretending with other children.

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* 41. I like to collect information about categories of things (e.g., types of cars, birds, trains, plants).

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* 42. I find it difficult to imagine what it would be like to be someone else.

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* 43. I  like to carefully plan any activities I participate in.

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* 44. I enjoy social occasions. 

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* 45. I find it difficult to work out people’s intentions.

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* 46. New situations make me anxious.

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* 47. I enjoy meeting new people.

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* 48. I am a good diplomat.

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* 49. I am not very good at remembering people’s date of birth.

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* 50. I find it very easy to play games with children that involve pretending.

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