PossiblyAutistic,

Going through a autism screening test @actuallyautistic

https://embrace-autism.com/aq-10/#test

PossiblyAutistic,

@actuallyautistic "I often notice small sounds when others do not."

Definitely agree. Like a fan in test hardware in the office ...

PossiblyAutistic,

@actuallyautistic "When I’m reading a story, I find it difficult to work out the characters’ intentions."

At least (!) slightly disagree. Aren't stories usually written to give quite obvious clues? Or is that an impression I transfer from scripted reality TV?

PossiblyAutistic,

@actuallyautistic "I find it easy to "read between the lines" when someone is talking to me."

Definitely agree. I guess I can tell when something is off because the lines are not consistent - but probably not in all cases, and that doesn't mean I guess the intentions correctly.

PossiblyAutistic,

@actuallyautistic "I usually concentrate more on the whole picture, rather than the small details."

Slightly disagree. I usually go through a lot of details, to create my version of the "whole picture". How does one "concentrate" on the whole picture? Is that something like multi-field auto-focus?

PossiblyAutistic,

@actuallyautistic "I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored."

Slightly disagree. I probably notice way too late.

PossiblyAutistic,

@actuallyautistic "I find it easy to do more than one thing at once."

Definitely disagree.

PossiblyAutistic,

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

Slightly disagree, at least. Except maybe obvious things, like chuckling to overplay insecurity, or yawning out of boredom, or rolling eyes when annoyed.

PossiblyAutistic,

@actuallyautistic "If there is an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly."

Definitely disagree.

https://contextkeeper.io/blog/the-real-cost-of-an-interruption-and-context-switching/

https://autistics.life/@PossiblyAutistic/111331785666963282

PossiblyAutistic,

@actuallyautistic "I like to collect information about categories of things."

I don't understand the question. About the categories things belong to? About everything in some category of my own choice?

Slightly disagree, because I don't understand what they mean.

PossiblyAutistic,

@actuallyautistic "I find it difficult to work out people’s intentions."

Slightly agree, because for some people it's easier than for others. Definitely helps if they just say what their intention is, and have a consistent history of being truthful.

PossiblyAutistic,

@actuallyautistic

Total: 7

"The AQ-10 doesn’t offer a lot of insight, as it outputs just a single score. According to the test, scores of 6 or higher are indicative of autism or a significant number of autistic traits."

bike,

@PossiblyAutistic @actuallyautistic

In the past I've given "no"s only to learn more about autism and realize that my detail-oriented self was assuming a very specific interpretation of the question and that when I answered the intent of the question instead of the letter of the question, I got a lot higher score.

PossiblyAutistic,

@bike @actuallyautistic Both AQ-10 and AQ are rated with 2 out of 5 stars for "Clarity & lack of ambiguity" on https://embrace-autism.com/autism-spectrum-quotient/

bike,

@PossiblyAutistic @actuallyautistic

I did a search for clarity and a search for ambiguity on that link you shared but was unable to find what you're talking about, so I'm not sure what you're saying?

PossiblyAutistic,
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