ydoaPs Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 I just stumbled across an online test to show where you fall in the autism spectrum. I got a 33 which is well above the average male(17) and just below the average person with Asperger's Syndrome(35). How'd ya'll do?
iNow Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 Interesting. I guess I've just managed to become high functioning, but it sure does appear that (according to this one test) I align with Auspergers. I got a 35.
ydoaPs Posted January 19, 2009 Author Posted January 19, 2009 (edited) I'm thinking there might be some correlation between the "sciency-ness-ocity"(yes, I just made that up) of a person and their score. On IRC, none of us(sans ecoli) scored particularly average on the test. Looking at that wikipedia page, I fit enough of the symptoms that I might actually have a mild case of Asperger's. Edit:added poll Edited January 19, 2009 by ydoaPs
UC Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 I scored particularly average with a 20...my mental quirks are restained within chemistry though and when Im working on something. I can't (literally can't...Ill stare at the ceiling for an hour) and have no desire to sleep while I hunt references or am working on an idea....
ecoli Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 as yourdad implied, I scored normal 16. I've always been able to function in groups well. And I get along with nerds just as easily as 'norms.' I guess I'm an anomaly. I guess you need to have people skills for medicine, however.
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 (edited) 31. I'm not too surprised, and I may have biased the test by not wanting to answer "Strongly Disagree" any. edit: retook it, saying "strongly" more (when I meant it), and got a 28. I'd call it within a decent margin of error. Edited January 19, 2009 by Cap'n Refsmmat
padren Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 I got a 12, which I find kind of odd because had I took the test earlier in life I know I'd have scored very high... I still consider "social graces" a second language but I've gotten very comfortable with it, which I guess kept it down.
qprox Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 32, very well after all, I don't like the social standar
Glider Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 I scored 9. Odd, I'm usually better at tests than that.
CaptainPanic Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 I got an 18... which is much too close to the average for my comfort. I guess I am much too social and extrovert for an autistic person.
YT2095 Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 the test doesn`t factor Before or After Morning Coffee, as I said, it`s flawed.
Royston Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 I got 14, so apparently I think closer to a woman, than somebody with Aspergers.
Mr Skeptic Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 I scored 42, perhaps the test is flawed. You beat me, I only got 31.
ecoli Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 I got an 18... which is much too close to the average for my comfort. I guess I am much too social and extrovert for an autistic person. too close for comfort?? most people would consider not having autism a good thing.
Sayonara Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 I scored a 15, so I am going to go and revise and hopefully score a 50 on the resit.
DrP Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 I scored a 15, so I am going to go and revise and hopefully score a 50 on the resit. lol - low is supposed to be good. 'They' have been talking about selectively breeding out autism from society you know. I scored 22 - borderline normal.
ydoaPs Posted January 20, 2009 Author Posted January 20, 2009 So far, it seems my hypothesis is incorrect. What's with all the "normal" people? Sheesh!
javagamer Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 I scored a 23, which I guess makes sense. My parents claimed that I'm on the border of autism (they said I probably have "non-verbal learning disability", which isn't really a learning disability, more of a social awkwardness, I think). Anyhow apparently if I had taken some official test I'd qualify for special treatment at school. I'm sure had I taken the test a few years ago I would have scored much higher, I'm much better socially now. Also, I don't consider whatever form of autism I may have a con, it's just who I am.
Reaper Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 (edited) Now I definitely know that this test is bullshit. I scored a 31. But the problem here is that I'm officially diagnosed.... I would not take that test too seriously, especially since it's online. The questions that are asked are very vague, refer only to personality traits, and in reality, can apply to just about anybody. What defines a person who has autism is not whether they like to do "geeky" things, but whether they have the capability to display any social and/or emotional competence. If you can do that well (or at least average) then you are not autistic. Edited January 21, 2009 by Reaper
CaptainPanic Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 too close for comfort?? most people would consider not having autism a good thing. Most people also seem to have a goal in life to be as average as possible. But indeed, I was joking a bit I know I'm not autistic at all... I guess the movie Rainman gave many people a weird idea of autistic people. They're not all number-geniuses, although they can be. And simply being shy doesn't make you autistic. Autism has become a bit of a synonym for shy geeks. Although I do enjoy numbers, and I cannot help myself playing little games with numbers all the day. Writing a piece of text, I automatically count the number of letters in each word, and play little games, searching for patterns. It's non-stop. There's never any train passing without me counting the cars. I always correct my friends when we play poker and they're messing up the chips (the coins). I know how much change I get at the supermarket before it shows on the little screen. None of these things are a sign of autism. I simply screwed up my autism-score because I am far too extrovert... Funny thing is that I was very shy as a kid (but still not autistic). Moving to university, I simply said to myself: time to become extrovert. I changed practically overnight. It's a great opportunity when you completely change your environment. You can almost reinvent yourself
npts2020 Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 Most people also seem to have a goal in life to be as average as possible. Not me. My goal in life is to be adequate.
CharonY Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 Adequate for what? I only got 32- I only got 32- I only got 32
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