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The Autism-Spectrum Quotient Test (abbreviated to AQ) is a diagnostic questionnaire designed to measure the expression of Autism-Spectrum traits in an individual, by his or her own subjective self-assessment.

It was first published in 2001 by Simon Baron-Cohen and his colleagues at the Cambridge Autism Research Centre as part of the the widely cited study entitled The Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ): Evidence from Asperger syndrome/high-functioning autism, males and females, scientists and mathematicians.

For each statement below, choose one response that best describes how strongly that statement applies to you:

Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ)

1 / 50

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

2 / 50

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

3 / 50

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

4 / 50

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

5 / 50

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

6 / 50

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

7 / 50

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

8 / 50

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

9 / 50

9. I am fascinated by dates.

10 / 50

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

11 / 50

11. I find social situations easy.

12 / 50

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

13 / 50

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

14 / 50

14. I find making up stories easy.

15 / 50

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

16 / 50

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

17 / 50

17. I enjoy social chitchat.

18 / 50

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

19 / 50

19. I am fascinated by numbers.

20 / 50

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

21 / 50

21. I don’t particularly enjoy reading fiction.

22 / 50

22. I find it hard to make new friends.

23 / 50

23. I notice patterns in things all the time.

24 / 50

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

25 / 50

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

26 / 50

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

27 / 50

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

28 / 50

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

29 / 50

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

30 / 50

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

31 / 50

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

32 / 50

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

33 / 50

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

34 / 50

34. I enjoy doing things spontaneously.

35 / 50

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

36 / 50

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

37 / 50

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

38 / 50

38. I am good at social chitchat.

39 / 50

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

40 / 50

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

41 / 50

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

42 / 50

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

43 / 50

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

44 / 50

44. I enjoy social occasions.

45 / 50

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

46 / 50

46. New situations make me anxious.

47 / 50

47. I enjoy meeting new people.

48 / 50

48. I am a good diplomat.

49 / 50

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

50 / 50

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

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