Form: Autism Spectrum Quotient, AQ

Autism Spectrum Quotient, AQ
male form | female form
1 – Definitely Agree
2 – Slightly Agree
3 – Slightly Disagree
4 – Definitely Disagree
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1
She prefers to do things with others rather than on her own.
2
She prefers to do things the same way over and over again.
3
If she tries to imagine something, she finds it very easy to create a picture in her mind.
4
She frequently gets so strongly absorbed in one thing that she loses sight of other things.
5
She often notices small sounds when others do not.
6
She usually notices house numbers or similar strings of information.
7
She has difficulty understanding rules for polite behaviour.
8
When she is read a story, she can easily imagine what the characters might look like.
9
She is fascinated by dates.
10
In a social group, she can easily keep track of several different people's conversations.
11
She finds social situations easy.
12
She tends to notice details that others do not.
13
She would rather go to a library than a birthday party.
14
She finds making up stories easy.
15
She is drawn more strongly to people than to things.
16
She tends to have very strong interests, which she gets upset about if she can't pursue.
17
She enjoys social chit-chat.
18
When she talks, it isn't always easy for others to get a word in edgeways.
19
She is fascinated by numbers.
20
When she is read a story, she finds it difficult to work out the characters' intentions or feelings.
21
She doesn't particularly enjoy fictional stories.
22
She finds it hard to make new friends.
23
She notices patterns in things all the time.
24
She would rather go to the cinema than a museum.
25
It does not upset her if her daily routine is disturbed.
26
She doesn't know how to keep a conversation going with her peers.
27
She finds it easy to «read between the lines» when someone is talking to her.
28
She usually concentrates more on the whole picture, rather than the small details.
29
She is not very good at remembering phone numbers.
30
She doesn't usually notice small changes in a situation, or a person's appearance.
31
She knows how to tell if someone listening to her is getting bored.
32
She finds it easy to go back and forth between different activities.
33
When she talk on the phone, she is not sure when it's her turn to speak.
34
She enjoys doing things spontaneously.
35
She is often the last to understand the point of a joke.
36
She finds it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face.
37
If there is an interruption, she can switch back to what she was doing very quickly.
38
She is good at social chit-chat.
39
People often tell her that she keeps going on and on about the same thing.
40
When she was in preschool, she used to enjoy playing games involving pretending with other children.
41
She likes to collect information about categories of things (e.g. types of car, types of bird, types of train, types of plant, etc.).
42
She finds it difficult to imagine what it would be like to be someone else.
43
She likes to plan any activities she participates in carefully.
44
She enjoys social occasions.
45
She finds it difficult to work out people's intentions.
46
New situations make her anxious.
47
She enjoys meeting new people.
48
She is good at taking care not to hurt other people's feelings.
49
She is not very good at remembering people's date of birth.
50
She finds it very to easy to play games with children that involve pretending.