The Adult Autism Spectrum Quotient
The Adult Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ)
Ages 16+
SPECIMEN‚ FOR RESEARCH USE ONLY.
For full details‚ please see:
S. Baron-Cohen‚ S. Wheelwright‚ R. Skinner‚ J. Martin and E. Clubley‚ (2001)
The Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) : Evidence from Asperger Syndrome/High Functioning Autism‚ Males and Females‚ Scientists and Mathematicians
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 31:5-17
Name:........................................... Sex:...........................................
Date of birth:................................... Today’s Date.................................
How to fill out the questionnaire
Below are a list of statements. Please read each statement very carefully and rate how strongly you agree or disagree with it by circling your answer.
DO NOT MISS ANY STATEMENT OUT.
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E1. I am willing to take risks.
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E2. I like playing board games.
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E3. I find learning to play musical instruments easy.
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E4. I am fascinated by other cultures.
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I prefer to do things with others rather than on my own.
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I prefer to do things the same way over and over again.
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If I try to imagine something‚ I find it very easy to create a picture in my mind.
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I frequently get so strongly absorbed in one thing that I lose sight of other things.
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I often notice small sounds when others do not.
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I usually notice car number plates or similar strings of information.
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Other people frequently tell me that what I’ve said is impolite‚ even though I think it is polite.
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When I’m reading a story‚ I can easily imagine what the characters might look like.
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I am fascinated by dates.
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In a social group‚ I can easily keep track of several different people’s conversations.
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I find social situations easy.
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I tend to notice details that others do not.
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I would rather go to a library than a party.
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I find making up stories easy.
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I find myself drawn more strongly to people than to things.
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I tend to have very strong interests which I get upset about if I can’t pursue.
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I enjoy social chit-chat.
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When I talk‚ it isn’t always easy for others to get a word in edgeways.
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I am fascinated by numbers.
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When I’m reading a story‚ I find it difficult to work out the characters’ intentions.
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I don’t particularly enjoy reading fiction.
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I find it hard to make new friends.
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I notice patterns in things all the time.
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I would rather go to the theatre than a museum.
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It does not upset me if my daily routine is disturbed.
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I frequently find that I don’t know how to keep a conversation going.
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I find it easy to “read between the lines” when someone is talking to me.
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I usually concentrate more on the whole picture‚ rather than the small details.
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I am not very good at remembering phone numbers.
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I don’t usually notice small changes in a situation‚ or a person’s appearance.
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I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored.
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I find it easy to do more than one thing at once.
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When I talk on the phone‚ I’m not sure when it’s my turn to speak.
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I enjoy doing things spontaneously.
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I am often the last to understand the point of a joke.
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I find it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face.
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If there is an interruption‚ I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly.
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I am good at social chit-chat.
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People often tell me that I keep going on and on about the same thing.
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When I was young‚ I used to enjoy playing games involving pretending with other children.
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I like to collect information about categories of things (e.g. types of car‚ types of bird‚ types of train‚ types of plant‚ etc.).
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I find it difficult to imagine what it would be like to be someone else.
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I like to plan any activities I participate in carefully.
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I enjoy social occasions.
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I find it difficult to work out people’s intentions.
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New situations make me anxious.
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I enjoy meeting new people.
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I am a good diplomat.
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I am not very good at remembering people’s date of birth.
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I find it very easy to play games with children that involve pretending.
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Developed by:
The Autism Research Centre
University of Cambridge
© MRC-SBC/SJW Feb 1998
