Autism Spectrum Quotient, AQ Test - the question form

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

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

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

4. I often get so absorbed in one thing that I lose sight of everything else.

5. I often notice faint sounds that other people do not notice.

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

7. Other people often tell me that what I have said is rude, even though I think it is polite.

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

9. I am fascinated by dates.

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

11. I find social situations easy.

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

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

14. I find it easy to make up stories.

15. I am more drawn to people than to things.

16. I have strong interests, and I get upset if I cannot pursue them.

17. I enjoy chatting.

18. When I am talking, other people find it hard to get a word in edgeways.

19. I am fascinated by numbers.

20. When I read a story, I find it difficult to work out the characters' intentions.

21. I do not particularly enjoy reading fiction.

22. I find it difficult to make new friends.

23. I often notice patterns in things.

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

25. I am not upset if my daily routine is disrupted.

26. I often find that I do not know how to continue a conversation.

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

28. I usually focus more on the whole picture than on small details.

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

30. I usually do not notice small changes in a situation or in another person's appearance.

31. I can tell when the person listening to me is getting bored.

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

33. When I am talking on the phone, I am not sure when it is my turn to speak.

34. I enjoy doing things spontaneously.

35. I often understand the point of a joke later than everyone else.

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

37. If I am interrupted, I can quickly return to what I was doing.

38. I am good at social chit-chat.

39. People often point out that I keep talking about the same thing over and over again.

40. As a child, I enjoyed playing pretend games with other children.

41. I enjoy collecting information about categories of things (for example, types of cars, species of birds, types of trains, types of plants, etc.).

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

43. I like to plan carefully any activities I take part in.

44. I enjoy social occasions.

45. I find it difficult to understand other people's intentions.

46. New situations make me feel anxious.

47. I enjoy meeting new people.

48. I am good at diplomacy.

49. I am not very good at remembering people's dates of birth.

50. I find it very easy to play imaginative games with children.