[Closed] Autism Test

23 on the rainman-ometer

ESTJ (Extorvert, Sensing, Thinking, Judicious) on the other on, to be honest i was expecting something along the lines of NUCT...

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Junkyard - Member

Simon Baron-Cohen? A relation to Sascha?

His dad yes Professor @ Cambridge iirc and expert on this area

Cousins, if I remember correctly, but he is researching Autism at Cambridge.

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ESTP

that personality test seemed a bit horoscopey

27 but then I know I'm a knob

36, INTP

8 on the autism one, surprised it was that many really, however it think its because I find it funny to be offensive sometimes, that put my score up.
Cool - am borderline ADD though, must work harder on that
Extrovert Intuitive Feeler Perceiving
ENFP

Below average and impossible to believe 14 for me...........I'm a right unsociable **** ffs.........at least I thought I was 😕

Is that ADHD thing genuine?? Because I got this:

blah blah blah

And now I'm slightly concerned....

I wouldn't worry too much. Those questionnaires aren't all that useful really; you'd also need trained and experienced medial professionals to carry out far more extensive investigation into your particular case, and consider you as an individual. These type of questionnaire things can be a guide, but they can also be misleading. Always best to seek the advice from a proper doctor, than place too much faith in an online questionnaire.

I'm a right unsociable **** ffs.........at least I thought I was

No, actually, you are.

Fancy meeting up for a pint soon?

Fancy meeting up for a pint soon?

I feel obliged, now that I've only scored 14 in the autism test.

Will I have to talk to you ? 😕

Well, you might not get a word in edgeways, according to one of the tests. I can't remember which one though; short attention span, you see.

17 middle of the road

30 for me, but I wonder if I was being honest with myself about how I answered, I also have a son with ASD!

Some of the autism questions can also be answered by the socially inept so I wouldnt draw too much into the results 😉

Some of the autism questions can also be answered by the socially inept so I wouldnt draw too much into the results

Go on Hora; what did you get? 😀

hora - Member
Agree: 2,4,6,13,16,35,39: 1 point
Disagree: 1,15,24,25,30,40,50: 1 point
Score: 14

POSTED 6 HOURS AGO #

Autism 19 (Sure I would have scored higher when I was younger, but I have changed)

Ah right. Didn't see that earlier.

Do you want to come for a pint too? 😀

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enfp

Are Ernie Lynch and Talkemada not one and the same then, or is that a different test?

We are Legion. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

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Oh dear.

Are Ernie Lynch and Talkemada not one and the same then

No. Talkemada is a dopey ****, whilst Ernie Lynch is just a ****.......a subtle, but important difference.

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27. some questions somewhat unclear and I didn't disagree strongly with any of them. I don't like big parties but I don like meeting new people in smaller groups and so on. There is some Aspergers in my extended family though so not a real surprise I'm scoring quite highly.

Blimey - all you lot are really completing that test? I genuinely realised I couldn't actually be bothered after 10 questions or so (what does that mean I am?)

what does that mean I am?

****ed mate. Sorry to say it, but it's probably true.

Maybe it's just a bit late in the day, and you can't be arsed...

I genuinely realised I couldn't actually be bothered after 10 questions or so (what does that mean I am?)

Almost certainly, that you're autistic.

Has anyone ever suggested that you're autistic aracer ?

They've probably suggested a few things about him...

Must complete the questions, must complete the questions, must complete the questions, must complete the questions, must complete the questions, must complete the questions, must complete the questions, must complete the questions, must complete the questions, must complete the questions.

Oh yeah; and why am I a 'dopey' ****? Bit unfair in't it?

Want a beefburger and some chips?

Actually Southern Yeti, short attention spam, frustration, and a lack of patience towards the job in hand, are all symptoms of autism. Even though paradoxically, so are attention to detail and an obsessive commitment to a special interest. Well at least those are all characteristics which I recognise from my severely autistic nephew.

Sod yer then. More for me.

A reassuring 22 on the Autism test
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and ISFP (Introvert Sensing Feeler Perceiving)on the other one.

Of course you realise that taking these tests means you're a narcissist 😛

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You'll have to come for a pint too, Duntmatter.

I'm not ****ing happy that I'm the 'dopey' one. I think it's most unfair. Ernie's a proper nasty bastard. 😥

Ooh - 35. That's a real surprise actually....

33 - no surprise to my wife who reckons she's trained me out of having a potentially higher score.

What's to do with the question about hearing small sounds that no-one else hears? My kids reckon I have dog ears because I can hear things they can't.

37 on the autism one, but I kind of guessed that anyway.

INTJ personality type

Only 18 on the autism thing despite being a bloke who works in IT. Must be why they used to let me talk to the customers sometimes...

42 on the ADD one though, so probably only talking to customers 'cos I couldn't concentrate long enough to finish my other work 😉

Not the first dad of an autistic son to post on here tonight and so far nothing to upset me but had I read this 6 years ago i would have got angry and upset with some of your post's. It can be challenging living with autism in the family and it does change your life but would I want to stop my son being autistic I don't know, I would love for him to hold a conversation and him tell me his wants, desires and needs but strip him of his autism would be taking away the boy that I love so much. I hope some people will now take the time to fully understand how this disability can affect lives and be supportive and understanding. Please dont stop posting.

surely i have problems with an autism score of 4? i'm feeling left out here. what can be wrong with me? can someone invent a syndrome please?

[b]*[/b] You actually took the time to calculate the score

I think I'm not in any way autistic.

I got a whopping 11

but I am mildly obsessive compulsive. Particularly where my wallet, keys & expensive musical instruments are concerned. Is that unusual?

I only got 24 on the autism test which I'm astounded by. Maybe I'm just an ignorant tosser instead.

28. As a few above, my wife was unsurprised.

I thought it is normal to see patterns in car registration plates? Struck me as an odd question.

Isn't this all a bit reductio ad autism though (ie it's suggesting that you're in some way autistic because you exhibit some of the symptoms of people who are)? Can you really be a little bit autistic?

I hope some people will now take the time to fully understand how this disability can affect lives and be supportive and understanding. Please dont stop posting.

I don't think most people have meant to be insensitive, and I'm sure some of us will gain more understanding or Autism from this experience. I appreciate the light-hearted manner in which most of us has approached it may seem a little blasé of what is a very serious issue for some people, may not appear entirely appropriate, but I don't think anyone intended to offend.

I think this thread has opened up the subject of Autism to many STWers, and can be a positive learning experience for all of us.

^ What he said. I really hope none of my comments have caused offence.

Can you really be a little bit autistic?

-Yes, you can, its a spectrum and you can have lots of the characteristics in large amounts down to just a few in small amounts. There are more males diagnosed as Autistic, this could be due to the fact that it affects more males, or that males have more autistic tendancies normally than women making it harder to diagnose in females as they exhibit less of the characteristics normallt anyway.

Autism scale score = 6

Personality type: "Extrovert Intuitive Feeler Perceiving"
ENFP

... which I think is the same as Talkemada ... in which case we'd better never meet up ... or maybe we'd just get on perfectly in a overly talkative, understanding, slightly too senstive kinda way 🙂

Well if you move to Conwy, then I could go up to see Kevevs, and maybe we could meet, fall in love and live happily ever after. 😀

LOL 🙂

Thanks, that's sorted out the 'life plan' for now (although as an ENFP I believe I have a tendancy to over-plan, procrastinate, and otherwise d*ck around for far too long before ever coming to a decision about anything!)

Excellent!

I'll be up some time this summer.

Maybe.

I'm Introvert Sensing Feeler Perceiving. Nice.

34 here. Not really that surprising though. Plus I'm super OCD about weird stuff like the way stuff gets hung to dry on the rack.

I think it was jPod that I read in which one of the charaters theorises that most people in IT are mildy autistic and I definately have to agree (coming from someone in IT).

ADD test 60 oh dear. 😕

Quick thing...Rain man, or the person the book was based upon isn't autistic, actually had a birth complication and the results were similar to autism, but not. Just so you know. Accuracy is everything Eh?

My son is Autistic, and I spend my time watching the channel four show, Autistic and stage struck, wondering which of the 12 kids are most like my son. Actually, I see parts of his traits in almost all of them. Very emotional to watch the show, and see them respond so well to such a fabulous group activity. Hope springs eternal and all that...

The GF scored 36. We are not surprised at all.

25 in autism test, 56 in adhd, too make it worse the personality test called me a ****er, Im infp - introvert intuitive feeler perceiving 😕 🙂 always assumed I had ocd or ocpd so not really a suprise.

Do people go and get an exact diagnosis or are people happy being on the 'autistic spectrum' and leave it at that?

16 for me on the ASD.

24 on the ADD test, which will surprise those that refer to me as ADHD ... but then my internet persona can become a caffeine-fueled maniac ...

Whoop! I'm normal, as proved by the internets 😀

32 for me, but then again Mrs Kenny is always saying I'm mildly autistic. I certainly conform hugely to the male "one task at a time please" stereotype.

Score 0f 34 - could you all please keep your typing neat - it's beginning to bug me!!

i'm a visiting support worker helping peaple with autism in the community,

i'll be seeing some of you lot soon 😆

Ah bum. I forgot to mention the ADHD thing to my shrink today.

Oh well.

male "one task at a time please" stereotype.

Apparently thats a myth or multi-tasking is, nobody can do two things at once we just switch between tasks, & women are just quicker at switching to from tasks than men.

29. though I can't help but think that's based entirely on the fact that I prefer my own company... which is backed up by the 'personality test' result: Introvert-Intuitive-Thinking-Judicious.

It can be challenging living with autism in the family and it does change your life but would I want to stop my son being autistic I don't know, I would love for him to hold a conversation and him tell me his wants, desires and needs but strip him of his autism would be taking away the boy that I love so much

Yep, I can understand that. Part of what my autistic nephew's identity was his autism, and he was a truly interesting and lovable kid. You could hold a conversation with him (not always easy though) so not as severe as your boy. He never ceased to amaze people with his detailed knowledge of stuff, even at a very young age.

He also had a wicked sense of humour, which when combined with his autism, made him really entertaining. His greatest obsession was 'weather and climate' and if he was being told off, he would re-enact a storm making the sounds of rumbling thunder and then sudden thunderbolts ! Other things he would do if an adult was telling him off and shouting, was to make the sound of a cat fighting and then say, "now look what you've done - you've upset the cat !" which made it very hard to keep a straight face and still be angry 😀

On the down side though ........serious down side, was the obvious frustration and distress he clearly felt when he was unable to socially interact in the same way as "normal" people. Although a big part of the problem was very much all the people around him, who simply didn't know how to deal with autism. He must have felt very lonely at times 😐

That was all a very long time ago. After many years of getting nowhere and his autism not being dealt properly by anyone, he was eventually sent to a local authority run special boarding school for autistic children. And after years of hard work and dedication by the staff there, his life was completely turned around.

Today he has a job (something to do with weather forecasting !) and is happily married to a really lovely girl. I saw him recently at my mother's birthday party (which was a big event in a public hall) and he has all the social skills anyone could possibly want. Anyone who didn't know him wouldn't have known that he is autistic. In fact, I now find him just as boring to talk to, as everyone else at a party 😀

Not sure why I've ended up with this long rambling post.......I guess it's cause I reckon it's a nice story. Plus this story is the greatest tribute to the education profession, that I am [i]personally[/i] aware of 8)

cool post ernie.

29 and an extreem introvert on the Jung modelling 😆

The rest of it is INTJ, same profile the FBI & CIA have found applies to 9 out of 10 serial killers 😈

40 on the autism one, joint highest on here so far; that's a tad worrying 🙁 (although not wholy unexpected)

51 on the ADHD one

32!
I can get very anal about organising things, remember phone numbers from years back, remember car reg numbers, aren't good at social situations so I get p155ed and then enjoy it a whole lot more, and can talk endlessly about bike things boring those around me to certain death.

I think i may be slightly autistic

I suppose I have an excuse for being annoying now then.

Nice post Ernie.

I scored 4 on the autism test, and so far haven't been bothered to do the ADD or personality ones (I want to go to bed). But, having a tiny bit of a priori knowledge (I took a course in social psychology at university - albeit 15 years ago - and remeber one or two bits about the autism spectrum), so the questions were easy to spot. In other words I passed the false belief test.

As for the comments about being OCD, please - if you had or knew anyone suffering from OCD you wouldn't make so light of it....

thanks ourmaninthenorth & juiced 🙂

34 and 102 for me!

that ADD thing was literally a description of what my heads like all the time.

9 - Am I "normal"?

19, looks fine to me.

I scored 30... SO is surprised I didn't scored higher 😯