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*reads the comments*
Every time. EVERY TIME somebody finds this and takes the test, their friends take it too - and then pop up with their results, asking "what does this mean"? Look. Unless your score was very high (above 35) it doesn't mean anything. There's a reason the AQ test isn't used for diagnostic purposes. It is completely possible to be NT and get a fairly high score. It's possible to be on the spectrum and score under the mystical cut-off of 32. It's possibly even possible to be on the spectrum and get a relatively low score. The numbers don't mean anything by themselves. If you're really curious about what your score means, get a book or an internet connection or something and research the autistic spectrum instead of asking "what does this mean, what does this mean". Nobody can tell you what a score of 17, or 20, or 26 means.
*sits and waits to be told what those scores mean*
Every time. EVERY TIME somebody finds this and takes the test, their friends take it too - and then pop up with their results, asking "what does this mean"? Look. Unless your score was very high (above 35) it doesn't mean anything. There's a reason the AQ test isn't used for diagnostic purposes. It is completely possible to be NT and get a fairly high score. It's possible to be on the spectrum and score under the mystical cut-off of 32. It's possibly even possible to be on the spectrum and get a relatively low score. The numbers don't mean anything by themselves. If you're really curious about what your score means, get a book or an internet connection or something and research the autistic spectrum instead of asking "what does this mean, what does this mean". Nobody can tell you what a score of 17, or 20, or 26 means.
*sits and waits to be told what those scores mean*
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Date: 2005-01-06 10:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-01-07 01:25 am (UTC)Don't worry, I thwacked her about a bit:
Now WAIT A MINUTE. Autism has nothing to do with being "slow." Hell, a lot of autistic people are really smart. If you're talking about the implied social impairment... feh. Whatever.
By the way, there are some things you should know:
1) This is not recognized as a diagnostic tool in any way, shape or form
2) The "borderline" score is a 32, and that only means that you might have a touch of Asperger's
3) I got a 32
So don't complain.
no subject
Date: 2005-01-07 08:59 am (UTC)I think someone's got a narrow definition of autism here.
no subject
Date: 2005-01-07 10:25 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-01-07 12:03 pm (UTC)Got any shiny reputable-looking sites I can throw at her? She's... well, she's a psych major. Fortunately she's neuro-psych and not clinical psych, but still.
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Date: 2005-01-07 12:04 pm (UTC)