Aspies For Freedom

Down a few points.  I did not know how to answer several questions, notably those comparing myself to other people.  How would I know? I haven't got a clue how "easy" or "hard" something has been for other people.  Silliness.

Oh, Sorry, thought it was a package deal.

Your Aspie score: 136 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 70 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie

Which is to say that the test is also not very reliable. In psychology, as well as in any other science or social science, the the two basic constructs are test validity {does it measure what it purports to measure} and reliability {can we get the same results measuring the same phenomena at the same levels time after time}

http://allpsych.com/researchmethods/vali...ility.html.

Besides the prima facie nature of the questions, there is no degree of measurement, or variation for each concept. It's essentially either a (0) or (1) response since you have to agree that you possess a particular characteristic through introspection. The sum total of the responses is scored without probing as to actual degree degree of manifestation

The test lacks content validity, predictive validity, test-retest reliability...

A test that presents lists of concepts with the test taker identifying among lists that the test taker thinks represents him/her could be used to isolate the actual condition of the test taker as apart from the test taker's opinion of himself/herself.

That's what the occupational test link above did, and that's why it's more accurate.

Self reported behavior is always problematic, which is why observational research will never go out of style.

On that other test I got a 35.

Your Aspie score: 142 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 90 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie

Well, I seem to be less Aspie than last time I took the test



Somehow the colour of my picture is different from all the other posted ones....

i got about 145...which makes sense considering by now i've learned to converse and understand body language better through sheer practice x

Your Aspie score: 154 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 48 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie

I attempted the occuppational test & didn't get past
question #2 ....as I'm neither !

Besides the Aspie quiz, what do people think of the assumptions/science of this website RDOS- the Neanderthal connection?

Things like how Neanderthals were probably a female-dominated group? The hibernation thing, slower maturation given their diet (lower levels of guanine and l-carnatine amongst Aspies)and hibernation, the preference for caves, even, how a motorbike sounds like a bear etc.

I've always supported the Neanderthal theory, but wonder if traits like the above could persist from a genetic standpoint this far into the future....

Are Aspergers and ADD related? I know next to nothing about ADD, I was never much interested in looking for things about it. But some questions in the ADD questionary I thought were related to aspieness.


Your Aspie score: 130 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 70 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie

ADD-score: 35 of 78
You might have ADD

Great when your weirdness has a name isn't it?

I agree, but I would be interested to see all of them superimposed, in order to see ( rather than read ) the common characteristics as many of these are from the undiagnosed.

Thank you very much, this is very interesting.

Most of the participants generally fit a particular pattern, which in a way is odd as we are all different.

I wonder what the reasons are, apart from the fact that we have all volunteered...any ideas anyone???

Well, many of these questions may not be measuring what they are intended to measure. For example, preferring a library to a theater may not be measuring anything other than a person's love of reading. There are many avid readers who are not aspies. It is also possible to be an introvert without being an aspie. It is important to not take these types of tests too seriously.

Hello rdos,
What does the 'activity part refer to, active on AFF? in taking the test?
I'm just curious as it's only on the AS side.