Asperger Test

Here is an online test for Asperger Syndrome:

What's Your AQ

Anyone involved with geeks will know that we share many character traits with those suffering Asperger syndrome: obsessive attention to detail, social awkwardness, and some difficulty relating to other people. A few years ago, I ran across a test used to diagnose Asperger syndrome, and was surprised to note that it seems like a thumbnail description of your average geek.

Being a geek, I decided to port the test from dead trees to PHP and Javascript. You can find your AQ by filling in the form below. If you feel like it, note your AQ in a comment.

(via The Daily Dish)

I answered honestly (I think) and scored a 31.

According to the test "Scores over 32 are generally taken to indicate Asperger's Syndrome or high-functioning autism, with more than 34 an "extreme" score."

So not quite, but pretty close! (18 is the average male score.)

Anybody who knows me should not be surprised.

Feel free to post your own scores in the comments.

Abulsme - Fri, 3 Aug 2007, 20:48:37 UTC

Eek. There I was going along, thinking how normal my responses felt... and 30.

Where was the prompt, "I have difficulty with fine gradations between 'slightly agree' and 'slightly disagree'?" I think I would have liked a neutral option on many of those.

Further, while I guess I could go investigate further, I'm not that interested. However, I am concerned that this says that I am only one point less weird than you, Sam.

Fuck, I scored a 12. I guess I definitely am not a geek... :P

I scored 11...

I am not surprised by Greg or Ivan's scores, but I would have thought you would have been a bit more of a geek Llew! :-)

wow... i shit you not... i answered with complete honestly, actually taking a couple seconds to make sure that i answered truthfully....and i also scored a 31.

Wow. You hide your geekness well!

i always knew i was type-a and had some level of OCD, but not to this extent...

Now that you know, you are going to start sorting the food on your plate into alphabetical order before eating it. Just watch!