Test Instructions

This full version contains 80 questions. Please allow 20-30 minutes to complete the test.

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  • Answer each question honestly based on your lifelong experiences
  • Consider how you have felt throughout your life, not just recently
  • You can go back to previous questions if needed
  • Take your time - accuracy matters more than speed

Tip: Some questions ask about childhood experiences. If you don't remember clearly, try to recall how you generally felt growing up.

1. I am a sympathetic person.

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2. I often use words and phrases from movies and television in conversations.

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3. I am often surprised when others tell me I have been rude.

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4. Sometimes I talk to loudly or too softly and I am not aware of it.

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5. I often don't know how to act in social situations.

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6. I can "put myself in other people's shoes."

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7. I have a hard time figuring out what some phrases mean, like "you are the apple of my eye".

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8. I only like to talk to people who share my special interests.

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9. I focus on details rather than the overall idea.

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10. I always notice how food feels in my mouth. This is more important to me than how it tastes.

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11. I miss my best friends or family when we are apart for a long time.

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12. Sometimes I offend others by saying what I am thinking, even if I don't mean to.

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13. I only like to think and talk about a few things that interest me.

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14. I'd rather go out to eat in a restaurant by myself than with someone I know.

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15. I cannot imagine what it would be like to be someone else.

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16. I have been told that I am clumsy or uncoordinated.

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17. Others consider me odd or different.

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18. I understand when friends need to be comforted.

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19. I am very sensitive to the way my clothes feel when I touch them. How they feel is more important to me than how they look.

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20. I like to copy the way certain people speak and act. It helps me appear more normal.

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21. It can be very intimidating for me to talk to more than one person at a time.

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22. I have to "act normal" to please other people and make them like me.

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23. Meeting new people is usually easy for me.

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24. I get highly confused when someone interrupts me when I am talking about something I am very interested in.

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25. It is difficult for me to understand how other people are feeling when we are talking.

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26. I like having a converstation with several people, for instance around a dinner table, at school or at work.

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27. I take things too literally, so often I miss what people are trying to say.

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28. It is very difficult for me to understand when someone is embarrased or jealous.

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29. Some ordinary textures that do not bother others feel very offensive when they touch my skin.

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30. I get extremely upset when the way I like to do things is suddenly changed.

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31. I have never wanted or needed to have what other people call an "intimate relationship".

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32. It is difficult for me to start and stop a conversation. I need to keep going until I am finished.

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33. I speak with a normal rhythm.

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34. The same sound, color or texture can suddenly change from very sensitive to very dull.

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35. The phrase "I've got you under my skin" makes me very uncomfortable.

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36. Sometimes the sound of a word or high-pitched noise can be painful to my ears.

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37. I am an understanding type of person.

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38. I do not connect with characters in movies and cannot feel what they feel.

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39. I cannot tell what someone is flirting with me.

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40. I can see in my mind in exact detail things that I am interested in.

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41. I keep lists of things that interest me, even when they have no practical use (for example sports statistics, train schedules, calendar dates, historical facts and dates).

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42. When I feel overwhelmed by my senses, I have to isolate myself to shut them down.

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43. I like to talk things over with my friends.

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44. I cannot tell if someone is interested or bored with what I am saying.

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45. It can be very hard to read someone's face, hand and body movements when they are talking.

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46. The same thing (like clothes or temperature) can feel very different to me at different times.

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47. I feel very comfortable with dating or being in social situations with others.

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48. I try to be as helpful as I can when other people tell me their personal problems.

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49. I have been told that I have an unusual voice (for example flat, monotone, childish, or high-pitched).

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50. Sometimes a thought or a subject gets stuck in my mind and I have to talk about it even if no one is interested.

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51. I do certain things with my hands over and over again (like flapping, twirling sticks or strings, waving things by my eyes).

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52. I have never been interested in what most of the people I know consider interesting.

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53. I am considered a compassionate type of person.

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54. I get along with other people by following a set of specific rules that help me look normal.

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55. It is very difficult for me to work and function in groups.

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56. When I am talking to someone, it is hard to change the subject. If the other persona does so, I can get very upset and confused.

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57. Sometimes I have to cover my ears to block out painful noises (like vacuum cleaners or people talking too much or too loudly).

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58. I can chat and make small talk with people.

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59. Sometimes things that should feel painful are not (for instance when I hurt myself or burn my hand on a stove)

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60. When talking to someone, I have a hard time telling when it is my turn to talk or listen.

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61. I am considerd a loner by those who know me best.

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62. I usually speak in a normal tone.

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63. I like things to be exactly the same day after day and even small changes in my routines upset me.

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64. How to make friends and socialize is a mystery to me.

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65. It calms me to spin around or to rock in a chair when I am feeling stressed.

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66. The phrase, "He wears his heart on his sleeve." does not make sense to me.

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67. If I am in a place where there are many smells, textures to feel, noises or bright lights, I feel anxious or frightened.

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68. I can tell when someone says one thing but means something else.

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69. I like to be by myself as much as I can.

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70. I keep my thoughts stacked in my memory like they are on filing cards, and I pick out the ones I need by looking through the stack and finding the right one (or another unique way).

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71. The same sound sometimes seems very loud or very soft, even though I know it has not changed.

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72. I enjoy spending time eating and talking with my family and friends.

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73. I can't tolerate things I dislike (like smells, textures, sounds or colors).

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74. I don't like to be hugged or held.

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75. When I go somewhere, I have to follow a familiar route or I can get very confused and upset.

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76. It is difficult to figure out what other people expect of me.

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77. I like to have close friends.

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78. People tell me that I give too much detail.

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79. I am often told that I ask embarrasing questions.

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80. I tend to point out other people's mistakes.

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