Your Aspie score: 113 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 90 of 200
You seem to have both Aspie and neurotypical traits
Aspie talent
This group contains intellectually related Aspie traits. Typical traits are related to interests (e.g. having strong interests; hyper focusing; having periods of contemplation; collecting
information; good long term memory related to interests; figuring out how things work; making connections between things; strong-willed; stubborn). Other traits are related to information processing (e.g. noticing details; finding patterns; unusual imagination; solving problems in unusual ways; unique ideas). Some people have special talents (e.g. numbers; language; computers; music).
Diagnostic relation
None, but a high score is related to giftedness.
Your group score: 6.6 of 10 (average).
Neurotypical talent
This group contains neurotypical intellectual talents. Often these are defined in terms of Aspie disabilities. Typical traits seem to be adaptations to cooperative living (e.g. giving and
remembering verbal instructions; learning from others; describing events; summarizing events; taking notes; keeping track of several conversations; learning things on demand; learning by imitation). Other traits include multitasking and attention (e.g. doing several things at the same time; rapidly shifting focus; getting back to things quickly), getting a quick picture of one’s environment (e.g. generalizing; getting the overall picture), remembering where things are, grasping abstract concepts and organizing daily life.
Diagnostic relation
No direct, but many diagnoses like ADD/ADHD seem to be related to a low score
Your group score: 4.1 of 10 (average).
Aspie perception
This group contains perception-related Aspie traits. These traits commonly become disabilities, but their core seems to be more sensitive senses (e.g. touch; sound; tactile; smell; taste; light and glare; humidity; changes in air pressure; wind; heat; electromagnetic fields) or less sensitive senses (e.g. pain). Related to this are instinctual reactions to sensory information (e.g. being distracted by sounds; being afraid of motor-bikes; being afraid of floods or fast running streams; disliking stomping). Other traits are difficulty filtering out speech from background noise and using peripheral vision.
Diagnostic relation
No direct, but Autistics often have differences in perception.
Your group score: 6.9 of 10 (above average).
Neurotypical perception
This group contains neurotypical motor abilities and perception traits. The absence of these traits is often referred to as clumsiness. A key trait is the ability to interpret spatial information
(e.g. judging distance, speed and acceleration; keeping track of positions of objects; predicting motion; concept of time; optimal pressure to apply). The absence of these skills leads to secondary problems (e.g. poor fine and gross motor skills; poor body awareness; poor body control; problems with ball sports; poor hand-eye coordination; poor balance; poor handwriting; dropping things).
Diagnostic relation
A low score is related to Dyspraxia.
Your group score: 7.8 of 10 (above average).
Environment
This group contains traits that seem to be of environmental origin. Typical traits are related to stress and overload (e.g. shutting down; having a meltdown) and consequences of not fitting in (e.g. depression; being bullied; being taken advantage of; low self-esteem; suicidal thoughts; harming oneself; mood swings).
Diagnostic relation
A high score is related to many psychiatric diagnoses and is sometimes required in order to get a diagnosis.
Your group score: 7.0 of 10 (above average).
Neurotypical social
This group contains neurotypical social traits. The absence of the traits is often described as a dysfunction. Key traits are adaptations for living in changing social groups (e.g. smalltalk;
social chitchat; shaking hands; saying ‘hi’, ‘thank you’ and ‘sorry’). Related traits are adaptations for socializing with strangers (e.g. being comfortable with strangers; enjoying talking face-to-face with strangers; maintaining large social networks; easy to get to know; talking in public; enjoying uninvited guests). Other traits are related to friendships and relationships and expressing feelings in typical ways (e.g. making and maintaining friendships and relationships; looking at people you talk to; enjoying hugs and touch; being emotionally close to others; describing and talking about feelings) and cooperation with others (e.g. using others expertise; working while being observed).
Diagnostic relation
A low score is related to Social Phobia.
Your group score: 1.2 of 10 (below average).
Summary of my results:
1. My information processing is decent. ( noticing details; finding patterns; unusual imagination; solving problems in unusual ways; unique ideas)
2. My lower Aspie Talent score indicates possible ADD/ADHD. (I am fairly easy to distract)
3. I'm highly sensitive to many things (sounds, smells, touch, etc.)
4. I'm fairly perceptive (good at noticing motions and judging distance).
5. I'm highly stressed by my environment (depression; being bullied; being taken advantage of; low self-esteem; suicidal thoughts; harming oneself; mood swings)
6. And lastly, I almost certainly have
Social Anxiety Disorder. I haven't been officially diagnosed, but I've been aware that I might have it for some time now. This test only further adds to my suspicions.