Thursday, March 30, 2006

Take The Autism Quotient Test for Adults

Take The AQ Test

Psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen and his colleagues at Cambridge's Autism Research Centre have created the Autism-Spectrum Quotient, or AQ, as a measure of the extent of autistic traits in adults. In the first major trial using the test, the average score in the control group was 16.4. Eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a related disorder scored 32 or higher. The test is not a means for making a diagnosis, however, and many who score above 32 and even meet the diagnostic criteria for mild autism or Asperger's report no difficulty functioning in their everyday lives.

Take the AQ Test at: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aqtest.html

For information, resources and practical strategies on autism visit:

www.AutismConcepts.com
www.child-autism-parent-cafe.com