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2003\10\13@062622 by Russell McMahon

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. http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aqtest.html I scored 21 - lower than I would have expected for an engineer, or myself :-) -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList spam_OUTpiclist-unsubscribe-requestTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu

2003\10\13@072717 by Dominic Stratten

I scored 21 as well. My eldest son has Aspergers syndrome though and I see a lot of his problems in myself although its a lot easier to control them with age. My stepson has ADHD and a lot of the points on the quiz apply to him as well. {Original Message removed}

2003\10\13@073753 by Hazelwood Lyle

I just finished the test with a 29. Should I be concerned? Lyle {Quote hidden}>I scored 21 as well. > >My eldest son has Aspergers syndrome though and I see a lot of his problems >in myself although its a lot easier to control them with age. My stepson has >ADHD and a lot of the points on the quiz apply to him as well. >> 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. >> >> >> www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aqtest.html >> >> I scored 21 - lower than I would have expected for an engineer, or myself >> :-) >> -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList .....piclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspam@spam@mitvma.mit.edu

2003\10\13@074622 by michael brown

Russell M. wrote: > I scored 21 - lower than I would have expected for an engineer, or myself > :-) I "beat" you, I got a 24. ;-) I'd like to have taken this when I was about 16, I'm sure I would have scored "higher". michael brown -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList piclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspammitvma.mit.edu

2003\10\13@074833 by Russell McMahon

I'll have to get my wife to score me. Should be able to get 42 with ease then :-) RM > Russell M. wrote: > > I scored 21 - lower than I would have expected for an engineer, or > myself > > :-) > > I "beat" you, I got a 24. ;-) I'd like to have taken this when I was > about 16, I'm sure I would have scored "higher". > > michael brown -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList .....piclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspam.....mitvma.mit.edu

2003\10\13@084515 by M. Adam Davis

Nah. I beat you with 30. These kind of tests always interest me. I did an online IQ test and scored very high. It's not so much that I'm above average intelligence, I'm just a good test taker, and find simple puzzles (such as are often found on IQ tests) fun and easy. It also helped that the IQ test in question based part of its calculation on time (which was told beforehand) so I just went through it really fast, not caring how many I got wrong since it appeared as though time might have a larger influence than several wrong answers. I feel the same as many others that IQ tests aren't so much a good measure of intelligence, but a good measure of problem solving skills and test taking skills. I suspect these kind of tests are similar. They give an indication of potential of suffering from a syndrome, but don't actually tell one whether they are suffering from it. However, I imagine that the false positive rate is much higher than the false negative. A person who isn't afflicted can still score high, but I bet very few people who are afflicted could score low. It's a good tool to indicate that seeking help might be benificial. Good sieves are hard to find. Certianly is interesting stuff though. If I have aspergers or am slightly autistic, I've certianly been able to manage well enough in society. Mostly by avoiding it... :-) Certianly seems to be good for a job involving technical work, though! -Adam Hazelwood Lyle wrote: {Quote hidden}>I just finished the test with a 29. >Should I be concerned? > >Lyle > > > >>I scored 21 as well. >> >>My eldest son has Aspergers syndrome though and I see a lot of his problems >>in myself although its a lot easier to control them with age. My stepson has >>ADHD and a lot of the points on the quiz apply to him as well. >> >> > > > > >>>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. >>> >>> >>> www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aqtest.html >>> >>>I scored 21 - lower than I would have expected for an engineer, or myself >>>:-) >>> >>> >>> > >-- >http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList >EraseMEpiclist-unsubscribe-requestspam_OUTTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu > > > > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList piclist-unsubscribe-requestspam_OUTmitvma.mit.edu

2003\10\13@090212 by Rick C.

I got an 18. I thought that was bad until I read the lower the score, the better...right?. Maybe a question on the test should have been, "Do you read accurately?" Rick "M. Adam Davis" wrote: {Quote hidden}> Nah. I beat you with 30. > > > > >I just finished the test with a 29. > >Should I be concerned? > > > >Lyle > > > > > > > >>I scored 21 as well. > >> > >>> > >>>I scored 21 - lower than I would have expected for an engineer, or myself > >>>:-) > >>> -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList @spam@piclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspammitvma.mit.edu

2003\10\13@091040 by ?Graham=20North?=

Yeah, the lower the better. I got 9 :-) "Rick C." <KILLspamrixyKILLspamVVALLEY.COM> wrote:I got an 18. I thought that was bad until I read the lower the score, the better...right?. Maybe a question on the test should have been, "Do you read accurately?" Rick "M. Adam Davis" wrote: {Quote hidden}> Nah. I beat you with 30. > > > > >I just finished the test with a 29. > >Should I be concerned? > > > >Lyle > > > > > > > >>I scored 21 as well. > >> > >>> > >>>I scored 21 - lower than I would have expected for an engineer, or myself > >>>:-) > >>> -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList RemoveMEpiclist-unsubscribe-requestTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu --------------------------------- Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo!Messenger -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList spamBeGonepiclist-unsubscribe-requestspamBeGonemitvma.mit.edu

2003\10\13@092343 by Mike Hord

31...a new high! I wonder if ADD counts as a related disorder... Mike H. {Quote hidden}>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. > > > http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aqtest.html > >I scored 21 - lower than I would have expected for an engineer, or myself >:-) > >-- >http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList >TakeThisOuTpiclist-unsubscribe-requestEraseMEspam_OUTmitvma.mit.edu _________________________________________________________________ Instant message in style with MSN Messenger 6.0. Download it now FREE! http://msnmessenger-download.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList RemoveMEpiclist-unsubscribe-requestTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu

2003\10\13@105107 by Byron A Jeff

On Mon, Oct 13, 2003 at 08:24:03AM -0500, Mike Hord wrote: > 31...a new high! I'm flat average: a 16. BAJ -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList piclist-unsubscribe-requestEraseME.....mitvma.mit.edu

2003\10\13@114451 by Bob Ammerman

26 for me Bob Ammerman RAm Systems -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList EraseMEpiclist-unsubscribe-requestmitvma.mit.edu

2003\10\13@115441 by Denny Esterline

Well, I beat you with a 32, but I wasn't going to bragg about it :-) -Denny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Hord" <RemoveMEgaidinmdEraseMEEraseMEHOTMAIL.COM> To: <RemoveMEPICLISTspam_OUTKILLspamMITVMA.MIT.EDU> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 9:24 AM Subject: Re: [OT:] Aspergers / Autism test > 31...a new high! > > I wonder if ADD counts as a related disorder... > > Mike H. > > >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. > > > > > > www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aqtest.html > > > >I scored 21 - lower than I would have expected for an engineer, or myself > >:-) > > > >-- > >http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > >RemoveMEpiclist-unsubscribe-requestTakeThisOuTspammitvma.mit.edu > > _________________________________________________________________ > Instant message in style with MSN Messenger 6.0. Download it now FREE! > http://msnmessenger-download.com > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > EraseMEpiclist-unsubscribe-requestspamspamBeGonemitvma.mit.edu > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList RemoveMEpiclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspammitvma.mit.edu

2003\10\13@120520 by Neil Thompson

On Mon, Oct 13, 2003 at 11:55:19AM -0400, Denny Esterline wrote: > Well, I beat you with a 32, but I wasn't going to bragg about it :-) I'll take your 32 and raise you a 44. My wife said "That figures!" :-( Cheers! (Relax...have a homebrew) Neil (who now has a reason for being an antisocial SOB) -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList piclist-unsubscribe-requestSTOPspamspam_OUTmitvma.mit.edu

2003\10\13@130857 by Patrick J

I scored 15, so I prolly dont have just that problem... ;-) > 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. > http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aqtest.html -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList spamBeGonepiclist-unsubscribe-requestSTOPspamEraseMEmitvma.mit.edu

2003\10\13@134712 by Steve Smith

Must have all the disorderz I got 33 Steve... -----Original Message----- From: pic microcontroller discussion list [KILLspamPICLISTspamBeGoneMITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Patrick J Sent: 13 October 2003 18:09 To: EraseMEPICLISTEraseMEMITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: Re: [OT:] Aspergers / Autism test I scored 15, so I prolly dont have just that problem... ;-) > 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. > http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aqtest.html -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList @spam@piclist-unsubscribe-request@spam@spam_OUTmitvma.mit.edu -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList spamBeGonepiclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspammitvma.mit.edu

2003\10\13@151330 by Dal Wheeler

I scored 29... Hmmm; are all anti-socials slightly autistic? Anyway here's another quiz... (warning. Large shockwave file) http://www.malevole.com/mv/misc/killerquiz/ {Original Message removed}

2003\10\13@153030 by Keith L. Kovala

> file) http://www.malevole.com/mv/misc/killerquiz/ 10/10, but it was pure luck... I'll be darned if I knew what Hannibal Lechter looked like, but I do now. GRiN > > {Original Message removed}

2003\10\13@163759 by Philip Pemberton

In message <001201c39174$a23c4ac0$7b01a8c0@Paradise> Russell McMahon <.....apptechspam_OUTPARADISE.NET.NZ> wrote: > www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aqtest.html > I scored 21 - lower than I would have expected for an engineer, or myself > :-) I scored 23. Not that I give a rodent's posterior about these IQ tests and whatnot. :-) Later. -- Phil. | Acorn Risc PC600 Mk3, SA202, 64MB, 6GB, TakeThisOuTphilpem.....TakeThisOuTdsl.pipex.com | ViewFinder, Ethernet (Acorn AEH62), http://www.philpem.dsl.pipex.com/ | 8xCD, framegrabber, Teletext Think "honk" if you're a telepath. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList TakeThisOuTpiclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspamspammitvma.mit.edu

2003\10\13@175441 by Russell McMahon

> > > I scored 21 - lower than I would have expected for an engineer, > > > or myself > > > :-) > I'll have to get my wife to score me. > Should be able to get 42 with ease then :-) So I did. She rated me a 36 :-) Russell McMahon -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList .....piclist-unsubscribe-requestRemoveMEmitvma.mit.edu

2003\10\13@233746 by Robert Ussery

Yipes! I got a 39, and that was being optimistic about my social abilities! Good thing I don't know any head shrinkers, or I'd be locked up for sure... - Robert -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList RemoveMEpiclist-unsubscribe-requestspamBeGonemitvma.mit.edu

2003\10\14@091000 by Mauricio Jancic

Ups 28 Mauricio -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

2003\10\14@093108 by Ian McLean

Got the same score (28), however I do not place much creedance on this test. I once thought, through mis-diagnoses, that I had Asperger's, but now I know that to be incorrect. I believe this label is a dangerous form of psychological type-casting. For something even closer to home, esp. for the sort of people on this list, like myself, i.e. not your "average" thinker, don't quite fit in, etc., and incidently just the sort of person that would get involved in PIC development ... I suggest that everyone here have a look at the "Reciprocality Project". Several links come up on the subject from a Google search. Scary stuff. Hits very close to home, and based on more scientific grounding. Rgs Ian {Original Message removed}

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