As a generalization, how accurate is the Aspie Quiz?

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Like any other online quiz done in place of a diagnosis by a competent professional, it's only accurate enough to give an idea of IF you MAY be whatever the quiz is testing for.

Much as a take-home pregnancy test should always have a positive result confirmed with a test done by a real doctor.

Why do so many who believe they have AS never get a formal diagnosis? One can be cost, another can be the lack of available competent professionals who could do such a diagnosis, another can be the fear of ramifications of getting diagnosed, but simply put, when you read what a person with AS goes through, and you realize it's what you've struggled with your whole life, you just KNOW you have it and that is enough.

I am chuckling that people that haven't been professionally evaluated think this is some HINT of an ONLINE test.

just try not to call the doctor a quack when you find it is an actual testing tool.


Merle

That is ok, i am laughing at you too. I know that the AQ test is used for "live testing" since i did it last thursday with my psychologist. It was NEVER about the test itself, it is about who is determining the test results. That is why the test on the net only can be regarded as a HINT.

The BIG difference between "doing it yourself" and having a trained professional do it, is that the trained professinal carry experience with them - and they are not biased, unlike yourself when you do the test.

I got:
Your Aspie score: 180 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 14 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie

I think it would be more accurate if it asked questions about development during childhood and infancy.

I preferred the Aspie Quiz myself. Although I also scored in the AS section with the Baron Cohen test, I felt very unsure about my answers; I found the questions, at times, hard to interpret. They were often very general questions, and I have a particularly hard time with that. In addition, I realized that if I had taken that test when I was younger- and much less aware of myself socially- I may have answered some of the questions wrong, and possibly not scored above 32- (I was under the impression that that was the cutoff, by the way).

In contrast, I found the questions on the Aspie Quiz more straightforward and direct, and therefore easier to answer. The Aspie Quiz seemed more "internal"- i.e., how does one perceive information or react to sensory input- easy questions to answer; while the AQ is more about interpreting yourself and how others perceive you, where there is more room for error, in my opinion. I would have been happier to do the AQ as an essay test, where I could have explained my answers!

I had the feeling, when I did the tests, that the AQ was designed by a neurotypical, and that the Aspie quiz was designed by someone on the spectrum. I have NO idea if this is right, that was just the impression I had...

Of course that is the problem with any diagnosis based on DSM criteria or something similar rather than basing it on actual biometric measures.

For comparison:
161 Aspie
31 NT

On AQ test: 41

can I ask why?

According that something I read, the authors think that, for people already suspected of having AS, 26 is the best cuttof ponit; for the general public, the best point is 32.

A possible expriment that can be made: ask the people at, for example, schizoids.net what are their results

Thanks for the info; I didn´t know that. I guess that means I´m well within the "Aspie range" then, even including the answers I was not so sure about.

I've been wondering about this too. I've taken it three times, and all three times I scored within aspie range. I have a few months until my appointment though, unless someone cancels. My latest score is:
Your Aspie score: 172 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 24 of 200

I think one of the biggest problems with these tests is when they have a lot of questions along the lines of "other people tell you that you _____" and you don't interact with other people enough for them to tell you anything about yourself.