Are online AS tests any use?

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I have filled in a few ansd i always range from borderline to definitely AS. I do wonder on some of the questions have any relevance or if they are to narrow in there definition. I also worry that I am deliberately giving answers that will get me a higher score. You kinda know which answers wil score more than the others. What do you other folk think?

They gave me one of my first solid clues, and remained part of the set of pointers.

I'm not sure I'd weigh them heavier than that.

I thought i was giving deliberate answers to sway the result so i have taken the tests 3 times, and told myself to answer truthfully which i did , also had my partner advise me on each question the results were more or less the same.

I knew i had AS as soon as i heard about it, but online tests gave me reassurance, and they are a good secondary signpost.Do as many tests as you can find.Example i did not know i lacked empathy until i did empathy tests.

Every time I take one, it says I don't have Aspergers even though I was diagnosed with it. I wouldn't put too much trust on those tests if I were you.

It's kindof relative anyway. You could have people with %0.01 to upwards of that. Its not black and white. What matters is how you perceive yourself and how others perceive you. As long as you understand yourself, it doesn't matter what a test says.

I don't think that online tests are quite as accurate as actually going into a hospital to see a psychiatrist, psychologist, or another specialist. Another person that is knowledgable about Asperger's or autism in general would be able to look at how you socialize (or your knowledge of the social world), what physical problems you may have (such as problems with coordination, problems with gait, etc.), and what other autistic traits you may have. There are some advantages to taking an online test, but then it's always good to have an actual diagnosis that can be documented so that you can have actual proof that you have Asperger's or another autistic spectrum disorder. That can be very useful for qualifying for help at work or school. Not to mention being able to actually know for sure that you have a disorder and what it is and being able to have questions answered that you've had for a long time, plus you now know that other people would have the same problems that you have or had, which is nearly always a good thing.

I dont remember which test I took,but it scored me 162/200...I tried to answer "honestly" but some of the questions semed very "ambiguous" to me and Some dealt with things from childhood that I wasnt positive about.I was recently DX by someone who is supposedly a "specialist" in adult AS DX but I am still not 100% sure....I know I have alot of AS "traits" but my life has been so weird,that I still wonder if these traits could not be created by life experience.I plan on trying to get a hold of any official "records" from my childhood and reading more about AS before I will let myself be totally convinced.(I am 42 and very "leery" of "experts")

i dont need a doctor nor an online test to tell me why i am how i am.... AS makes sense to me... if it's not AS specifically... im definitely somewhere in the neighborhood

I have some trouble with these. Some questions I would answer differently depending on if I use current info or how I was as a kid.
I was the kid who hid when company came over and who cried because I couldn't tell my right sock from my left (like the shoes, I figured it mattered:oops: ).
Now I'm a college instructor, and I sometimes enjoy hanging out with people at work (up to a point; I still feel like an outsider). I have learned to adapt, but I am still very much an Aspie. Difference is, now that I understand it, I can celebrate who I am.