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Are the internet AS tests accurate?
Yes 67%  67%  [ 6 ]
No 33%  33%  [ 3 ]
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12 Aug 2014, 10:14 am

Hello eveyone,

I am wondering, how reliable are the AS tests on the internet? I am always scoring relatively high on the tests (http://www.rdos.net/Aspie-quiz/poly12e. ... 1=45&p12=0), does that mean that I am in the spectrum?

A psychologist doubts that I am in the AS because of the fact (probably) that I do not stim or have any meltdown, unless of course I have a long term problem. Should I believe the psychologist? Also I told him that I wanted to undergo the AS testing procedure but it's been around 8 months without me recieving any letter or anything about it making me think I might not be in the AS.

TL:DR: Are the internet tests unreliable/inaccurate? Is the psychologist right in not putting me into the testings (yet)?

**NOTE**: The poll is asking wether you think it is or not, more specific, about the RDOS test.



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12 Aug 2014, 11:39 am

Those tests (online and otherwise) that have been verified with test and control groups of known subjects can be considered reliable. I have seen several online AS and ASD tests which published no such verification as part of the tests' research. I doubt such tests. Others, such as most of the University of Cambridge Autism Research Centre tests have published peer-reviewed research showing their reliability and accuracy. Caveat emptor.

I believe that any diagnostician who doubts an Asperger's Syndrome (AS) diagnosis because a subject lacks one or more AS characteristics is probably mistaken. Not everyone with AS or ASD exhibits every characteristic, especially those like stimming or meltdowns that can be manageable in older children and even more manageable in adults.


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12 Aug 2014, 1:07 pm

Those tests are reliable but not in 0/1 way. It's not that when you are above a specific limit you are 100% in the spectrum. Someone getting higher than average score might really be in the spectrum but might as well have some other mental issue. For example people with social anxiety or PTSD often score quite high. Basically any introvert will get a lot of "aspie" communication and contact.