Autism Spectrum Quotient, Empathy, Systemizing memes

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Jay
Your score: 23
0 - 10 = low
11 - 22 = average (most women score about 15 and most men score about 17)
23 - 31 = above average
32 - 50 is very high (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 35)
50 is maximum

This doesn't surprise me, I've noticed several tendencies in myself that were vaguely Asperger's-like, over the years... not dominating, but enough to cause me to wonder if I'm a genetic carrier of something. Which could have been reinforced into full-blown Asperger's or HFA, diagnosed in my son David.

David's score: 33( I had to interpret a few of the questions for him, which could have skewed the results slightly, either way)

Also...
Empathy Quotient
Your score: 62
0 - 32 = low (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 20)
33 - 52 = average (most women score about 47 and most men score about 42)
53 - 63 is above average
64 - 80 is very high
80 is maximum

Actually, this isn't a surprise either... reading others' emotional states, and inferring actions and meanings, and putting myself in their shoes are all derived from childhood survival skills for me...

Systemizing Quotient
Your score: 41
0 - 19 = low
20 - 39 = average (most women score about 24 and most men score about 30)
40 - 50 = above average (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score in this range)
51 - 80 is very high (three times as many people with Asperger Syndrome score in this range, compared to typical men, and almost no women score in this range)
80 is maximum

Pattern-matching is hardly a surprise, either... LOL. Would have been higher if I were more organized, or bothered looking at construction details of things I don't own/control...

Comments

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

The 9 doesn't surprise me, either, as several of your strengths are in directions opposite to Asperger's/HFA tendencies, IMO. I haven't seen an empathy test, though...

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

empathy quotient

I re-took the test, paying more attention, and noticed that the questions I had a hard time choosing an answer on were the often/most of the time sorts of questions. I would have preferred to answer some questions in a never/often/sometimes/always sort of way. I also reminded myself to answer this as of today, not five years ago. I find that I hang on to my mistakes in my memory a lot longer than I need to.

So, with that in mind, I scored a 58. I knew it would *raise* my score, but I hadn't expected it to make *that* much difference.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

I took it, thanks for the link... scored a 62.

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

Interesting...this is making me float some interesting ideas, because of your scores on the empathy quotient and autism scale. I wouldn't have expected such a high score from you (though I assumed it would be higher than male average), and I'm wondering how these two things interrelate, if at all. I want to talk about this with you more.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

I've posted that, and the systemizing score (41) above. And the "eyes" test score was a 26 (can you tell how I spent my lunchtime today? :).

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Actually, in some respects "systemizing empath" is not a bad description of me... even if it sounds oxymoronic in Baron-Cohen's context.

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

how right you are!

I remember a lover who wanted to kiss each of my freckles, individually. Its not a task that I'd want to set before you, but I am sure that as soon as you started reading this, you thought about how you'd map out the areas/freckles that had been covered.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

On the "eyes" test, I found it interesting that I correctly interpreted the hostile, suspicious, etc glances, but tended to misinterpret "desire" "flirtacious", "friendly", etc. as more-neutral emotions.

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

(nod) it fits in very well with what I know about you.