: Category 518

Category 518
Online follow-up ⏵ Social Interactions and Focus ⏵ Autism Spectrum Quotient

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Autism Spectrum Quotient

Questions in Field 32268 to Field 32317 are from The Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) used with the authors' permission.

Baron-Cohen S, Wheelwright S, Skinner R, Martin J, Clubley E. The autism-spectrum quotient (AQ): evidence from Asperger syndrome/high-functioning autism, males and females, scientists and mathematicians. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2001 Feb;31(1):5-17

Ruzich E, Allison C, Smith P. et al. Measuring autistic traits in the general population: a systematic review of the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) in a nonclinical population sample of 6,900 typical adult males and females. Molecular Autism. 2015; 6,2

Field ID	Description
32325	Age of autism diagnosis
32364	Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) score
32298	Can tell if others are getting bored when speaking to them
32295	Concentrates more on the big picture rather than small details
32324	Diagnosis of autism by a medical professional
32288	Does not enjoy reading fiction.
32297	Does not notice changes in a situation or a person's appearance
32293	Doesn't know how to keep a conversation going
32301	Enjoys doing things spontaneously
32314	Enjoys meeting new people
32284	Enjoys social chit chat
32311	Enjoys social occasions
32313	Experiences anxiety in new situations
32309	Experiences difficulty in imagining what it would be like to be someone else
32281	Finds it easy to make up stories
32317	Finds it easy to play games with children that involve pretending
32294	Finds it easy to understand subtext in conversation
32303	Finds it easy to work out emotions of others through their facial expression
32289	Finds it hard to make new friends
32278	Finds social situations easy
32321	Frequency that these issues interfered with daily tasks
32322	Frequency that these issues interfered with leisure activities
32319	Frequency that these issues interfered with relationships or family life
32323	Frequency that these issues interfered with self-esteem
32320	Frequency that these issues interfered with social contacts outside of the family
32318	Frequency that these issues interfered with work or education
32271	Frequently becomes absorbed in something and loses sight of other things
32306	Frequently told have been going on and on about the same thing
32274	Frequently told have been impolite although thinks otherwise
32283	Has a tendency to have strong interests
32285	Has a tendency to monopolise a conversation
32316	Has difficulty remembering people's date of birth
32287	Has difficulty working out characters' intentions when reading a story
32312	Has difficulty working out other people's intentions
32315	Is a good diplomat
32270	Is able to create mental images
32275	Is able to imagine characters when reading a story
32277	Is able to keep track of several different conversations in a social group
32299	Is able to multitask
32304	Is able to switch back to a task when interrupted
32282	Is drawn more to people than to things
32276	Is fascinated by dates
32286	Is fascinated by numbers
32305	Is good at social chit chat
32300	Is not sure when to speak during phone conversations
32292	Is not upset if daily routine is disturbed
32302	Is often the last to understand a joke
32308	Likes to collect information about categories of things
32310	Likes to plan activities carefully
32296	Not very good at remembering phone numbers
32273	Notices car number plates or strings of information
32279	Notices details that others do not
32290	Notices patterns in things all the time
32272	Notices small sounds that others do not
32269	Prefers to do things the same way each time
32268	Prefers to do things with others
32280	Prefers to go to a library rather than a party
32291	Prefers to go to the theatre rather than a museum
32307	When young, enjoyed playing games with other children that involved pretending
32366	Duration of Autism-Spectrum Quotient module
32357	When online Autism-Spectrum Quotient module started
32358	When online Autism-Spectrum Quotient module completed

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