Free Screening Test

The Autism Quotient-10 (AQ-10) is a 10 question screening test to help indicate whether an individual should consider a full diagnostic autism assessment.



AQ10

Adult AQ10

I often notice small sounds when others do not.
I usually concentrate more on the whole picture, rather than the small details.
I find it easy to do more than one thing at once
I find it easy to ‘read between the lines’ when someone is talking to me
If there is an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly
I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored
When I’m reading a story I find it difficult to work out the characters’ intentions
I like to collect information about categories of things (e.g. types of car, bird, train, plant etc.)
I find it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face
I find it difficult to work out people’s intentions

AQ10 Adolescent

12-15 Years AQ10

S/he notices patterns in things all the time
S/he usually concentrates more on the whole picture, rather than the small details
In a social group, s/he can easily keep track of several different people’s conversations
If there is an interruption, s/he can switch back to what s/he was doing very quickly
S/he frequently finds that s/he doesn’t know how to keep a conversation going
S/he is good at social chit-chat
When s/he was younger, s/he used to enjoy playing games involving pretending with other children
S/he finds it difficult to imagine what it would be like to be someone else
S/he finds social situations easy
S/he finds it hard to make new friends

AQ10 Child

Below 12 Years AQ10

S/he often notices small sounds when others do not
S/he usually concentrates more on the whole picture, rather than the small details
In a social group, s/he can easily keep track of several different people’s conversations
S/he finds it easy to go back and forth between different activities
S/he doesn’t know how to keep a conversation going with his/her peers
S/he is good at social chit-chat
When s/he is read a story, s/he finds it difficult to work out the character’s intentions or feelings
When s/he was in preschool, s/he used to enjoy playing games involving pretending with other children
S/he finds it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face
S/he finds it hard to make new friends