The statistical methods used on this page were selected to be easy to read and the data is presented visually where practical. The meters below show the average scores of people who have been diagnosed with autism, suspect they might have autism, and who believe they don't have autism. The numbers to the right of each meter are the average scores and the standard deviation of those scores. About two thirds of all scores should be in the dark red bands on each meter.
Item Average of Diagnosed Individuals |
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| Item | Avg |
| 31. I'd much rather be alone than be around people who don't already understand me. | 2.68 |
| 10. It's hard to stop thinking about something once I've gotten into it. | 2.66 |
| 14. I tend to get deeply committed to learning about a topic of interest to the exclusion of other topics for a while. | 2.63 |
| 16. It often seems like my emotions are much more or much less intense than most of the people around me. | 2.62 |
| 2. I'm much more comfortable watching or listening to things that I already know I like. | 2.47 |
| 7. I've often had intense fascinations that are hard to share with my peers. | 2.43 |
| 35. I really hate having to keep a conversation going with someone I don't really know. | 2.39 |
| 27. My real friendships are few, but very deep. | 2.33 |
| 30. I'm much more comfortable eating and drinking the things that I already know I like. | 2.33 |
| 34. I often focus on something so much that I stop noticing other things around me. | 2.31 |
| 23. I have to try to regulate eye contact. | 2.29 |
| 6. I have a hard time ignoring things when I try to ignore them. | 2.23 |
| 15. I often don't know how I should stand, move my hands, or express with my face when other people are watching. | 2.21 |
| 26. I have a hard time returning to a task after being distracted. | 2.20 |
| 25. I have to meet someone several times before I start remembering their name. | 2.19 |
| 8. I'm really uncomfortable when pressed by certain articles of clothing (e.g. socks, belts, bras, etc.). | 2.08 |
| 20. I experience the loudness of sounds differently than most of the people around me. | 2.01 |
| 18. I often bother people by talking excessively when I know a lot about something. | 1.99 |
| 3. I have to try to match the pace, tone, or volume of my voice to what I'm trying to say. | 1.96 |
| 4. I experience the brightness of lights differently than most of the people around me. | 1.93 |
| 19. I'm often unsure of when other people would think lying is normal. | 1.93 |
| 22. When my routines are interrupted, it's very stressful finding a new way to navigate the world around me. | 1.93 |
| 33. I often fidget with things to help me focus. | 1.83 |
| 36. If someone's going to touch me, I would prefer a firm touch. Light touch feels "creepy." | 1.77 |
| 1. I'm often unsure of what someone means when they exaggerate. | 1.69 |
| 11. I've often been unsure about how far away I should be from someone when talking or walking together. | 1.67 |
| 32. I experience temperature differently than most of the people around me. | 1.66 |
| 9. There are certain movements that I find myself doing or feel compelled to do (tics). | 1.64 |
| 24. I experience some smells differently than most of the people around me. | 1.63 |
| 12. I experience the textures of fabrics or foods differently than most of the people around me. | 1.54 |
| 5. I have to meet someone several times before I start remembering their face. | 1.52 |
| 13. I sometimes find myself repeating some sounds or words from the last thing I said without thinking about it. | 1.43 |
| 21. I'm often unsure of what someone means when they say something sarcastic. | 1.42 |
| 28. I experience the tastes of foods differently than most of the people around me. | 1.42 |
| 29. I sometimes find myself repeating some sounds or words from the last thing SOMEBODY ELSE said without thinking about it. | 1.19 |
| 17. I have a stutter that I can't always control. | 0.62 |