Journal Mensa Babe's Journal: So close... 41
I have just taken an
Autism-Spectrum Quotient test, and fortunately I got only 31 points, while 32 or higher is typical for people diagnosed with autism or some related disorders.
I am really glad I haven't scored 32, it was so close...
I wonder how many points in this test have other people on Slashdot scored, especially those with IQ higher than 150. I am trying to find some correlation between IQ and AQ. I would be really glad if anyone could provide her AQ score together with a little background information. Thank you very much indeed.
wow (Score:2)
My results (Score:1)
I have a nice network of friends and colleagues, a decent family and a wonderful SO (wife).
I hope that helps with your study.
80% of autistic people scored 32... (Score:2)
Anyway, I believe that Baron-Cohen's test is more of a measure of social ineptness which is one consequence of autism. It just so happens that it also correlates with geekiness so I would guess that the average
I got 29 (Score:2)
Yes (Score:1)
I surely know what you mean, it's a great feeling when you find out that you are in fact not autistic at all, now isn't it?
Hallelujah! (Score:2)
On the other hand, if only we could figure out what's wrong with you, maybe we'd be able to fix it.
Re:Hallelujah! (Score:1)
We want everyone to fall within what is now half a standard deviation of the mean (I'm aware that sigma would change). Why must we have ethnic diversity and not neurological diversity? I was diagnosed with Asperger's four years ago. I have an IQ of about 160. The categorization was what annoyed me more than anything else. The first step in accepting diversity is not to categorize every damn thing. To say that I have a neurological disorder is the first step to being able to silence me. Surely nothi
Re:Hallelujah! (Score:2)
Someone diagnosed you with Asperger's; how does a person diagnose another person with something? They use a criteria that (hopefully) they got out of a diagnostic manual, I'm going to assume the DSM-IV. Start the countdown:
Re:Hallelujah! (Score:2)
dont trust it! (Score:1)
Why should I not trust it? (Score:1)
But I want to trust it, because it says I'm not autistic at all.
Re:Why should I not trust it? (Score:1)
You are not autistic!
I would think the fact that someone is capable of asking themselves the question "am I autistic?" and worry about the answer automatically makes them not autistic..
Or is that wishful thinking?
Are you sure? (Score:1)
Are you sure?
But what about Richard Stallman? He's a genius in my opinion and still he considers himself autistic.
I surely hope it isn't.
Re:Are you sure? (Score:2)
Baron-Cohen (the author of the test) is part of a movement in cognitive science/psychology that characterizes autism (and related diseases like Asperger syndrome) in terms of deficiencies in the capacity to model minds (they use the term theory of mind module to describe the cognitive (functional) structure used to think about what people are thinking). So the grandparent poster is correct: if you can easily do all the second-order representation of your own thoughts to worry about having autism, then you
Re:Are you sure? (Score:1)
And what of those of us who have been diagnosed with it?
I never attached the label to myself. That was done by a psychiatrist. Now, do I think this is moronic? Yes. I am not disabled, and I do not need a crutch to use to claim that I am a
i'm normal :) (Score:2)
Disagree: 29: 1 point
Score: 7
guess i'm not autistic
That's strange . . . (Score:1)
I find it somehow surprising, since we've had a lot of problems with our communication, while I would find it at the very least hard to believe, that the fault might be in fact mine. Very strange indeed.
My score/iq relation (Score:2)
It's rather a relief on one front - it's not like I need ANOTHER thing wrong with me.
On the other hand, no one should use this test as a substitute for test and evaluation by a professionally trained head-shrinker.
my score (Score:1)
i am a former mensa member. You know the general idea of where that puts my IQ. I don't have the exact number, I took the Mensa administered test.
Just as I suspected (Score:1)
It seems that those of us with superior intellects are also in some way inter-personal-communication-skills-wise impared. Isn't that ironic? Don't you think?
Re:Just as I suspected (Score:1)
Statistics Not on the Mensa Test? (Score:2)
Amazing. Funny. Amusing. (Score:1)
It is truely amazing how little people know about Mensa tests, especially those very people who particularly enjoy insulting Mensa members, or those who claim to have passed these tests but have chosen to refuse the Mensa membership... I find it extremely funny and amusing indeed. I am sure everyone will agree with me about that.
[Adjectives] (Score:2)
Re:[Adjectives] (Score:1)
The only people more annoying than active mensa members are the inactive ones that like to tell everyone how smart they are.
Re:Just as I suspected (Score:2)
Well, you at the very least seem "sentence-construction-wise impaired". Try this
Easier on the eyes, eh?FWIW (Score:2)
Well that would explain a lot... (Score:1)
I also believe I suffer from ADD/ADHD.
Residual AS (Score:2)
(Disclaimer: My knowledge of AS comes from my son's AS diagnosis nine months ago, so for the most part, I'm still ta
I scored 16 (Score:2)
Negative correlation? (Score:2)
-T
Change over time? (Score:1)
me (Score:2)
Disagree: 8,14,17,29,30,32,50: 1 point
Score: 11
IQ's around 175 last time I had it tested but this was a while back.
-- shayborg