Autism Cluster Trait Test

This 121-question screening looks at the broader autism cluster, the wider pattern of traits that includes sensory sensitivities, social communication style, and behavior patterns in adults. It is longer than most screeners because it covers more ground, so give yourself ten to fifteen minutes. Your score is shown instantly when you submit.

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1. Do you tend to express your feelings in ways that may baffle others?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
2. Do you expect other people to know your thoughts, experiences and opinions without you having to tell them?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
3. Do you instinctively become frightened by the sound of a motor-bike?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
4. Do you get confused by several verbal instructions at the same time?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
5. Are your eyes extra sensitive to strong light and glare?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
6. Do you fiddle with things?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
7. Are you more sexually attracted to strangers than to people you know well?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
8. Do you mistake noises for voices?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
9. Do you find it easy to describe your feelings?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
10. Do you like tongue-kissing?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
11. Do you have an urge to observe the habits of humans and/or animals?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
12. Has it been harder for you than for others to keep friends?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
13. Do you get a pleasurable tingling sensation in the head, scalp or back of the body in response to certain sounds?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
14. Are you asexual?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
15. Is your sense of humor fairly conventional?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
16. Do you have an avid perseverance in gathering and/or cataloguing information on a topic of interest?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
17. Do you need a lot of motivation to do things?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
18. Do you find it hard to tell the age of people?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
19. Do you rock back-&-forth or side-to-side (e.g. for comfort, to calm yourself, when excited or overstimulated)?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
20. Do you prefer to keep to yourself?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
21. Do you have a fascination for slowly flowing water?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
22. Do you have odd hair (for example multiple whorls, standing up when short or other peculiarities)?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
23. Do you have problems recognizing faces (prosopagnosia)?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
24. In a conversation, do you tend to focus on your own thoughts rather than on what your listener might be thinking?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
25. Have you been accused of staring?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
26. Do you have a tendency to become stuck when asked questions in social situation?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
27. Do you stay away from situations where people might express affection for you?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
28. Do you have an alternative view of what is attractive in the opposite sex?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
29. Do you dislike it when people stamp their foot in the floor?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
30. Do you feel an urge to peel flakes off yourself and / or others?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
31. Do you have problems with timing in conversations?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
32. Do you take pride in your appearance?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
33. Do recently heard tunes or rhythms tend to stick and replay themselves repeatedly in your head?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
34. Before doing something or going somewhere, do you need to have a picture in your mind of what's going to happen so as to be able to prepare yourself mentally first?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
35. Do you have one special talent which you have emphasised and worked on?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
36. Do you examine the hair of people you like a lot?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
37. Do you have a monotonous voice?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
38. In conversations, do you need extra time to carefully think out your reply, so that there may be a pause before you answer?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
39. Do you enjoy traditional dating?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
40. Do you like to protect people you are attached to even when they didn't ask for it?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
41. Do you like to follow (walk behind) people you are attached to?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
42. Do you need to do things yourself in order to remember them?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
43. Do you enjoy travel?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
44. Do you have, or used to have, imaginary relationships?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
45. Do you find it hard to recognise phone numbers when said in a different way?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
46. Do you feel that you are a very special or unusual person?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
47. Are you good at interpreting facial expressions?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
48. Do others often misunderstand you?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
49. Do you prefer to hug only a romantic partner?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
50. Do you have problems filling out forms?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
51. Do you feel as if you are being persecuted in some way?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
52. Do you tend to develop romantic feelings for people that persistently shows interest for you?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
53. Do you tend to say things that are considered socially inappropriate when you are tired, frustrated or when you act naturally?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
54. Do you usually find faults with others' opinions that you don't share?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
55. Do you tap your ears or press your eyes (e.g. when thinking, when stressed or distressed)?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
56. Do you bite your lip, cheek or tongue (e.g. when thinking, when anxious or nervous)?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
57. Do you enjoy spinning in circles?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
58. Have others told you that you have an odd posture or gait?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
59. In conversations, do you use small sounds that others don't seem to use?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
60. As a teenager, were you usually unaware of social rules & boundaries unless they were clearly spelled out?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
61. Do you realize hours later that somebody that you have a romantic interest for actually showed interest for you, and then feel bad about the missed opportunity to connect?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
62. Are you shy?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
63. Do you have certain routines which you need to follow?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
64. Do you wring your hands, rub your hands together or twirl your fingers?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
65. Do you find it hard to be emotionally close to other people?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
66. Do you have an urge to jump over things?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
67. Do you have trouble reading clocks?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
68. Do you notice patterns in things all the time?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
69. Do you find it very hard to learn things that you are not interested in?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
70. Do you tend to get so absorbed by your special interests that you forget or ignore everything else?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
71. Do you obstruct others' plans?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
72. Are you sensitive to changes in humidity and air pressure?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
73. Do you dislike it when people drop by to visit you uninvited?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
74. Would you quickly become impatient and irritated if you could not find a solution to a problem?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
75. Do you tend to look a lot at people you like and little or not at all at people you dislike?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
76. Are you good at team-work?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
77. Are you bothered by clothes tags or light touch?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
78. Do you have an urge to learn the routines of people you know?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
79. Is it hard for you to see why some things upset people so much?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
80. Do you have difficulty describing & summarising things for example events, conversations or something you've read?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
81. Do you find it easy to estimate the age of people?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
82. Is your sense of humor different from mainstream or considered odd?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
83. Do you find it disturbing or upsetting when others show up either later or sooner than agreed?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
84. Do you accept criticism, correction and direction?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
85. Do you prefer to construct your own set of spiritual beliefs rather than following existing religions / belief-systems?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
86. Are you sometimes afraid in safe situations?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
87. Do you find it difficult to take notes in lectures?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
88. Have people you formed strong attachments to taken advantage of you?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
89. Do you have a good sense of how much pressure to apply when doing things with your hands?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
90. Do you have problems finding your way to new places?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
91. Do you have extra sensitive hearing?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
92. Do you tend to interpret things literally?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
93. Do you have difficulty accepting criticism, correction, and direction?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
94. Do you prefer to only meet people you know, one-on-one, or in small, familiar groups?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
95. Will you abandon your friends if your activities or ideals clash?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
96. Do you find it easier to understand and communicate with odd & unusual people than with ordinary people?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
97. Do you find it difficult to take messages on the telephone and pass them on correctly?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
98. Have your thoughts ever been so vivid that you were worried other people would hear them?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
99. Do you enjoy big events even if they are crowded?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
100. Do you have unusual sexual preferences?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
101. Do you tend to shut down or have a meltdown when stressed or overwhelmed?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
102. Do people sometimes think you are smiling at the wrong occasion?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
103. Are you easily distracted?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
104. Do you prefer to do things on your own even if you could use others' help or expertise?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
105. Do you dislike when people walk behind you?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
106. Do you forget you are in a social situation when something gets your attention?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
107. Do you work slowly on jobs you dislike?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
108. Do you see your own activities as more important than other people's?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
109. Do you find yourself at ease in romantic situations?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
110. Do you instinctively know when it is your turn to speak when talking on the phone?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
111. Have you experienced stronger than normal attachments to certain people?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
112. Can you easily remember verbal instructions?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
113. Do you talk to yourself?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
114. Do you need lists and schedules in order to get things done?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
115. Do you pace (e.g. when thinking or anxious)?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
116. Do you have difficulties judging distances, height, depth or speed?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
117. Do you feel irritated when one person disagrees with what everyone else in a group believes?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
118. Is it hard for you to approach somebody you are attracted to?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
119. Is it important for you to find a unique niche where you can acquire unique competence?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
120. If there is an interruption, can you quickly return to what you were doing before?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
121. Do you find it natural to wave or say 'hi' when you meet people?
- Don’t Know
- No/Never
- A Little
- Yes/Often
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