This is one of a series of discussion posts based on questions from the AQ-10 autism test.

2. When I’m reading a story, I find it difficult to work out the characters’ intentions.

  • Definitely Agree
  • Slightly Agree
  • Slightly Disagree
  • Definitely Disagree

Is this statement true for you? Can you think of any examples? Is it an easy or difficult question for you to answer?

You can take the full AQ-10 test here. Note this test is intended as a quick screener, and cannot diagnose or rule out any condition on its own.

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    • Wogi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      I looked in to getting a diagnosis, it was difficult to obtain, ridiculously expensive, and not particularly useful to me, but could be used against me.

      I scored as “probably autistic” on all of these tests. That’s good enough for me.

      • Lumidaub@feddit.deEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I hate that there are ridiculous places where getting a diagnosis might actually be harmful, that sucks so hard, man. I consider myself very fortunate to live in a place where a diagnosis can really only be beneficial (neutral at worst) and getting it is free. Just takes forever to get an appointment.

      • Lumidaub@feddit.deEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Tbh, this particular question I’m having trouble answering (which might be telling too I suppose?) but I clicked through and took the longer version of the test and the result further confirms things that my therapist has already implied.