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Asperger Test

James Joyner
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Having observed that bloggers and other geeks show an “obsessive attention to detail, social awkwardness, and some difficulty relating to other people,” the folks at Pie Palace have taken a test devised by Cambridge psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen (not to be confused with the guy who played “Borat”) and made it easy to take online.

I scored a few points shy of the 32 required for Asperger’s diagnosis but somewhat higher than PZ Myers, who figures he’s merely “cruel and insensitive.” Draw your own conclusions.

via Andrew Sullivan

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12 responses to “Asperger Test”

  1. just me Avatar
    just me

    That test is kind of easy to tell what would or wouldn’t be the Asperger’s diagnosis.

    My 9 year old is diagnosed though, so I am more familiar with the various symptoms and see them daily. Although some people have misconceptions about what autism is and people with autism act.

    It is easy to see why a lot of Aspie’s end up on the internet or in computer oriented fields.

  2. rodney dill Avatar
    rodney dill

    I scored a 26, but then I work in IT, in an area that involves people with a lot of engineering and math background. The score wasn’t any surprise to me.

  3. Alex Knapp Avatar
    Alex Knapp

    I scored a 14, which looked like it was below “average”, whatever that means.

    From this, I conclude that I am very cool. Heed all of my words carefully!

  4. John Burgess Avatar
    John Burgess

    Alex: At 13, I be cooler than thee!

    I figure that means that I am sensitive to other people in the room, but not much more than that.

  5. William d'Inger Avatar
    William d’Inger

    Uh-oh. My 38 score seems pretty far out there. Worse, if I had answered the questions honestly, my score would be nearer to 50. Fortunately, I am not a blogger but rather just a Joe Schmoe in search of information not tainted by the MSM.

  6. Jay Avatar
    Jay

    32 for me, which is close to where I stood on the same test in the past. I may have been as low as 27 or 28 before. It’s probably on one of the blogs somewhere, and was the same test, just less pretty. Not a surprise.

  7. Dave Schuler Avatar
    Dave Schuler

    John B: you and me, kid. 13

  8. John Burgess Avatar
    John Burgess

    Dave: It must be that we’re among the kinder and gentler folk.

  9. Anjin-San Avatar
    Anjin-San

    14, so I guess I am an IT geek who can make good cocktail chatter when necessary…

  10. Joe Reed Avatar
    Joe Reed

    7, and I thought I was pretty geeky.

  11. MikeT Avatar
    MikeT

    18. It’s interesting to note these results from Vox Day’s blog. The atheism-inclined like Dr. Meyers scored much higher on average toward the AS range than the religiously-inclined.

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