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Adult autism self-check.

Fourteen quick questions from the RAADS-14, for adults aged 18 and over. It takes a few minutes, your result shows straight away, and your answers stay in your browser. It's a screening tool, not a diagnosis.

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Choose the answer that best describes how each statement applies to you. "When I was young" means age 16 or younger. This is a screening tool, not a diagnosis.

This screen is for adults aged 18 and over, completed about yourself.

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  1. Question 1: It is difficult for me to understand how other people are feeling when we are talking.

    1.It is difficult for me to understand how other people are feeling when we are talking.

  2. Question 2: Some ordinary textures that do not bother others feel very offensive when they touch my skin.

    2.Some ordinary textures that do not bother others feel very offensive when they touch my skin.

  3. Question 3: It is very difficult for me to work and function in groups.

    3.It is very difficult for me to work and function in groups.

  4. Question 4: It is difficult to figure out what other people expect of me.

    4.It is difficult to figure out what other people expect of me.

  5. Question 5: I often don't know how to act in social situations.

    5.I often don't know how to act in social situations.

  6. Question 6: I can chat and make small talk with people.

    6.I can chat and make small talk with people.

  7. Question 7: When I feel overwhelmed by my senses, I have to isolate myself to shut them down.

    7.When I feel overwhelmed by my senses, I have to isolate myself to shut them down.

  8. Question 8: How to make friends and socialize is a mystery to me.

    8.How to make friends and socialize is a mystery to me.

  9. Question 9: When talking to someone, I have a hard time telling when it is my turn to talk or to listen.

    9.When talking to someone, I have a hard time telling when it is my turn to talk or to listen.

  10. Question 10: Sometimes I have to cover my ears to block out painful noises (like vacuum cleaners or people talking too much or too loudly).

    10.Sometimes I have to cover my ears to block out painful noises (like vacuum cleaners or people talking too much or too loudly).

  11. Question 11: It can be very hard to read someone's face, hand, and body movements when we are talking.

    11.It can be very hard to read someone's face, hand, and body movements when we are talking.

  12. Question 12: I focus on details rather than the overall idea.

    12.I focus on details rather than the overall idea.

  13. Question 13: I take things too literally, so I often miss what people are trying to say.

    13.I take things too literally, so I often miss what people are trying to say.

  14. Question 14: I get extremely upset when the way I like to do things is suddenly changed.

    14.I get extremely upset when the way I like to do things is suddenly changed.

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RAADS-14 Screen. Derived from the RAADS-R (Ritvo et al.), used with the authors’ acknowledgement. Distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 2.0).

Eriksson JM, Andersen LMJ, Bejerot S (2013). RAADS-14 Screen: validity of a screening tool for autism spectrum disorder in an adult psychiatric population. Molecular Autism, 4:49.