Adult Autism Screening

Understand yourself
a little better.

This is the AQ-10 — a validated ten-question screening tool used by clinicians worldwide. Your answers are scored against a calibrated model. The result is an indicator, not a diagnosis.

📋 12 steps total ⏱ ~3 min 🔒 Nothing stored 🩺 Not medical advice

Step 1 of 11

A little about you

Used only to add demographic context to your score. Not stored anywhere.

Adults only (18+)
⚠ Please enter a valid age (18–120) and select a gender.
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I often notice small sounds when others do not.

Sensory sensitivity
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When I'm reading a story, I find it difficult to work out the characters' intentions.

Theory of mind
03

I find it easy to "read between the lines" when someone is talking to me.

Social inference · reverse-scored
04

I usually concentrate more on the whole picture, rather than the small details.

Attention to detail · reverse-scored
05

I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored.

Social awareness · reverse-scored
06

I find it easy to do more than one thing at once.

Attention switching · reverse-scored
07

I find it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face.

Facial affect · reverse-scored
08

If there is an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly.

Cognitive flexibility · reverse-scored
09

I like to collect information about categories of things (e.g. types of cars, birds, trains).

Restricted interests
10

I find it difficult to work out people's intentions.

Theory of mind
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Estimated probability of ASD indicators –%

Calibrated logistic model · AQ-10 clinical threshold = 6/10

Question breakdown

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A score of 6 or above on the AQ-10 is the recognised clinical threshold for recommending a formal diagnostic assessment (Allison et al., 2012). This tool is an educational indicator — it does not replace an evaluation by a qualified clinician.

About this screening tool

This quiz is built around the Autism Quotient 10-item (AQ-10) questionnaire, a validated brief screening instrument developed at the Autism Research Centre, Cambridge. It is used worldwide by clinicians as a first-stage screen for adults who may be on the spectrum.

What the questions measure

  • Sensory sensitivity — noticing sounds or details others miss
  • Theory of mind — reading intentions, understanding characters in stories
  • Social awareness — reading faces, knowing when someone is bored
  • Attention flexibility — switching tasks, handling interruptions
  • Restricted interests — collecting categorical information

Several items are reverse-scored per the AQ-10 convention — for those, disagreeing contributes to the score.

How the model works

Each AQ item contributes equally. The underlying model is a logistic regression: P = sigmoid(1.5 × AQ_score + demographic_adjustments − 9.0). With no demographic adjustments, a score of exactly 6 produces a 50% probability — matching the clinical threshold precisely. Small adjustments are added for jaundice at birth (+0.30) and family history of autism (+0.50).

Interpreting your result

  • Low (<25%) — AQ 0–4. Few ASD-like traits detected.
  • Moderate (25–50%) — AQ ~5. Borderline; some traits present.
  • High (50–75%) — AQ 6–7. Above clinical threshold; consider a referral.
  • Strong (>75%) — AQ 8+. Strong indicator; discuss with a specialist.

Full analysis

EDA, model comparison, and feature importance generated from the dataset.