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These results are dynamically generated and provide a side-by-side view of how autism is seen, as given by all who have taken the surveys. These should not be used for statistical purposes, but as the number of surveys taken grows, the statistics will naturally become more and more accurate. The real purpose of these surveys is to educate, and hopefully correct some of the assumptions about autism that many of us, autistics and neurotypicals alike, may make.

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Autism/Asperger's (Based on "Asperger's Syndrome Characteristics" by Roger Meyer)

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Surveys taken: 169
"Type" of Autism:
Percent0255075100
LFA 2%
HFA 17%
Asperger 71%
ASD 5%
PDD 5%
Surveys taken: 155
"Type" of Autism:
  Not asked.
Surveys taken: 32
"Type" of Autism:
Not Asked.
Diagnosed:
Percent0255075100
Yes 63%
No 37%
Diagnosed:
Percent0255075100
Yes 10%
No 90%
Diagnosed:
Not Asked.
Age:
Percent0255075100
Over 18: 92.3%
Under 18: 7.7%
Age:
Percent0255075100
Over 18: 88.4%
Under 18: 11.6%
Age:
Percent0255075100
Over 18: 100%
Under 18: 0%
Gender:
Percent0255075100
Male 41%
Female 57%
Other 1%
Gender:
Percent0255075100
Male 30%
Female 66%
Other 4%
Gender:
Percent0255075100
Male 16%
Female 84%
Other 0%
(III) Cognitive Characteristics
(a) Susceptibility to distraction
Percent0255075100
Significant 52%
Moderate 30%
Mild 15%
No 3%
(a) Susceptibility to distraction
Percent0255075100
Significant 40%
Moderate 33%
Mild 23%
No 5%
(a) Susceptibility to distraction
Percent0255075100
Significant 19%
Moderate 22%
Mild 47%
No 13%
(b) Difficulty in expressing emotions
Percent0255075100
Significant 50%
Moderate 31%
Mild 11%
No 7%
(b) Difficulty in expressing emotions
Percent0255075100
Significant 35%
Moderate 32%
Mild 17%
No 15%
(b) Difficulty in expressing emotions
Percent0255075100
Significant 3%
Moderate 22%
Mild 28%
No 47%
(c) Resistance to or failure to respond to talk therapy
Percent0255075100
Significant 33%
Moderate 24%
Mild 20%
No 23%
(c) Resistance to or failure to respond to talk therapy
Percent0255075100
Significant 28%
Moderate 29%
Mild 14%
No 30%
(c) Resistance to or failure to respond to talk therapy
Percent0255075100
Significant 9%
Moderate 19%
Mild 16%
No 56%
(d) Mental shutdown response to conflicting demands and multi-tasking
Percent0255075100
Significant 49%
Moderate 27%
Mild 17%
No 8%
(d) Mental shutdown response to conflicting demands and multi-tasking
Percent0255075100
Significant 41%
Moderate 24%
Mild 23%
No 12%
(d) Mental shutdown response to conflicting demands and multi-tasking
Percent0255075100
Significant 3%
Moderate 9%
Mild 38%
No 50%
(e) Generalized confusion during periods of stress
Percent0255075100
Significant 54%
Moderate 28%
Mild 13%
No 5%
(e) Generalized confusion during periods of stress
Percent0255075100
Significant 35%
Moderate 34%
Mild 25%
No 6%
(e) Generalized confusion during periods of stress
Percent0255075100
Significant 9%
Moderate 13%
Mild 41%
No 38%
(f) Low understanding of the reciprocal rules of conversation: interrupting, dominating, minimum participation, difficult in shifting topics, problem with initiating or terminating conversation, subject perseveration
Percent0255075100
Significant 42%
Moderate 37%
Mild 16%
No 5%
(f) Low understanding of the reciprocal rules of conversation: interrupting, dominating, minimum participation, difficult in shifting topics, problem with initiating or terminating conversation, subject perseveration
Percent0255075100
Significant 31%
Moderate 39%
Mild 18%
No 12%
(f) Low understanding of the reciprocal rules of conversation: interrupting, dominating, minimum participation, difficult in shifting topics, problem with initiating or terminating conversation, subject perseveration
Percent0255075100
Significant 6%
Moderate 9%
Mild 31%
No 53%
(g) Insensitivity to the non-verbal cues of others (stance, posture, facial expressions)
Percent0255075100
Significant 31%
Moderate 37%
Mild 21%
No 11%
(g) Insensitivity to the non-verbal cues of others (stance, posture, facial expressions)
Percent0255075100
Significant 15%
Moderate 30%
Mild 34%
No 21%
(g) Insensitivity to the non-verbal cues of others (stance, posture, facial expressions)
Percent0255075100
Significant 0%
Moderate 9%
Mild 13%
No 78%
(h) Perseveration best characterized by the term "bulldog tenacity"
Percent0255075100
Significant 29%
Moderate 34%
Mild 24%
No 13%
(h) Perseveration best characterized by the term "bulldog tenacity"
Percent0255075100
Significant 23%
Moderate 32%
Mild 23%
No 23%
(h) Perseveration best characterized by the term "bulldog tenacity"
Percent0255075100
Significant 3%
Moderate 22%
Mild 22%
No 53%
(i) Literal interpretation of instructions (failure to read between the lines)
Percent0255075100
Significant 33%
Moderate 32%
Mild 30%
No 5%
(i) Literal interpretation of instructions (failure to read between the lines)
Percent0255075100
Significant 22%
Moderate 30%
Mild 26%
No 22%
(i) Literal interpretation of instructions (failure to read between the lines)
Percent0255075100
Significant 0%
Moderate 9%
Mild 22%
No 69%
(j) Interpreting words and phrases literally (problem with colloquialisms, cliches, neologism, turns of phrase, common humorous expressions)
Percent0255075100
Significant 12%
Moderate 30%
Mild 40%
No 17%
(j) Interpreting words and phrases literally (problem with colloquialisms, cliches, neologism, turns of phrase, common humorous expressions)
Percent0255075100
Significant 11%
Moderate 16%
Mild 30%
No 43%
(j) Interpreting words and phrases literally (problem with colloquialisms, cliches, neologism, turns of phrase, common humorous expressions)
Percent0255075100
Significant 0%
Moderate 3%
Mild 19%
No 78%
(k) Preference for visually oriented instruction and training
Percent0255075100
Significant 43%
Moderate 25%
Mild 14%
No 18%
(k) Preference for visually oriented instruction and training
Percent0255075100
Significant 44%
Moderate 20%
Mild 16%
No 20%
(k) Preference for visually oriented instruction and training
Percent0255075100
Significant 9%
Moderate 16%
Mild 50%
No 25%
(l) Dependence on step-by-step learning procedures (disorientation occurs when a step is assumed, deleted, or otherwise overlooked in instruction)
Percent0255075100
Significant 34%
Moderate 26%
Mild 24%
No 17%
(l) Dependence on step-by-step learning procedures (disorientation occurs when a step is assumed, deleted, or otherwise overlooked in instruction)
Percent0255075100
Significant 30%
Moderate 28%
Mild 23%
No 19%
(l) Dependence on step-by-step learning procedures (disorientation occurs when a step is assumed, deleted, or otherwise overlooked in instruction)
Percent0255075100
Significant 6%
Moderate 13%
Mild 25%
No 56%
(m) Difficulty in generalizing
Percent0255075100
Significant 18%
Moderate 32%
Mild 25%
No 25%
(m) Difficulty in generalizing
Percent0255075100
Significant 12%
Moderate 26%
Mild 28%
No 33%
(m) Difficulty in generalizing
Percent0255075100
Significant 0%
Moderate 6%
Mild 6%
No 88%
(n) Preference for repetitive, often simple routines
Percent0255075100
Significant 32%
Moderate 37%
Mild 18%
No 12%
(n) Preference for repetitive, often simple routines
Percent0255075100
Significant 24%
Moderate 30%
Mild 26%
No 21%
(n) Preference for repetitive, often simple routines
Percent0255075100
Significant 0%
Moderate 9%
Mild 22%
No 69%
(o) Difficulty in understanding rules for games of social entertainment
Percent0255075100
Significant 36%
Moderate 35%
Mild 18%
No 11%
(o) Difficulty in understanding rules for games of social entertainment
Percent0255075100
Significant 30%
Moderate 24%
Mild 26%
No 20%
(o) Difficulty in understanding rules for games of social entertainment
Percent0255075100
Significant 6%
Moderate 6%
Mild 22%
No 66%
(p) Missing or misconstruing others' agendas, priorities, preferences
Percent0255075100
Significant 40%
Moderate 40%
Mild 15%
No 5%
(p) Missing or misconstruing others' agendas, priorities, preferences
Percent0255075100
Significant 32%
Moderate 32%
Mild 27%
No 8%
(p) Missing or misconstruing others' agendas, priorities, preferences
Percent0255075100
Significant 3%
Moderate 16%
Mild 31%
No 50%
(q) Impulsiveness
Percent0255075100
Significant 30%
Moderate 27%
Mild 29%
No 15%
(q) Impulsiveness
Percent0255075100
Significant 21%
Moderate 34%
Mild 29%
No 16%
(q) Impulsiveness
Percent0255075100
Significant 13%
Moderate 13%
Mild 34%
No 41%
(r) Compelling need to finish one task completely before starting another
Percent0255075100
Significant 30%
Moderate 27%
Mild 24%
No 20%
(r) Compelling need to finish one task completely before starting another
Percent0255075100
Significant 24%
Moderate 17%
Mild 25%
No 34%
(r) Compelling need to finish one task completely before starting another
Percent0255075100
Significant 3%
Moderate 9%
Mild 28%
No 59%
(s) Rigid adherence to rules and routines
Percent0255075100
Significant 21%
Moderate 34%
Mild 31%
No 14%
(s) Rigid adherence to rules and routines
Percent0255075100
Significant 14%
Moderate 34%
Mild 28%
No 23%
(s) Rigid adherence to rules and routines
Percent0255075100
Significant 3%
Moderate 6%
Mild 19%
No 72%
(t) Difficulty in interpreting meaning to others' activities; difficulty in drawing relationships between an activity or event and ideas
Percent0255075100
Significant 20%
Moderate 31%
Mild 30%
No 20%
(t) Difficulty in interpreting meaning to others' activities; difficulty in drawing relationships between an activity or event and ideas
Percent0255075100
Significant 13%
Moderate 23%
Mild 35%
No 28%
(t) Difficulty in interpreting meaning to others' activities; difficulty in drawing relationships between an activity or event and ideas
Percent0255075100
Significant 0%
Moderate 3%
Mild 13%
No 84%
(u) Exquisite attention to detail, principally visual, or details which can be visualized ("Thinking in Pictures") or cognitive details (often those learned by rote)
Percent0255075100
Significant 46%
Moderate 28%
Mild 18%
No 8%
(u) Exquisite attention to detail, principally visual, or details which can be visualized ("Thinking in Pictures") or cognitive details (often those learned by rote)
Percent0255075100
Significant 37%
Moderate 25%
Mild 23%
No 14%
(u) Exquisite attention to detail, principally visual, or details which can be visualized ("Thinking in Pictures") or cognitive details (often those learned by rote)
Percent0255075100
Significant 3%
Moderate 6%
Mild 34%
No 56%
(v) Concrete thinking
Percent0255075100
Significant 29%
Moderate 28%
Mild 31%
No 11%
(v) Concrete thinking
Percent0255075100
Significant 16%
Moderate 34%
Mild 32%
No 19%
(v) Concrete thinking
Percent0255075100
Significant 3%
Moderate 9%
Mild 31%
No 56%
(w) Difficulty in assessing relative importance of details (an aspect of the trees/forest problem)
Percent0255075100
Significant 27%
Moderate 37%
Mild 26%
No 10%
(w) Difficulty in assessing relative importance of details (an aspect of the trees/forest problem)
Percent0255075100
Significant 20%
Moderate 33%
Mild 26%
No 21%
(w) Difficulty in assessing relative importance of details (an aspect of the trees/forest problem)
Percent0255075100
Significant 3%
Moderate 3%
Mild 34%
No 59%
(x) Poor judgment of when a task is finished (often attributable to perfectionism or an apparent unwillingness to follow differential standards for quality)
Percent0255075100
Significant 32%
Moderate 40%
Mild 18%
No 11%
(x) Poor judgment of when a task is finished (often attributable to perfectionism or an apparent unwillingness to follow differential standards for quality)
Percent0255075100
Significant 30%
Moderate 31%
Mild 26%
No 14%
(x) Poor judgment of when a task is finished (often attributable to perfectionism or an apparent unwillingness to follow differential standards for quality)
Percent0255075100
Significant 6%
Moderate 16%
Mild 25%
No 53%
(y) Difficulty in imagining others' thoughts in a similar or identical event or circumstance that are different from one's own ("Theory of Mind" issues)
Percent0255075100
Significant 30%
Moderate 31%
Mild 24%
No 15%
(y) Difficulty in imagining others' thoughts in a similar or identical event or circumstance that are different from one's own ("Theory of Mind" issues)
Percent0255075100
Significant 18%
Moderate 26%
Mild 30%
No 26%
(y) Difficulty in imagining others' thoughts in a similar or identical event or circumstance that are different from one's own ("Theory of Mind" issues)
Percent0255075100
Significant 0%
Moderate 6%
Mild 13%
No 81%
(z) Difficulty in assessing cause and effect relationships (behaviors and consequences)
Percent0255075100
Significant 14%
Moderate 25%
Mild 31%
No 30%
(z) Difficulty in assessing cause and effect relationships (behaviors and consequences)
Percent0255075100
Significant 10%
Moderate 19%
Mild 31%
No 39%
(z) Difficulty in assessing cause and effect relationships (behaviors and consequences)
Percent0255075100
Significant 0%
Moderate 3%
Mild 22%
No 75%
(aa) An apparent lack of "common sense"
Percent0255075100
Significant 24%
Moderate 28%
Mild 29%
No 18%
(aa) An apparent lack of "common sense"
Percent0255075100
Significant 18%
Moderate 20%
Mild 32%
No 30%
(aa) An apparent lack of "common sense"
Percent0255075100
Significant 6%
Moderate 6%
Mild 19%
No 69%
(bb) Relaxation techniques and developing recreational "release" interest may require formal instruction
Percent0255075100
Significant 26%
Moderate 25%
Mild 16%
No 33%
(bb) Relaxation techniques and developing recreational "release" interest may require formal instruction
Percent0255075100
Significant 21%
Moderate 19%
Mild 29%
No 31%
(bb) Relaxation techniques and developing recreational "release" interest may require formal instruction
Percent0255075100
Significant 3%
Moderate 9%
Mild 22%
No 66%
(cc) Rage, tantrum, shutdown, self-isolating reactions appearing "out of nowhere"
Percent0255075100
Significant 30%
Moderate 31%
Mild 24%
No 15%
(cc) Rage, tantrum, shutdown, self-isolating reactions appearing "out of nowhere"
Percent0255075100
Significant 27%
Moderate 29%
Mild 22%
No 22%
(cc) Rage, tantrum, shutdown, self-isolating reactions appearing "out of nowhere"
Percent0255075100
Significant 0%
Moderate 3%
Mild 25%
No 72%
(dd) Substantial hidden self-anger, anger towards others, and resentment
Percent0255075100
Significant 38%
Moderate 25%
Mild 22%
No 14%
(dd) Substantial hidden self-anger, anger towards others, and resentment
Percent0255075100
Significant 36%
Moderate 23%
Mild 28%
No 13%
(dd) Substantial hidden self-anger, anger towards others, and resentment
Percent0255075100
Significant 6%
Moderate 13%
Mild 41%
No 41%
(ee) Difficulty in estimating time to complete tasks
Percent0255075100
Significant 49%
Moderate 28%
Mild 15%
No 8%
(ee) Difficulty in estimating time to complete tasks
Percent0255075100
Significant 36%
Moderate 31%
Mild 23%
No 10%
(ee) Difficulty in estimating time to complete tasks
Percent0255075100
Significant 6%
Moderate 13%
Mild 31%
No 50%
(ff) Difficulty in learning self-monitoring techniques
Percent0255075100
Significant 30%
Moderate 22%
Mild 27%
No 20%
(ff) Difficulty in learning self-monitoring techniques
Percent0255075100
Significant 25%
Moderate 28%
Mild 25%
No 22%
(ff) Difficulty in learning self-monitoring techniques
Percent0255075100
Significant 3%
Moderate 9%
Mild 28%
No 59%
(gg) Disinclination to produce expected results in an orthodox manner
Percent0255075100
Significant 27%
Moderate 33%
Mild 24%
No 15%
(gg) Disinclination to produce expected results in an orthodox manner
Percent0255075100
Significant 32%
Moderate 25%
Mild 26%
No 17%
(gg) Disinclination to produce expected results in an orthodox manner
Percent0255075100
Significant 3%
Moderate 22%
Mild 22%
No 53%
(hh) Psychometric testing shows great deviance between verbal and performance results
Percent0255075100
Significant 27%
Moderate 21%
Mild 15%
No 36%
(hh) Psychometric testing shows great deviance between verbal and performance results
Percent0255075100
Significant 15%
Moderate 14%
Mild 13%
No 58%
(hh) Psychometric testing shows great deviance between verbal and performance results
Percent0255075100
Significant 0%
Moderate 6%
Mild 13%
No 81%
(ii) Extreme reaction to changes in routine, surroundings, people
Percent0255075100
Significant 28%
Moderate 29%
Mild 34%
No 9%
(ii) Extreme reaction to changes in routine, surroundings, people
Percent0255075100
Significant 16%
Moderate 29%
Mild 34%
No 21%
(ii) Extreme reaction to changes in routine, surroundings, people
Percent0255075100
Significant 3%
Moderate 3%
Mild 9%
No 84%
(jj) Stilted, pedantic conversational style ("The Professor")
Percent0255075100
Significant 24%
Moderate 37%
Mild 24%
No 15%
(jj) Stilted, pedantic conversational style ("The Professor")
Percent0255075100
Significant 20%
Moderate 19%
Mild 31%
No 30%
(jj) Stilted, pedantic conversational style ("The Professor")
Percent0255075100
Significant 0%
Moderate 6%
Mild 38%
No 56%
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