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AQ-ADULTOS

The Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) is a self-report screening instrument developed by Baron-Cohen (2001) for adults of average intelligence. Read each statement and choose the answer that best describes how strongly you agree or disagree. There are no right or wrong answers. A score ≥32/50 suggests clinically significant autistic traits worth further clinical evaluation.

  1. 1.I prefer to do things with others rather than on my own.

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  2. 2.I prefer to do things the same way over and over again.

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  3. 3.If I try to imagine something, I find it very easy to create a picture in my mind.

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  4. 4.I frequently get so strongly absorbed in one thing that I lose sight of other things.

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  5. 5.I often notice small sounds when others do not.

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  6. 6.I usually notice car number plates or similar strings of information.

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  7. 7.Other people frequently tell me that what I've said is impolite, even though I think it is polite.

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  8. 8.When I'm reading a story, I can easily imagine what the characters might look like.

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  9. 9.I am fascinated by dates.

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  10. 10.In a social group, I can easily keep track of several different people's conversations.

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  11. 11.I find social situations easy.

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  12. 12.I tend to notice details that others do not.

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  13. 13.I would rather go to a library than to a party.

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  14. 14.I find making up stories easy.

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  15. 15.I find myself drawn more strongly to people than to things.

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  16. 16.I tend to have very strong interests, which I get upset about if I can't pursue.

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  17. 17.I enjoy social chit-chat.

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  18. 18.When I talk, it isn't always easy for others to get a word in edgeways.

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  19. 19.I am fascinated by numbers.

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

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  21. 21.I don't particularly enjoy reading fiction.

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  22. 22.I find it hard to make new friends.

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  23. 23.I notice patterns in things all the time.

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  24. 24.I would rather go to the theatre than to a museum.

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  25. 25.It does not upset me if my daily routine is disturbed.

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  26. 26.I frequently find that I don't know how to keep a conversation going.

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

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

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  29. 29.I am not very good at remembering phone numbers.

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  30. 30.I don't usually notice small changes in a situation, or a person's appearance.

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

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

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  33. 33.When I talk on the phone, I'm not sure when it's my turn to speak.

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  34. 34.I enjoy doing things spontaneously.

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  35. 35.I am often the last to understand the point of a joke.

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

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

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  38. 38.I am good at social chit-chat.

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  39. 39.People often tell me that I keep going on and on about the same thing.

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  40. 40.When I was young, I used to enjoy playing games involving pretending with other children.

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

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  42. 42.I find it difficult to imagine what it would be like to be someone else.

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  43. 43.I like to carefully plan any activities I participate in.

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  44. 44.I enjoy social occasions.

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

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  46. 46.New situations make me anxious.

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  47. 47.I enjoy meeting new people.

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  48. 48.I am a good diplomat.

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  49. 49.I am not very good at remembering people's date of birth.

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  50. 50.I find it very easy to play games with children that involve pretending.

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