Preview only · not scored here
Empathy Quotient (Baron-Cohen & Wheelwright, 2004). Read each statement and rate how much you agree. There are no right or wrong answers — this scale measures cognitive and affective empathy and is often used alongside the AQ-50 in adult autism assessment.
1.I can easily tell if someone else wants to enter a conversation.
2.I find it hard to explain to others things I understand easily, when they don't get it the first time.
3.I really enjoy caring for other people.
4.I find it hard to know what to do in a social situation.
5.People often tell me that I went too far in expressing my point in an argument.
6.It doesn't particularly bother me to be late meeting a friend.
7.Friendships and relationships are too difficult, so I tend not to bother with them.
8.I often find it hard to judge if something is rude or polite.
9.In a conversation, I tend to focus on my own thoughts rather than what my listener might be thinking.
10.When I was a child, I enjoyed cutting worms to see what would happen.
11.I can pick up quickly if someone says one thing but means another.
12.It is hard for me to see why some things upset people so much.
13.I can easily work out what another person might want to talk about.
14.I can tell if I am intruding, even if the other person doesn't tell me.
15.I often start new hobbies, but quickly get bored and move on.
16.People often tell me I am very unpredictable.
17.I enjoy caring for other people.
18.I can tell if someone is masking their true emotion.
19.I find it hard to see why some things upset people so much.
20.I find it easy to put myself in someone else's shoes.
21.I think good manners are the most important thing a parent can teach a child.
22.I like to do things on the spur of the moment.
23.I am good at predicting how someone will feel.
24.I quickly notice when someone says something insincere.
25.I find it very hard to see things from another person's point of view.
26.I don't like to see people cry.
27.I enjoy social chit-chat.
28.I tend to talk more than listen.
29.People sometimes tell me that I have gone too far with teasing.
30.I often feel puzzled by social situations.
31.I can easily tell when others want to change the topic.
32.Other people tell me I am good at understanding how they feel and what they think.
33.When I talk with people, I tend to talk about their experiences rather than my own.
34.It upsets me to see an animal in pain.
35.I am able to make decisions without being influenced by people's feelings.
36.I can't relax until I have done everything I planned for the day.
37.I can easily tell if someone is interested or bored with what I'm saying.
38.I get excited when a friend tells me good news.
39.I usually find it hard to judge another person's point of view.
40.I tend to pick up on people's emotions easily.
Send it to your patient by link or email, get scores, severity bands and an AI-assisted report inside their clinical record.
Start free trial