Skip to main content
Dr. Natalie Engelbrecht, holding a psychometric test. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Tests DrNatalieEngelbrecht Test2 hover

Autism tests

If you think you might be autistic,
this is where most adults start

These tests are widely used in research and clinical screening to identify autistic traits—especially in adults who may have gone unnoticed or masked for years.

You don’t need to take all of them
Most people start with 2–3 key tests, like the AQ, the RAADS–R, and the CAT-Q.

Autism/AuDHD
assessments

If you would like to pursue an autism/ADHD
assessment with one of our (autistic) psychologists,
contact us via our Autism assessments page

An illustration of Dr. Natalie Engelbrecht holding up and pointing at a diagnostic report. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Illustration DrNatalieEngelbrecht Report Green hover

Autism tests

Do you think you might be autistic? Try any
(or several) of the autism tests for adults below!

An illustration of a child Natalie wearing a funny bird hat, and holding a sign that says ‘AQ-10’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Home Test AQ10 hover2

Short Autism Spectrum Quotient

10 statements

An illustration of Natalie holding a sign that says ‘AQ’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Tests AQ hover

Autism Spectrum Quotient

50 statements

An illustration of Steven holding a sign that says ‘EQ’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Home Test EQ hover2

Empathy
Quotient

60 statements

An illustration of Eva holding a sign that says ‘SQ’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Tests SystemizingQuotient hover

Systemizing
Quotient–Revised

75 statements

An illustration of Sachet with her dog, holding a sign that says ‘RAADS–R’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Tests RAADS%E2%80%93R hover

RAADS–Revised

80 statements

An illustration of Greg holding a sign that says ‘Aspie Quiz‘. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Home Test AspieQuiz hover2

The Aspie Quiz

119 questions

An illustration of Cyrilla holding a sign that says ‘CAT-Q’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Home Test CAT Q hover

Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire

25 statements

An illustration of Kendall holding a sign that says ‘RBQ-2A’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Home Test RBQ2A hover2

Repetitive Behaviours Questionnaire

20 statements

Other tests

The psychometric tests below can also offer insight into autism and related aspects (empathy, camouflaging, executive skills, etc.), as well as co-occurring conditions (autistic burnout, alexithymia, ADHD, etc.)
An illustration of Chris holding a sign that says ‘ABO’, short for ‘Autistic Burnout construct’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Tests ABO hover

Autistic Burnout construct

8 statements

An illustration of Kalea holding a sign that says ‘CBI’, which stands for ‘Copenhagen Burnout Inventory’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Tests CBI hover

Copenhagen Burnout Inventory

19 questions

An illustration of Matt holding a sign that says ‘OAQ’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Home Test OAQ2 hover3

Online Alexithymia Questionnaire

37 statements

An illustration of Michelle holding a sign that says ‘TAS’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Tests TAS2 hover

Toronto Alexithymia Scale

20 statements

Alycia holding up a sign that says ‘PAQ’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Tests PAQ3 hover

Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire

24 statements

An illustration of Janine holding a sign that says ‘TEQ’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Home Test TEQ hover3

Toronto Empathy Questionnaire

20 statements

An illustration of Nana holding a sign that says ‘ASRS-5’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Tests ASRSv1.1 hoverC

ADHD Self-Report
Scale v1.1

18 questions

An illustration of Nana holding a sign that says ‘ASRS-5’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Tests ASRS 5 hoverC

ADHD Self-Report
Scale for DSM-5

6 questions

An illustration of James holding a sign that says ‘VIA’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Home Test VIA hover

VIA Inventory
of Strengths

96 statements

An illustration of Carol holding a sign that says ‘Big 5’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Home Test BigFive hover

The Big Five
Inventory-A

44 statements

Hailey, holding a sign that says ‘LSAS’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Tests LSASc hover

The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale

24 statements

An illustration of Silvana hiding behind a sign that says ‘EDA-QA’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Tests EDA QA2 hover

Extreme Demand
Avoidance Questionnaire

26 statements

An illustration of Paul holding a sign that says ‘ESQ’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Tests ESQ hover

Executive Skills Questionnaire

36 statements

An illustration of Paul holding a sign that says ‘ESQ-R’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Tests ESQR hover

Executive Skills Questionnaire–Revised

25 statements

Counterintuitively, we recommend doing the ESQ rather than the ESQ–R, since it includes relevant measures that were omitted in the ESQ–R
Debra holding a sign that says ‘Y–BOCS’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Tests Y%E2%80%93BOCSb hover

Yale–Brown Obsessive– Compulsive Scale

58 items + 10 questions

Manya, holding a sign that says ‘RMET’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Tests%E2%80%93RMETb hover

Reading the Mind in
the Eyes test–Revised

36 questions

An illustration of Faiyaj, holding a sign that says ‘CRT’. Embrace Autism | Autism tests | Tests CRT hover

Cognitive Reflection Test

3 questions

Land acknowledgement

Embrace Autism recognizes and acknowledges the traditional lands of the Indigenous peoples across Ontario. From the lands of the Anishinaabe to the Attawandaron and Haudenosaunee, these lands surrounding the Great Lakes are steeped in First Nations history.

We are in solidarity with Indigenous brothers and sisters to honour and respect Mother Earth. We acknowledge and give gratitude for the wisdom of the Grandfathers and the four winds that carry the spirits of our ancestors that walked this land before us.

Embrace Autism is located on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit. We acknowledge and thank the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation—the Treaty holders—for being stewards of this traditional territory.

A First Nations symbol, consisting of a Sun surrounded by four Eagle feathers.

Land acknowledgement

Embrace Autism recognizes and acknowledges the traditional lands of the Indigenous peoples across Ontario. From the lands of the Anishinaabe to the Attawandaron and Haudenosaunee, these lands surrounding the Great Lakes are steeped in First Nations history. We are in solidarity with Indigenous brothers and sisters to honour and respect Mother Earth. We acknowledge and give gratitude for the wisdom of the Grandfathers and the four winds that carry the spirits of our ancestors that walked this land before us. Embrace Autism is located on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit. We acknowledge and thank the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation—the Treaty holders—for being stewards of this traditional territory.

A First Nations symbol, consisting of a Sun surrounded by four Eagle feathers.