Wondering if you
might be autistic?
Explore free, evidence-informed autism tests designed for adults
Compare validated questionnaires, understand your experiences, and
discover what to do next.
Based on current autism research.
Designed with and for autistic adults.
Complete tests at your own pace.
Which test is right for you?
Each questionnaire looks at different traits and experiences.
Choose the one(s) that best fit(s) your needs.
AQ Autism Spectrum Quotient
General autistic
traits
Measures autistic traits across 5 areas: social skills, communication, attention, detail, and imagination.
- Medium-length questionnaire
(50 items) - Focus on everyday social and communication traits
- Takes about 10–20 minutes
EQ Empathy Quotient
Ability to
empathize
A general measure of empathy (emotional & cognitive empathy) across different situations.
- Comprehensive questionnaire
(60 items) - Measures two types of empathy and the balance between them
- Takes about 10–25 minutes
We also created our own test, which measures your autistic traits based on the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria:
ATPQ Autistic Traits Profile Questionnaire
Autistic traits
Measures autistic traits in 7 areas, including social communication and interaction, repetitive behaviours, routines, focused interests, and
sensory experiences.
- Comprehensive questionnaire
(70 items) - Explore patterns of traits commonly considered when clinicians assess someone for autism
- Takes about 10–20 minutes
ADTPQ ADHD Traits Profile Questionnaire
ADHD traits
Measures ADHD traits in 8 areas, including attention, planning & task management, time regulation, working memory, motivation, hyperactivity, impulsivity, and emotional regulation.
- Comprehensive questionnaire
(48 items) - Explore patterns of traits commonly considered when clinicians assess someone for ADHD
- Takes about 10–15 minutes
Alongside the autism tests above,
we recommend taking the following tests:
CAT-Q Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire
Autistic camouflaging
Measures camouflaging based on
3 subcategories: compensation, masking, and assimilation.
- Relatively short questionnaire
(25 items) - Understand how you adapt and mask in different situations
- Takes about 5–10 minutes
Other autism tests
SQ–R Systemizing Quotient–Revised
Systemizing &
pattern-finding
A measure of your ability and propensity to detect, understand,
and use patterns.
- Comprehensive questionnaire
(75 items) - Explore your drive to analyze or construct systems
- Takes about 10–20 minutes
RMET Reading the Mind in the Eyes test–Revised
Reading eye
expressions
Measures your ability to understand and reason about mental states via eye expressions.
- Medium-length questionnaire
(36 items) - Find out if you can identify emotions via people’s eyes
- Takes about 2–20 minutes
Burnout tests
ABM Autistic Burnout Measure
Autistic burnout
Assesses autistic burnout based on the impact of your chronic autistic stress and exhaustion.
- Relatively short questionnaire
(27 items) - Understand how socially
burned out you are - Takes about 5–10 minutes
ABO Autistic burnout construct
Autistic burnout
Assesses autistic burnout based on the impact of your chronic autistic stress and exhaustion.
- Short questionnaire
(8 items) - The very first autistic burnout test based on seminal research
- Takes about 2–5 minutes
Empathy tests
EQ Empathy Quotient
Ability to empathize
A general measure of your empathy (emotional & cognitive empathy)
across different situations.
- Comprehensive questionnaire
(60 items) - Measures two types of empathy and the balance between them
- Takes about 10–25 minutes
Short screenings
AQ-10
AQ-10 Autism
Spectrum Quotient
General
autistic traits
A shortened version of the AQ, which can quickly give a sense of whether you show autistic traits.
- Short screening questionnaire
(10 items) - Find out if you have autistic traits by answering just a few questions
- Takes about 2–5 minutes
AIS-12
Asexuality
Identification Scale
Asexuality
& sexuality
Gives a measure of asexuality and sexuality—independently of whether
you self-identify as asexual.
- Short questionnaire
(12 items) - Explore how sexual or asexual
you are, and where you score
on the asexual spectrum - Takes about 3–8 minutes
ASRS-5 ADHD Self-Report Scale for DSM-5
Inattention
& hyperactivity
A short self-report screening that measures 6 traits most associated with ADHD in adults.
- Very brief questionnaire
(6 items) - Allegedly an improved version of the ASRS v1.1., but may be too short to capture ADD, or even ADHD
- Takes about 1–3 minutes
Alexithymia tests
TAS Toronto Alexithymia Scale
Alexithymia (3 aspects)
Measures difficulty identifying and describing feelings and emotions, and externally-oriented thinking.
- Relatively short questionnaire
(20 items) - Explore the disconnect with your internal awareness
- Takes about 5–10 minutes
PAQ Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire
Alexithymia (3 aspects)
Assess all three main components
of alexithymia across negative and positive emotions.
- Relatively short questionnaire
(24 items) - Explore your awareness of and attention to your emotions
- Takes about 5–15 minutes
Executive skills tests
ESQ Executive Skills Questionnaire
Executive skills
Designed to rank your executive skills, like planning, organizing, focusing your attention, multitasking, self-regulating…
- Medium-length questionnaire
(36 items) - Find out which of your executive skills rank highest and which rank lowest
- Takes about 10–15 minutes
ESQ–R Executive Skills Questionnaire–Revised
Executive skills
Measures 5 domains of executive skills: planning, time management, organization, and emotional & behavioral regulation.
- Relatively short questionnaire
(25 items) - A shorter version of the ESQ (although it does omit relevant measures)
- Takes about 2–10 minutes
Anxiety tests
LSAS Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale
Social anxiety & phobia
Measures your social phobia and its impact on your daily activities; and unlike other anxiety scales, it distinguishes between fear and avoidance ratings.
- Relatively short questionnaire
(24 items) - Find out how averse to and avoidant you are of social situations
- Takes about 5–10 minutes
DOCS Dimensional Obsessive Compulsive Scale
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Measures obsessive-compulsive symptoms in 4 key areas: obsessions with contamination, mistakes/harms, taboos, and symmetry.
- Relatively short questionnaire
(20 items) - Explore whether you share common traits associated with OCD
- Takes about 5–15 minutes
ADHD tests
ASRS v1.1 ADHD Self-Report Scale v1.1
Adult ADHD
A self-report screening that measures 2 subscales of ADHD traits in adults: inattention and hyperactivity–impulsivity.
- Relatively short questionnaire
(18 items) - Part B of the test yields information that can be discussed with your medical professional
- Takes about 2–5 minutes
PDA tests
EDA-QA Extreme Demand Avoidance Questionnaire
Adult PDA
Measures traits and behaviours related to “Pathological Demand Avoidance” (Persistent Drive for Autonomy).
- Relatively short questionnaire
(26 items) - Explore your PDA profile
- Takes about 3–10 minutes
Miscellaneous tests
Big 5 Big Five Inventory-A
Personality
traits
Measures your personality based on five major personality traits (some of which correlate with autism).
- Relatively short questionnaire
(44 items) - Explore your Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism
- Takes about 5–10 minutes
AIS-12
Asexuality
Identification Scale
Asexuality
& sexuality
Gives a measure of asexuality and sexuality—independently of whether
you self-identify as asexual.
- Short questionnaire
(12 items) - Explore how sexual or asexual
you are, and where you score
on the asexual spectrum - Takes about 3–8 minutes
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