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Douglas Carpenter

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48. have you tried the EQ empathy test? A lack of empathy is one of the principle symptoms

Wed Jul 23, 2014, 07:52 PM

Jul 2014

NOTE: You do NOT have to sign up on the site to take this test. You only have to answer your age group, your sex and whether or not you have or are suspected of having an Autism Spectrum Disorder. After answering those questions you can skip the rest and go straight to the test.

http://aspietests.org/eq/index.php

Usage - From the Oxford Dictionary

People often confuse the words empathy and sympathy. Empathy means ‘the ability to understand and share the feelings of another’ (as in ‘both authors have the skill to make you feel empathy with their heroines’), whereas sympathy means ‘feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else’s misfortune’ (as in ‘they had great sympathy for the flood victims’).

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/empathy

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The Quick and Easy Asperger's Test (Asperger's Syndrome is basically a mild version of Autism) [View all] Douglas Carpenter Jul 2014 OP

After 50 years of being one I don't really think a mental health professional will help me much. CBGLuthier Jul 2014 #1

I can understand that. But for many people finding out why they are the way they are can be Douglas Carpenter Jul 2014 #2

+ 1027.3 n/t Mopar151 Jul 2014 #25

perhaps you may enjoy the Internet Forum, Wrong Planet.net Douglas Carpenter Jul 2014 #30

I took the quiz out of curiosity. femmocrat Jul 2014 #3

I gather one is not suppose to brag if they got a higher score Douglas Carpenter Jul 2014 #4

I thought more DUers would be interested in this thread. femmocrat Jul 2014 #5

Sure you are! KamaAina Jul 2014 #8

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That's higher than me! KamaAina Jul 2014 #9

That's what I got as well - high 20th percentile. TBF Jul 2014 #50

Yes, but you don't have a diagnosis! KamaAina Jul 2014 #52

Nope - blissfully undiagnosed TBF Jul 2014 #54

57 here magical thyme Jul 2014 #10

have you tried the EQ empathy test? A lack of empathy is one of the principle symptoms Douglas Carpenter Jul 2014 #48

yup. scored a 66 on empathy magical thyme Jul 2014 #51

with a score like that - it would probably be unlikely that you would be in the Autistic Spectrum Douglas Carpenter Jul 2014 #53

I'm an introvert too a la izquierda Jul 2014 #12

Me too betsuni Jul 2014 #17

Welcome to DU, betsuni! femmocrat Jul 2014 #19

Thanks! betsuni Jul 2014 #20

Hope you enjoy the Lounge. femmocrat Jul 2014 #22

I took the quiz and scored very highly. hunter Jul 2014 #6

I always thought that saying "Asperger's" was kind of like saying "Hodgkin's disease" KamaAina Jul 2014 #7

for many people even those who may have a mild form of Autism such as Asperger's - the image in Douglas Carpenter Jul 2014 #42

Scored highly as well jrandom421 Jul 2014 #23

I also have it Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2014 #37

wow that is so wonderful.... Douglas Carpenter Jul 2014 #39

here is a more extensive test - this one will probably take about 20-30 minutes Douglas Carpenter Jul 2014 #11

Poor handwriting?! KamaAina Jul 2014 #13

I have the arrested-handwriting thing too. My cursive looks about the same as it did in third grade. nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #32

I taught myself calligraphy Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2014 #38

Uh, I scored 67. Hell Hath No Fury Jul 2014 #14

Guess I'll never know.. sendero Jul 2014 #15

I tried with a different browser.. sendero Jul 2014 #18

I got the same thing. From The Ashes Jul 2014 #26

i took the test. It said I have a 57% chance of having Asbergers. mysuzuki2 Jul 2014 #16

i grew up in a world where as far anyone knew there was no dyslexia, no ADHD and no Asperger's Douglas Carpenter Jul 2014 #28

here is the most extensive and recognized test - as far I can gather from the materials I've read Douglas Carpenter Jul 2014 #33

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one more for exposure Douglas Carpenter Jul 2014 #24

It didn't tell me JonLP24 Jul 2014 #27

Here is another online test I found that was developed at Cambridge University in England - Douglas Carpenter Jul 2014 #29

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14.3% Wolf Frankula Jul 2014 #40

I guess that explains a lot in recent years, but what about those of us born well before Douglas Carpenter Jul 2014 #41

Some of these are kind of iffy. JoeyT Jul 2014 #43

actually - most (but not all) people with Autism Spectrum Disorders have poor hand writing Douglas Carpenter Jul 2014 #45

That makes sense. JoeyT Jul 2014 #46

most socially awkward people do not have ASD nor do most people who talk to themselves or Douglas Carpenter Jul 2014 #47

I have selective Aspberger's; Significant difficulties in social interaction with assholes. Xipe Totec Jul 2014 #44

23.8 percent I thought it was rather high until I saw some of the answers here. BlueJazz Jul 2014 #49

Invalid argument... wut? sakabatou Jul 2014 #55