AQ-10 Autism Screening Tool

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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