msnbc.com — While some people clearly suffer from extreme cases, millionssuffer only from minor cases of autism. The history of mathematics and physics is populated by borderline autistics. Answer 50 questions about yourself on a web page, and a simple program spits out a number between 1 and 32. The higher the number, the closer you are to autism.
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misanthropeJan 9, 2006
So, we're pretty much trying to get the highest score on a flippin' autism test, because it supposedly makes you smart??? It seems kind of sad to gloat about a high score on a test like this...it's not a good thing. Scoring high doesn't make you smart. Yeah, I got a 17...I'm not a super-creative visionary I guess. Darn.
webcrumbJan 9, 2006
17. My social interactions skills are average for a man. Well, duh. Thanks, MSNBC.Autistic does not mean artistic, note the different spelling. Autistic does not mean creative. Austistic means having differently-developed social interaction and awareness compared to "normal" people (normal being defined by the majority of people). I work with ASD and "normal" children every day, and the ASD kids are (mostly) no different in thinking skills, only in interaction skills.Read a book, people.
floorman56Jan 9, 2006
16 IR a male
lucasomanJan 9, 2006
Fat people are jolly.
battybattybattJan 9, 2006
And you hack this exactly how?
oneoffmanmentalJan 9, 2006
I got 39, but I'm already seeking diagnosis for Autistic Spectrum Disorders / Neuro Diversity anyway
indisiaJan 10, 2006
woo hoo!!!! 12 baby. T-W-E-L-V-E!!!!! God I LOVE being average.
launchpadttJan 12, 2006
I got 38. And I was feeling so not paranoid. But when you read the DSM definition on wikipedia, if you really had autism you'd know by now. But looking up autistic spectrum... maybe I should see a doctor
shroomithJun 3, 2008
Check out the book Animals in Translation. Autistic minds think partially like an animal and partially like a person. So they can translate if they wanna.