Guest guest Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Tammy, I scored much lower than you did. I wouldn't get distressed about it - even if you do have Asperger's syndrome (AS), the most common problem among adults with AS is sensory sensitivity. And you clearly have that, because you are here. A low EQ score doesn't mean you are defective, rather it means that you aren't very wired for social interaction. The flip side of this is that you may well have strengths - even outstanding strengths - in other areas of your life. Many people with AS have made significant contributions to society. At least one person with a Nobel prize (Vernon L , co-winner of the 2002 Nobel prize for economics) was diagnosed with AS (see https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Vernon_L._). He did a public interview in 2005 about his AS diagnosis. Having a low EQ score may mean that you think independently from " the herd " , which can be a great asset. As Tony Attwood, one of the world experts on AS, said: AS is not a defect, it is a difference - it needs to be accepted and sometimes even applauded, not pitied. > > I > Hi, I took the test and was very disturbed by it as I scored a solid 20! > And what's worse is that I was trying to erre on the liberal side of things and sound more empathetic than I probably actually am because I was trying to get a high score! Even rigging the test, I got a 20! >  > I backtraced the links of the homepage to find out who made up the test. It turns out that the test is from a book called: The Essential Difference: Men, Women and the Extreme Male Brain > by Simon Baron-Cohen who has authored several books on Autism and has a PhD in Developmental Psychopathology and is the director, Autism Research Centre, Cambridge University,Boston, Ma. >  >  So....I wouldn't snub my nose up at his test. Granted, Baron-Cohen himself says not to take the tests 'too seriously' because the scores are just 'averages' and everyone is different. But maybe that's good for you people on the fence but it sounds like I'm in deepwater. If you score that low, maybe you are not an average, maybe I have a problem. yikes! > But I've lived my life this way for 28 years and this is not hte first time someone has suggested to me that I might have Aspbergers. What can I do about it now? i don't see how knowing really helps me any. >  > Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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