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Jessalyn Elliott Small

13 Mar, 6 tweets, 3 min read

I see a lot of people recently interested in the autism quizzes available online. Here are 3 I have tried, I'm sharing these for anyone who is interested. I am not endorsing the quizzes, their creators, or the results, but it can be a useful starting point for people who are...

early in their diagnostic journey. It can help you visualize some neurodivergent traits, provide validation, & point you in the direction of future research. Most of all, it can help you start thinking critically about your neurodivergent traits, & honestly, the quizzes are...

fun to take & share your results with friends & family. Please keep in mind these are not official or necessarily scientific, so take your results with a grain of salt. I also recommend if possible having someone close to you help answer questions to get an outside perspective...

because sometimes it's hard to assess these things in ourselves. Here are the 3 I've tried, in no particular order:

rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz…

idrlabs.com/autism-spectru…

psychology-tools.com/test/autism-sp…

Idr labs also has an adhd spectrum quiz:

idrlabs.com/adhd-spectrum/…

I haven't tried them but ADDitudemag.com has various ADHD & autism quizzes as well.

Please use these as nothing more than a springboard towards seeking out more information from neurodivent people! Have fun!

#ActuallyAutistic #NeurodiverseSquad #Neurodiversity

One more useful link for women and afab people who think they may be autistic:

the-art-of-autism.com/females-and-as…

Again, this is not diagnostic, but is nevertheless quite helpful imo.

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