A quick referral guide for adults with suspected autism who do not have a learning disability.
Definitely Slightly Slightly Definitely
Please tick one option per question only: Agree Agree Disagree Disagree I often notice small sounds when others do 1 not I usually concentrate more on the whole 2 picture, rather than the small details I find it easy to do more than one thing at 3 once If there is an interruption, I can switch back to 4 what I was doing very quickly I find it easy to read between the lines when 5 someone is talking to me I know how to tell if someone listening to me 6 is getting bored When Im reading a story I find it difficult to 7 work out the characters intentions I like to collect information about categories of 8 things (e.g. types of car, types of bird, types of train, types of plant etc) I find it easy to work out what someone is 9 thinking or feeling just by looking at their face
10 I find it difficult to work out peoples intentions
SCORING: Only 1 point can be scored for each question. Score 1 point for Definitely or Slightly Agree on each of items 1, 7, 8, and 10. Score 1 point for Definitely or Slightly Disagree on each of items 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9. If the individual scores more than 6 out of 10, consider referring them for a specialist diagnostic assessment.
This test is recommended in Autism: recognition, referral, diagnosis and management of adults on the autism spectrum (NICE clinical guideline CG142). www.nice.org.uk/CG142
Key reference: Allison C, Auyeung B, and Baron-Cohen S, (2012) Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 51(2):202-12.
