Ritvo Autism Asperger Diagnostic Scale-Revised (RAADS-R)

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Question 1: I am a sympathetic person

Question 2: I often use words and phrases from movies and television in conversations

Question 3: I am often surprised when others tell me I have been rude

Question 4: Sometimes I talk too loudly or too softly, and I am not aware of it

Question 5: I often don't know how to act in social situations

Question 6: I can 'put myself in other people's shoes'

Question 7: I have a hard time figuring out what some phrases mean, like 'you are the apple of my eye'

Question 8: I only like to talk to people who share my special interests

Question 9: I focus on details rather than the overall idea

Question 10: I always notice how food feels in my mouth. This is more important to me than how it tastes

Question 11: I miss my best friends or family when we are apart for a long time

Question 12: Sometimes I offend others by saying what I am thinking, even if I don't mean to

Question 13: I only like to think and talk about a few things that interest me

Question 14: I'd rather go out to eat in a restaurant by myself than with someone I know

Question 15: I cannot imagine what it would be like to be someone else

Question 16: I have been told that I am clumsy or uncoordinated

Question 17: Others consider me odd or different

Question 18: I understand when friends need to be comforted

Question 19: I am very sensitive to the way my clothes feel when I touch them. How they feel is more important to me than how they look

Question 20: I like to copy the way certain people speak and act. It helps me appear more normal

Question 21: It can be very intimidating for me to talk to more than one person at the same time

Question 22: I have to 'act normal' to please other people and make them like me

Question 23: Meeting new people is usually easy for me

Question 24: I get highly confused when someone interrupts me when I am talking about something I am very interested in

Question 25: It is difficult for me to understand how other people are feeling when we are talking

Question 26: I like having a conversation with several people, for instance around a dinner table, at school or at work

Question 27: I take things too literally, so I often miss what people are trying to say

Question 28: It is very difficult for me to understand when someone is embarrassed or jealous

Question 29: Some ordinary textures that do not bother others feel very offensive when they touch my skin

Question 30: I get extremely upset when the way I like to do things is suddenly changed

Question 31: I have never wanted or needed to have what other people call an 'intimate relationship'

Question 32: It is difficult for me to start and stop a conversation. I need to keep going until I am finished

Question 33: I speak with a normal rhythm

Question 34: The same sound, colour or texture can suddenly change from very sensitive to very dull

Question 35: The phrase 'I've got you under my skin' makes me uncomfortable

Question 36: Sometimes the sound of a word or a high-pitched noise can be painful to my ears

Question 37: I am an understanding type of person

Question 38: I do not connect with characters in movies and cannot feel what they feel

Question 39: I cannot tell when someone is flirting with me

Question 40: I can see in my mind in exact detail things that I am interested in

Question 41: I keep lists of things that interest me, even when they have no practical use (for example sports statistics, train schedules, calendar dates, historical facts and dates)

Question 42: When I feel overwhelmed by my senses, I have to isolate myself to shut them down

Question 43: I like to talk things over with my friends

Question 44: I cannot tell if someone is interested or bored with what I am saying

Question 45: It can be very hard to read someone's face, hand and body movements when they are talking

Question 46: The same thing (like clothes or temperatures) can feel very different to me at different times

Question 47: I feel very comfortable with dating or being in social situations with others

Question 48: I try to be as helpful as I can when other people tell me their personal problems

Question 49: I have been told that I have an unusual voice (for example flat, monotone, childish, or high-pitched)

Question 50: Sometimes a thought or a subject gets stuck in my mind and I have to talk about it even if no one is interested

Question 51: I do certain things with my hands over and over again (like flapping, twirling sticks or strings, waving things by my eyes)

Question 52: I have never been interested in what most of the people I know consider interesting

Question 53: I am considered a compassionate type of person

Question 54: I get along with other people by following a set of specific rules that help me look normal

Question 55: It is very difficult for me to work and function in groups

Question 56: When I am talking to someone, it is hard to change the subject. If the other person does so, I can get very upset and confused

Question 57: Sometimes I have to cover my ears to block out painful noises (like vacuum cleaners or people talking too much or too loudly)

Question 58: I can chat and make small talk with people

Question 59: Sometimes things that should feel painful are not (for instance when I hurt myself or burn my hand on the stove)

Question 60: When talking to someone, I have a hard time telling when it is my turn to talk or to listen

Question 61: I am considered a loner by those who know me best

Question 62: I usually speak in a normal tone

Question 63: I like things to be exactly the same day after day and even small changes in my routines upset me

Question 64: How to make friends and socialise is a mystery to me

Question 65: It calms me to spin around or to rock in a chair when I'm feeling stressed

Question 66: The phrase, 'He wears his heart on his sleeve,' does not make sense to me

Question 67: If I am in a place where there are many smells, textures to feel, noises or bright lights, I feel anxious or frightened

Question 68: I can tell when someone says one thing but means something else

Question 69: I like to be by myself as much as I can

Question 70: I keep my thoughts stacked in my memory like they are on filing cards, and I pick out the ones I need by looking through the stack and finding the right one (or another unique way)

Question 71: The same sound sometimes seems very loud or very soft, even though I know it has not changed

Question 72: I enjoy spending time eating and talking with my family and friends

Question 73: I can't tolerate things I dislike (like smells, textures, sounds or colours)

Question 74: I don't like to be hugged or held

Question 75: When I go somewhere, I have to follow a familiar route or I can get very confused and upset

Question 76: It is difficult to figure out what other people expect of me

Question 77: I like to have close friends

Question 78: People tell me that I give too much detail

Question 79: I am often told that I ask embarrassing questions

Question 80: I tend to point out other people's mistakes