Complete the CATI online
Instructions
You will be presented with 42 statements relating to various personality traits, behaviours, and characteristics. Using the five response options select the option that best describes you. For items of a social nature, think about situations that do not involve very close friends or family members. Try not to spend too much time thinking about each choice.
Clicking or tapping a response option will make the next statement automatically appear.
When you have responded to all 42 statements, your scores will be calculated and presented to you.
Your responses will be calculated within the browser and will not be transferred to another computer or server. Please print the final page or take a screenshot of your results if you wish to refer to them later.
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In the table below, your scores are presented in the green column. Check the orange header for the possible range of scores. To provide a useful comparison, the blue column shows the range of scores that represent the middle 50% of 1,279 non-autistic people, and middle 50% of 1,322 autistic people (50-50 self-identifying and diagnosed), who comprimise our 2024 study (submitted for publication, pre-print available).
The CATI is intended to provide a descriptive summary of traits and characteristics qualitatively similar to those found in clinical autism. It is NOT intended to be diagnostic or replace a diagnosis received by qualified clinicians using clinically-validated tools. CATI scores may be influenced by other factors that overlap with autism. If you have any concerns about your scores, please discuss them with your GP.
Gender-specific scoring guidelines will be added soon.
SUMMARY |
Middle 50% scores in test sample | Your Score |
|---|---|---|
| Total Scale (possible score range: 42-210) | ||
|
Overall
A broad measure of autistic-like traits. Higher scores reflect more autistic traits in general terms. Subscale scores (below) will give an indication of the specific traits contributing to this total-scale score. | Non-autistic 97-119 Autistic 148-163 |
-1 |
| Subscales (possible score ranges: 7-35) | ||
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Social Interactions
Higher scores reflect greater difficulty and/or stress in social situations, particularly with less-familiar individuals. Scores do not necessarily reflect 'social interest' or 'social desire'. |
Non-autistic 15-28 Autistic 25-33 |
-1 |
|
Communication
Higher scores indicate greater difficulty with indirect and non-verbal forms of communication, which might result in misinterpreting others thoughts and/or intentions. |
Non-autistic 11-18 Autistic 18-26 |
-1 |
|
Social Camouflage
Higher scores indicate increased likelihood to engage in 'masking' and/or 'compensatory' behaviours in social situations in order to ‘fit in’ with others. |
Non-autistic 15-23.5 Autistic 23-31 |
-1 |
|
Self-Regulatory Behaviour
Higher scores indicate increased prevalence of repetitive physical behaviours. |
Non-autistic 14-24 Autistic 24-31 |
-1 |
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Cognitive (In)Flexibility
Higher scores indicate greater preference for ‘sameness’ and resistance to changes in plans or routines. |
Non-autistic 19-27 Autistic 26-32 |
-1 |
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Sensory Sensitivity
Higher scores indicate greater responsiveness and sensitivity to sensory stimuli. Individuals with very high scores may find certain sensory stimuli to be particularly intolerable or distressing. |
Non-autistic 14-24 Autistic 24-32 |
-1 |