Jump to content
RemedySpot.com

Re: Aspie Quiz

Rate this topic


Guest guest

Recommended Posts

2008/11/14 mccann_ana :

> I'd be interested to know how some of us fare on IQ tests? I usually

> score around 129- Definately no genius! I'm dyscalculaic (sp?)so my

> number skills always let me down. My brothers are more in the 140

> range- *Not Fair!*

The standard AC type IQ profile is one of peaks and troughs of ability

and less than average ability, as a rule. This means that the average

score from the entire test is often essentially meaningless.

Sometimes they will give you three scores: performance avergae, verbal

average and overall average. On this my performance average is 91,

verbal is about 116 and overall average is about 103. (This was on

the WAIS) This is clinically significant because there is a large gap

of over 20 points between my verbal and performance skills. I don't

know the gap between my highest and lowest section skills, but I was

told parts of my verbal are almost off the charts at the high end.

This means that I am deceptively articulate, covering up many areas

that I don't really understand. It makes it nearly impossible to get

appropriate support, and has led me to be bullied on occasion by

people who couldn't believe I should be on disability benefits.

On online IQ tests I usually score about 130 - 135, because they focus

on my areas of ability.

Dawson reccomends ACs should be tested on a different scale

called the Raven test, which she believes shows AC skills better. Has

anyone here taken that test?

Ruth

--

" Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future

and renders the present inaccessible. "

Maya Angelou

Since when do you have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?

Lillian Hellman

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Alison and Ana,

 

As I remember it, my IQ and ASpie Quiz score differ by three points.  Both are

quite high.

<grin>

 

Subject: Re: Aspie Quiz

To: AutisticSpectrumTreeHouse

Date: Friday, November 14, 2008, 7:32 AM

I forget my AQ score, but it was well into the autistic range. My IQ is

always around 120.

Alison

************ **Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news &

more!(http://pr.atwola. com/promoclk/ 100000075x121277 4565x1200812037/

aol?redir= htt

p://toolbar. aol.com/moviefon e/download. html?ncid= emlcntusdown0000 0001)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Ha, Ha- Mine differ by 2!! LoL

________________________________

To: AutisticSpectrumTreeHouse

Sent: Friday, 14 November, 2008 21:17:47

Subject: Re: Aspie Quiz

Alison and Ana,

As I remember it, my IQ and ASpie Quiz score differ by three points. Both are

quite high.

<grin>

From: alisongrafaol (DOT) com <alisongrafaol (DOT) com>

Subject: Re: Aspie Quiz

To: AutisticSpectrumTre eHouse@yahoogrou ps.com

Date: Friday, November 14, 2008, 7:32 AM

I forget my AQ score, but it was well into the autistic range. My IQ is

always around 120.

Alison

************ **Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news &

more!(http://pr.atwola. com/promoclk/ 100000075x121277 4565x1200812037/

aol?redir= htt

p://toolbar. aol.com/moviefon e/download. html?ncid= emlcntusdown0000 0001)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Ana,

 

We should have a new category for people like us- who are as intelligent as we

are AS.  What should we call it:?  There would not be many typical people like

this, since it is pretty atypcal to have an IQ below 20, for example. 

 

 

From: alisongrafaol (DOT) com <alisongraf@ aol. com>

Subject: Re: Aspie Quiz

To: AutisticSpectrumTre eHouse@yahoogrou ps.com

Date: Friday, November 14, 2008, 7:32 AM

I forget my AQ score, but it was well into the autistic range. My IQ is

always around 120.

Alison

************ **Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news &

more!(http://pr.atwola. com/promoclk/ 100000075x121277 4565x1200812037/

aol?redir= htt

p://toolbar. aol.com/moviefon e/download. html?ncid= emlcntusdown0000 0001)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

> Dawson reccomends ACs should be tested on a different scale

> called the Raven test, which she believes shows AC skills better.

> Has anyone here taken that test?

>

I have. Whereas on most online IQ tests I score around 130-150, I

scored 80 on the Raven's.

Dawson's view of autistic intelligence really bugs me. She

acts all autistics have the spatial>verbal profile, even when her

studies in some cases had subgroups of autistics without that profile.

If you get to define autistics as having spatial talents, then

obviously those will be universal among autistics *as you define them*,

but it doesn't really tell you much.

Ettina

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2008/11/15 abnormaldiversity :

> I have. Whereas on most online IQ tests I score around 130-150, I

> scored 80 on the Raven's.

> Dawson's view of autistic intelligence really bugs me.

Yes, I wondered about that. I score well verbally but my spatial

isn't great. Trouble is there are NTs out there who will listen to

her :-(

Ruth

--

" Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future

and renders the present inaccessible. "

Maya Angelou

Since when do you have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?

Lillian Hellman

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The Raven test is copyrighted, and can be administered only by professionals. It

is very expensive.

There is a free version of a " Raven-like " test at www.egopont.com. I didn't do

as well on that test as I normally do on IQ tests. I've seen research to the

effect that the Raven test is gender biased, that is, women tend not to do as

well as men; this test is probably biased the same way. Also, the test is

biased against people with poor vision, poor visual memory, and strong

non-visual learning styles (such as auditory or kinesthetic.) My brother had a

terrible time on that test because his eyes are bad.

PASS IT ON!

Visit http://www.thehungersite.com to give food to the hungry with just

a  click -- every day and at no cost to you.

HOW IT WORKS

When you click the " Give Free Food " button (once a day per person) at 

http://www.thehungersite.com, this simple action gives over a cup of 

fortified food to a hungry person.

It costs you nothing. Funding is paid by site sponsors and food is 

distributed by two leading nonprofit hunger relief organizations: Mercy 

Corps and America's Second Harvest. (A valid site -- I checked it out -- JP) As

Margaret Mead said, " Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed

citizens can change the world: Indeed it's the only thing that ever has. "

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2008/11/15 joni pinkney :

> There is a free version of a " Raven-like " test at www.egopont.com. I didn't

do as well on that test as I normally do on IQ tests.

Hm, I saw that as a logic test. I scored 17 out of 18 indicating an

IQ of 130, apparently, much the same as I do in other public sphere IQ

tests.

It does only test one area though, that I can see, so I don't see how

it can help with an overall picture of someone's intelligence and

ability.

Ruth

--

" Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future

and renders the present inaccessible. "

Maya Angelou

Since when do you have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?

Lillian Hellman

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The Autiste formerly known as Genyin wrote:

> 2008/11/15 joni pinkney :

>

>> There is a free version of a " Raven-like " test at www.egopont.com. I didn't

do as well on that test as I normally do on IQ tests.

>

>

> Hm, I saw that as a logic test. I scored 17 out of 18 indicating an

> IQ of 130, apparently, much the same as I do in other public sphere IQ

> tests.

>

> It does only test one area though, that I can see, so I don't see how

> it can help with an overall picture of someone's intelligence and

> ability.

It's probably getting at " g "

A gender difference is likely because women tend to be weaker at spatiality.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Re: Aspie Quiz

The Raven test is copyrighted, and can be administered only by

professionals. It is very expensive.

There is a free version of a " Raven-like " test at www.egopont.com. I didn't

do as well on that test as I normally do on IQ tests.

**I'm sorry, but I have no idea what I'm supposed to be doing. I quit after

the fourth step. :(

D.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2008/11/15 Delila :

> **I'm sorry, but I have no idea what I'm supposed to be doing. I quit after

> the fourth step. :(

You need to look for patterns in the way the objects change (or don't

change) in each line, to work out what fits in the last space.

Ruth

--

" Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future

and renders the present inaccessible. "

Maya Angelou

Since when do you have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?

Lillian Hellman

Link to comment
Share on other sites

So true! I've looked at lots of online IQ tests, for the purpose of my master's

project. (I am getting college students interested in Sudoku and seeing if it

improves their mathematical problem solving ability.) For one of the measures

of this test, I needed a readily accessible test of non-verbal intelligence

(which I think Sudoku may improve) and which does not require registration or an

email address. As you said, most do.

In fact, there is one very interesting test that I found, a mixed-mode test of

several forms of verbal and nonverbal intelligence. It required an email

address, so I gave it an address which I do not use for correspondence, only for

purposes like this. I worked through it; then, at the end, when I was very

eager to find out my results, I had to go through at least 10 pages of " offers, "

carefully rejecting them all! Finally I got to the last page and got a message

to the effect that I must accept at least one " offer. " I closed that window,

resigned to never knowing my score on that test. Then, to my surprise, when I

checked my email, there was my score on that test - 151! However, this test

would not have been suitable for my volunteers, because it included tests of

verbal intelligence (irrelevant to what I want to measure, regarding the

cognitive benefits of practicing Sudoku) and because of all the " offers " that

one has to slog through to get the

results.

I found the Egopont test through this search. The author of that test is

currently working on validating it, so it is being offered " for entertainment

purposes only " via the website that I cited earlier, www.egopont.com. As near

as I recall, it does not ask for a registration or an email address, and it

gives the results at the end. I had to get permission from the author to use it

for my master's project, and keep a copy of this permission with the project

documentation.

As I said, that test is probably biased; and I had to warn my volunteers about

this, and give them the option to decline (no one did.) Still, it's a very

interesting test of non-verbal intelligence, and it seems to have reasonable

face value reliability and validity. Moreover, it's not entirely culture-free

as the opening page suggests. It relies on the cultural convention of reading

left to right and top to down. People in non-literature cultures, or cultures

that read in other ways, might not figure this out. - Joni

Re:

Quick warning: any website that requires you to register inclduing an

email address for an IQ test or to get your results is gonna spam you

and find various other ways to try to extract money from you.

Online IQ tests can be fun, especially if you usually score on the

high side, but look out for catches, if you decide to search for more

or click advertising links.

Ruth

--

" Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future

and renders the present inaccessible. "

Maya Angelou

Since when do you have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?

Lillian Hellman

PASS IT ON!

Visit http://www.thehungersite.com to give food to the hungry with just

a  click -- every day and at no cost to you.

HOW IT WORKS

When you click the " Give Free Food " button (once a day per person) at 

http://www.thehungersite.com, this simple action gives over a cup of 

fortified food to a hungry person.

It costs you nothing. Funding is paid by site sponsors and food is 

distributed by two leading nonprofit hunger relief organizations: Mercy 

Corps and America's Second Harvest. (A valid site -- I checked it out -- JP) As

Margaret Mead said, " Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed

citizens can change the world: Indeed it's the only thing that ever has. "

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2008/11/16 joni pinkney :

> I found the Egopont test through this search. The author of that test is

currently working on validating it, so it is being offered " for entertainment

purposes only " via the website that I cited earlier, www.egopont.com. As near

as I recall, it does not ask for a registration or an email address, and it

gives the results at the end.

Yes, that's correct.

Ruth

--

" Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future

and renders the present inaccessible. "

Maya Angelou

Since when do you have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?

Lillian Hellman

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I just scored 105 on the Raven IQ test, while on other tests I usually

score from 129- 145 depending on the test. I found some of it pretty

hard- but my numeric skills are very poor & I'm dyscalculaic.

>

> > Dawson reccomends ACs should be tested on a different scale

> > called the Raven test, which she believes shows AC skills better.

> > Has anyone here taken that test?

> >

> I have. Whereas on most online IQ tests I score around 130-150, I

> scored 80 on the Raven's.

> Dawson's view of autistic intelligence really bugs me. She

> acts all autistics have the spatial>verbal profile, even when her

> studies in some cases had subgroups of autistics without that profile.

> If you get to define autistics as having spatial talents, then

> obviously those will be universal among autistics *as you define them*,

> but it doesn't really tell you much.

> Ettina

>

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2008/11/18 mccann_ana :

> I just scored 105 on the Raven IQ test, while on other tests I usually

> score from 129- 145 depending on the test. I found some of it pretty

> hard- but my numeric skills are very poor & I'm dyscalculaic.

I wonder how most people score on the Raven compared to the more

standard tests - is it really any kind of AC/NT divide or do most

people have very different scores on each. It would be interesting to

know.

How did you get the chance to take the Raven test?

Ruth

--

" Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future

and renders the present inaccessible. "

Maya Angelou

Since when do you have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?

Lillian Hellman

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...