AS/HFA/PDD diagnosis correlations
88. Do you have difficulties interpreting body language and/or facial expressions and figuring out what people feel and want, unless they tell you? (correlation: .51)
90. Do you find it easier to understand & communicate with computers, animals and/or Aspies than with 'ordinary' people? (correlation: .50)
40. Does it cause chaos in your body or mind if your plans, environment or daily routines suddenly get changed, or if an activity that is important to you gets interrupted? (correlation: .43)
83. In conversations, do you have trouble with things like timing and reciprocity? (correlation: .41)
82. Are you usually unaware of social rules & boundaries unless they are clearly spelled out? (correlation: .41)
487. Do you find it difficult to figure out how to behave in various situations? (correlation: .40)
84. Do you have difficulties judging unseen limits and other people's personal space unless clearly informed? (correlation: .40)
28. Do you feel stress, panic or have a brain malfunction in unfamiliar or demanding situations? (correlation: .39)
611. Is it difficult for you to multitask? (correlation: .39)
550. Do you have difficulties understanding figures of speech, idioms, allegories and a tendency to interpret things literally? (correlation: .39)
58. Do you feel strongly attracted to, or appalled by, certain tastes, smells, sounds, colours, shapes, textures or materials? (correlation: .38)
542. Have you had more difficulties than others making friends? (correlation: .38)
77. Do you more easily get very upset over 'minor' things (e.g. losing your favourite pen) than over things which others get upset about? (correlation: .38)
488. Do you tend to say or do things that are considered socially inappropriate? (correlation: .38)
91. Do you have more difficulties than others of the same age when it comes to making friendships and getting into relationships? (correlation: .37)
816. SPQ - My "non-verbal" communication (smiling and nodding during a Y N conversation) is poor. (correlation: .37)
262. Do you have a good sense for what is the right thing to do socially? (correlation: -.36)
220. Do you sense the boundaries of others without being told? (correlation: -.35)
278. Do you forget you are in a social situation when something gets your attention? (correlation: .36)
717. Do you intuitively sense boundraries and personal space of others? (correlation: -.35)
215. Is it easy for you to interpret body language? (correlation: -.35)
767. Has it been harder for you than for others to keep friends? (correlation: .35)
1044. Do you have a tendency to become stuck when asked questions in social situation? (correlation: .35)
285. Can you read between the lines? (correlation: -.34)
714. Are you good at interpreting facial expressions? (correlation: -.34)
214. Are you the last one to finish manual tasks? (correlation: .35)
130. Do others often misunderstand you? (correlation: .35)
494. Do you have problems with eye-contact (e.g. preferring to avoid it or staring 'too much')? (correlation: .35)
224. Do you read people well? (correlation: -.34)
18. Do you have a monotonous voice and/or difficulty adjusting volume and speed when you talk? (correlation: .34)
69. Do you find yourself more attracted to things, ideas, music, computers, animals, buildings or vehicles than to people and social exchange? (correlation: .34)
720. Do you find it easy to 'read between the lines' in a conversation? (correlation: -.33)
3. Do you get confused by verbal instructions - especially several at the same time? (correlation: .34)
65. Are you easily overexcited, stressed and overwhelmed by things like noise, crowds, clutter, patterns, flicker and movement? (correlation: .34)
67. Are you more of an observer than one who participates in life? (correlation: .34)
281. Do you find preferable/easier to understand & communicate with computers, animals or unusual people? (correlation: .34)
745. Do you tend to express your feelings in ways that may baffle others? (correlation: .34)
20. Do you focus on one interest at a time and become an expert on that subject? (correlation: .34)
86. Do you tend to interpret things literally and/or reply to rhetorical questions? (correlation: .34)
1160. Do you find it difficult to work out people's intentions? (correlation: .34)
1152. Do you often feel out-of-sync with others? (correlation: .34)
6. Do you tend to get so stuck on details that you miss the overall picture? (correlation: .33)
31. Has it been harder for you to make it on your own, than it seems to be for most others of the same age? (correlation: .33)
225. Are you intuitive about what people need from you? (correlation: -.32)
87. Do you have difficulties understanding figures of speech, parodies, allegories, irony etc? (correlation: .33)
343. Do you feel awkward in romantic situations? (correlation: .33)
545. Are you good at teamwork? (correlation: -.32)
51. Do you have obsessions or compulsions (repeated irresistible impulses to do certain things)? (correlation: .33)
857. Do people comment on your unusual mannerisms and habits? (correlation: .33)
417. Are you pained by the sound of a motor-bike? (correlation: .33)
552. Do you prefer to avoid eye-contact? (correlation: .33)
128. Do you know when you are expected to offer an apology? (correlation: -.32)
554. Do people sometimes think you are smiling when you shouldn't? (correlation: .32)
27. Do you find it hard to multi-task or shift your attention rapidly from one thing to another and therefore need to finish one task before turning to the next? (correlation: .32)
532. Do you do any of the following in order to calm yourself when excited, overwhelmed or overstimulated: rocking; flapping hands; tapping ears; pressing eyes? (correlation: .32)
70. Do you dislike or have difficulty with team sports and other group endeavours? (correlation: .32)
502. Do you have extra sensitive hearing? (correlation: .32)
690. Do you have a good sense of how much pressure to apply when doing things with your hands? (correlation: -.31)
359. Have others told you that you have an odd posture or gait? (correlation: .32)
201. Do you dislike touch? (correlation: .32)
226. Are you often surprised what people's motives are ? (correlation: .32)
38. Do you need to sit on your favourite seat, go the same route or shop in the same shop every time? (correlation: .32)
824. SPQ - I am poor at returning social courtesies and gestures. (correlation: .32)
741. Do you find it easy to 'read between the lines' when someone is talking to you? (correlation: -.31)
360. Does it cause chaos in your body or mind if your plans, environment or daily routines suddenly get changed? (correlation: .31)
544. Have you had a tendency to prefer the company of those who are older or younger than yourself? (correlation: .31)
742. Do you find it easy to understand what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face? (correlation: -.30)
707. Do you instinctively know when it is your turn to speak when talking on the phone? (correlation: -.30)
26. Do you tend to get so absorbed by your special interests that you forget or ignore everything else? (correlation: .31)
549. In conversations, do you need extra time to carefully think out your reply, so that there may be a pause before you answer? (correlation: .31)
115. Do people sometimes think you are smiling at the wrong occasion? (correlation: .31)
279. Can you keep a healthy balance between what you need to do and treating your associates/guests with due attention? (correlation: -.30)
856. Are you good at returning social courtesies and gestures? (correlation: -.30)
392. Do you have difficulty catching a ball? (correlation: .31)
95. Is being honest so natural to you that you often don't notice - or care - if others may find your remarks inappropriate, hurtful or rude? (correlation: .31)
591. Do you need to finish what you're doing before turning to another task or person? (correlation: .31)
303. Are you easily distracted or overwhelmed? (correlation: .31)
493. Do you tend to be more blunt and straightforward than others? (correlation: .31)
25. Does it feel vitally important to be left undisturbed when focusing on your special interests? (correlation: .31)
553. Do you look this way and that while talking to people? (correlation: .31)
221. Do you understand figures of speech, parodies, allegories, irony etc with ease? (correlation: -.29)
602. Do you find it stressful to go to a new place alone for the first time? (correlation: .30)
551. Do you tend to say things that are considered socially inappropriate? (correlation: .30)
557. Are you easily disturbed by sounds/noises that others make? (correlation: .30)
1127. GIFTED - Do you often feel out-of-sync with others? (correlation: .30)
862. Do you suddenly feel distracted by distant sounds? (correlation: .30)
514. Do you have a poor sense of how much pressure to apply when doing things with your hands? (correlation: .30)
416. Do you have difficulty writing by hand? (correlation: .30)
597. Do you prefer to wear the same clothes every day for many days in a row? (correlation: .30)
129. Do you have difficulty describing & summarising things for example events, conversations or something you've read? (correlation: .30)
555. Is it easy for you to adopt a polite or socially 'appropriate' facial expression, even if it does not match what you feel inside? (correlation: -.29)
713. Do people understand you? (correlation: -.29)
443. Do you tend to shut down or have a meltdown when stressed or overwhelmed? (correlation: .30)
1043. Do you have a tendency to turn off when asked questions in social situation? (correlation: .30)
398. Do you dislike eye-contact? (correlation: .30)
80. Are you sometimes afraid in safe situations, yet fearless in situations which may actually be dangerous? (correlation: .30)
36. Do you have certain routines which you need to follow? (correlation: .30)
694. As a child, was your play more directed towards social games with other kids, than for example, sorting, building, investigating or taking things apart? (correlation: -.29)
75. Do you easily get frustrated and upset when you are stressed, tired, hungry, interrupted, questioned, over-stimulated, or when things don't go as you had anticipated? (correlation: .30)
54. Do you have difficulties filtering out background noise when talking to someone? (correlation: .29)
101. Do you have an unusual sensitivity to pain? (correlation: .29)
81. Do you tend to feel nervous, shy, confused or left out in social situations? (correlation: .29)
85. Do you often talk about your special interests whether others seem to be interested or not? (correlation: .29)
37. Do you prefer to wear the same clothes and/or eat the same food every day? (correlation: .29)
598. Do you prefer to eat the same food every day for long periods at a time? (correlation: .29)
269. Have you felt different from others for most of your life? (correlation: .29)
363. Do you prefer animals to people? (correlation: .29)
696. Is it easy for you to make friends? (correlation: -.28)
1033. ADD - Tendency to turn off or become stuck when asked questions in social situation (correlation: .29)
510. Do you have difficulties imitating & timing the movements of others, e.g. when learning new dance steps or in gym class? (correlation: .29)
858. Do people think you are aloof and distant? (correlation: .29)
712. Have others commented or have you observed yourself that you make unusual facial expressions? (correlation: .29)
738. Does it feel natural for you to say 'thank you' and 'sorry'? (correlation: -.28)
894. LSAS - Avoid - Talking face to face with someone you don't know very well (correlation: .29)
218. Are you good at small talk? (correlation: -.28)
832. SPQ - I tend to avoid eye contact when conversing with others. (correlation: .29)
1012. ADD - Failure to see others' needs or activities as important (correlation: .29)
53. Do you notice small sounds that others don't, or feel pained by loud or irritating noise? (correlation: .28)
827. SPQ - I feel very uncomfortable in social situations involving unfamiliar people. (correlation: .28)
23. Do you or others think that you have unconventional ways of solving problems? (correlation: .28)
896. LSAS - Avoid - Meeting strangers (correlation: .28)
702. Are you good at social chitchat? (correlation: -.27)
910. LSAS - Avoid - Looking someone who you don't know very well straight in the eyes (correlation: .28)
792. SPQ - I get very nervous when I have to make polite conversation. (correlation: .28)
4. Do you need to see, touch or do things yourself in order to remember them? (correlation: .28)
547. Do you tend to talk either too softly or too loudly? (correlation: .28)
364. Do you find it easier to understand and communicate with odd & unusual people than with ordinary people? (correlation: .28)
923. Do you avoid talking face to face with someone you don't know very well? (correlation: .28)
543. Is it or has it been harder for you than for others to find a partner? (correlation: .28)
511. Do you have problems with ball sports? (correlation: .28)
1009. ADD - Trouble with intimacy (correlation: .28)
546. Do you have a monotonous voice? (correlation: .28)
222. Do you miss dishonesty and hidden agendas? (correlation: .28)
34. Do you prefer to only meet people you know, one-on-one, or in small, familiar groups? (correlation: .28)
134. Do you find the usual courting behavior natural? (correlation: -.27)
601. Do you feel stressed in unfamiliar situations? (correlation: .28)
73. Do you dislike shaking hands? (correlation: .28)
1076. Do you find it difficult to take messages on the telephone and pass them on correctly? (correlation: .28)
596. Do you get frustrated if you can't sit on your favorite seat? (correlation: .28)
500. Before doing something or going somewhere, do you need to visualize the place you're going to or rehearse possible scenarios in your mind so as to prepare yourself? (correlation: .28)
559. Are you a picky eater? (correlation: .28)
242. Do you enjoy having a variety of choices to make each day? (correlation: -.27)
249. Before doing something or going somewhere, do you need to have a picture in your mind of what's going to happen so as to be able to prepare yourself mentally first? (correlation: .28)
120. Do you sometimes get very emotional about simple objects? (correlation: .28)
509. Do you have poor awareness or body control and a tendency to fall, stumble or bump into things? (correlation: .28)
98. Do you find social chitchat difficult, tiresome and/or a waste of time? (correlation: .28)
365. Do you find it easier to communicate online than in real life? (correlation: .27)
859. Do you find it hard to be emotionally close to other people? (correlation: .27)
885. LSAS - Fear - Going to a party (correlation: .27)
513. Do you have difficulties with activities requiring manual precision, e.g sewing, tying shoe-laces, fastening buttons or handling small objects? (correlation: .27)
286. Can you spot hidden agendas with ease? (correlation: -.26)
255. Do you find yourself at ease in romantic situations? (correlation: -.26)
433. Do you drop things when your attention is on other things? (correlation: .27)
78. Do you sometimes not feel anything at all, even though other people expect you to? (correlation: .27)
725. Do you easily recognize faces? (correlation: -.26)
795. SPQ - People sometimes comment on my unusual mannerisms and habits. (correlation: .27)
14. Is it difficult or tiresome for you to talk? (correlation: .27)
126. Have you had the feeling of playing a game, pretending to be like people around you? (correlation: .27)
61. Do you feel tortured by clothes tags, clothes that are too tight or are made in the 'wrong' material? (correlation: .27)
385. Do you instinctively become frightened by the sound of a motor-bike? (correlation: .27)
895. LSAS - Fear - Meeting strangers (correlation: .27)
207. Do you have difficulties throwing and/or catching a ball? (correlation: .27)
489. Have you had difficulties fitting into expected gender stereotypes, perhaps having interests and behaviors that are atypical for your gender? (correlation: .27)
590. Do you rock back-&-forth or side-to-side (e.g. for comfort, to calm yourself, when excited or overstimulated)? (correlation: .27)
853. SPQ - People occasionally comment that my conversation is confusing. (correlation: .27)
886. LSAS - Avoid - Going to a party (correlation: .27)
403. Have you been accused of staring? (correlation: .27)
765. Do you often have lots of thoughts that you find hard to verbalize? (correlation: .27)
743. If there is an interruption, can you quickly return to what you were doing before? (correlation: -.25)
8. Are you fascinated by dates and/or numbers? (correlation: .26)
48. Are you hypo- or hypersensitive to physical pain, or even enjoy some types of pain? (correlation: .26)
41. Do you self-stimulate ("stim") when bored, restless, nervous or upset, e.g. by bouncing a leg, tapping your fingers, biting your nails, waving your hands, rocking your body etc? (correlation: .26)
507. Do you dislike being touched or hugged unless you're prepared or have asked for it? (correlation: .26)
709. Do you have unusual eating and/or sleeping patterns? (correlation: .26)
909. LSAS - Fear - Looking someone who you don't know very well straight in the eyes (correlation: .26)
238. Do you have one special talent which you have emphasised and worked on? (correlation: .26)
43. Do you have an odd posture, gait and/or difficulties sitting/standing erect? (correlation: .26)
368. Do you find it easy to maintain your social network? (correlation: -.25)
1008. ADD - Trouble sustaining friendships or intimate relationships, promiscuity (correlation: .26)
861. Do people see you as eccentric? (correlation: .26)
737. Do you find it natural to wave or say 'hi' when you meet people? (correlation: -.25)
161. Do you like to collect items to make a set? (correlation: .26)
71. Do you mostly prefer to play/work/do things on your own - in your own way and at your own pace? (correlation: .26)
562. Are you sensitive to heat? (correlation: .26)
93. Have you been bullied, abused or taken advantage of? (correlation: .26)
875. LSAS - Fear - Participating in a small group activity (correlation: .26)
174. Do you or others think that you have unusual eating habits? (correlation: .26)
718. Are you sometimes afraid in safe situations? (correlation: .26)
726. Can you easily keep track of several different people's conversations? (correlation: -.25)
66. Do you get very tired after socializing, and need to regenerate alone? (correlation: .26)
768. Do you find it easy to understand when somebody is interested in you as a potential partner? (correlation: -.25)
33. Do you prefer the company of those older than yourself to that of your peers? (correlation: .26)
850. SPQ - I find it hard to communicate clearly what I want to say to people. (correlation: .26)
497. As a child, was your play more directed towards, for example, sorting, building, investigating or taking things apart than towards social games with other kids? (correlation: .26)
1011. ADD - Self-centered; immature interests (correlation: .26)
556. Would you rather tell a polite white lie than a potentially painful but informative truth? (correlation: -.25)
155. Do you find the norms of hygiene too strict? (correlation: .26)
111. Did you perceive practical classes like handi-work or gymnasics as hard in school? (correlation: .26)
902. LSAS - Avoid - Being the center of attention (correlation: .26)
204. Do you have difficulty hopping, skipping or riding a bike? (correlation: .26)
691. Do you find it easy to imitate & time the movements of others, e.g. when learning new dance steps or in gym class? (correlation: -.25)
512. Do you have difficulties with two-handed tasks, e.g. eating with knife & fork, knitting, typing or playing an instrument? (correlation: .26)
715. Can you easily remember verbal instructions? (correlation: -.25)
167. Do you have difficulty accepting criticism, correction, and direction? (correlation: .26)
22. Do you love to collect and organize things, make lists & diagrams etc? (correlation: .26)
68. Are you fairly self-absorbed, more interested in yourself than in others and/or an objective observer of yourself? (correlation: .26)
361. Do you become frustrated if an activity that is important to you gets interrupted? (correlation: .25)