in this video you're gonna learn how to test for Asperger syndrome at home
effectively and fast coming right up
hey what's up I'm Dan I have Asperger's Syndrome ADHD and OCD I make videos on
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around on the internet for other ways and other websites that have tests for
Asperger syndrome when I found this one in this video the most effective way to
test for Asperger's syndrome in your own home as a starting point oh and I'd also
like to know do you prefer saying Asperger syndrome or autism spectrum
disorder let me know in the comments below
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going to talk about what is Asperger's syndrome
what is the aq test and how we test for Asperger's syndrome
why this test is effective and then what do you do after you get your score from
this test because they're not sort of question a lot of people actually have
so why is Asperger's syndrome Asperger's syndrome is a neurological
condition that impairs people's social interaction and communication abilities
this is more common with people when they're trying to communicate socially
when they're trying to learn and understand in an academic point of view
that this is kind of a pattern that you may see somebody struggling in these
areas and it could be because they may be on the autism spectrum and Asperger's
syndrome is part of the autism spectrum it is at the higher end of the more
high-functioning autism spectrum disorders but it is still nonetheless a
very serious condition and Asperger's syndrome is part of the autism spectrum
disorder and is still on the autism spectrum condition and this is something
that we need to remember so as absolutely symptoms sometimes it's
called the hidden disability a lot of people don't really know that they have
it because it's not you know if you're physically disabled people could spot
it mildly because it's identifiable by a you know a third party it's a wheelchair
or something or a crutch or whatever that may be
but with Asperger's syndrome and autism these are classed as hidden disabilities
so how do you know if you have a hidden disability or not well the best way to
do it is to do some home checks I'll do some kind
of maybe home testing and see if it's right I mean you can sit down for ages
and do loads on those research and read like a ton of books and see if any of
those books actually help match up to the condition and then say well maybe
this person has it and then you have to go through all process of talking to
specialists and stuff but before you do that there is another way that you can
test for Asperger syndrome and see if you or a person you know how's the
condition if they're willing to take this test so why is it aq test well on
aq test is an Asperger's quiz Asperger's quota which basically means that it's a
series of questions that you answer honestly and openly in a certain format
and then it will score you on how well you did so basically how it works is
that you'll have a list of about 50 questions and each of the questions is
very specific to the condition of Asperger's syndrome now you have four
options you have like strongly agree slightly agree so I disagree and
strongly disagree so you have to answer the question about one of those four
items so once you do that and you have to go through every single one and the
best thing I can say about this actual test is that within aq test you have to
be honest and you have to go okay don't don't try and think about how you you
know you think seven inspection could feel or how you think somebody who's new
nurotypical should feel think about how you feel and how you will answer the
question specifically because again this is testing how much characteristics or
traits you have that align with this condition so that you can get the help
and access to help that you need effectively and efficiently so once
you've actually gone through all of the 50 questions and answer them honestly
and this is the best of your ability you can then click go get my score and then
it will score you so the scoring process can be anywhere from one to fifty and
the idea is that if you are between you know 28 and 33 that's kind of like
borderline autism or Asperger's syndrome but if you are from like 33 to 50 that
bracket means that you are more than likely on the spectrum or definitely
have of the condition that you're on the spectrum and this would advise you to
seek it further now for instance I scored 48 on the test when
I did it and this is one of the things that I did to go and get my diagnosis
and I'm going to talk about that in a short while if you're interested in
learning more about symptoms and traits of autism click the card above here
because I made a video on that specifically so why is the aq test
effective now the aq test isn't just something
that somebody's plonked online and said oh this will tell you if you have autism
or not no no this is an accredited way of doing it so when you go through an
autism screening when I have my diagnosis I actually took two or three
of the aq tests with different psychologists on autism specialists
because they use it as a base like a baseline for answering those specific
questions that affect the tride of impairment which is how they diagnose
autism in people so this test is highly effective and it is the most effective
way to test for autism and Asperger's syndrome in a person but the beauty of
it is you can do it from your own home I have actually left a link for this test
in the description below so you can actually do the test after this video I
find it very very effective and this is what I did so I wanted to talk about you
know what do you do have to get your aq test score and what do you do you know
so you've got you squeezed any test you got your score what's next well if your
score is lower than 33 I wouldn't think too much about it but maybe revisit it
again maybe in a year or two to see if you feel like you're gaining more
symptoms or something that isn't right because again let's also do the timing
you may be feeling really good and positive on one day and you may answer
the quiz it may not honestly reflect how you are as a person and how your traits
affect you but what I would say is that if you're from 33 to 50 I would say that
you should do what I did and what I did is I got this score result and then I
went to see my doctor but before going to see my doctor to speak about getting
a referral to an Asperger's specialist or an autistic unit or an autism
specialist or a mental health team to talk further about this in process of
getting a diagnosis I actually then compiled a list of things well I didn't
do it my family members on my partner she wrote down that list of traits that
she could see in me that were kind of non neurotypical traits where obviously
I couldn't really pick them up because yeah they are me and this is my daily
life but she could also find out if something was
not really new typical in the sense so once you've compiled your list and you
have your aq test score you can take both of these documents to the doctor
and ask for a referral to a mental health team or an autism specialist or
an Asperger specialist because they will be the ones to help diagnose you but the
thing is if you're helping them do their work for them and you've got an aq test
score and then you've also got this list of traits you're kind of ahead of the
game and or help speed up the process because it is a long process to learn
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