Self-Screening Assessments
* Please note that none of these qualify as a formal autism diagnosis and are meant to be used as screening tools for those who think they might be autistic.* The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network has a statement on self-diagnosis here under “The Autistic Community” category.
The CAT-Q Autism Assessment: The Camouflaging Autistic Test is based on the social camouflaging model, which consists of 3 subcategories: Compensation, Masking, & Assimilation.
The RAADS-R Test: The Rtivo Autism Asperger Diagnostic Scale-Revised includes 4 subtypes: Language, Social relatedness, Sensory/motor, & Circumscribed interested. It is a self-report questionnaire designed to identify adult autistics who “escape diagnosis” due to a subclinical-level presentation (16+ y.o.).
Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ): A diagnostic questionnaire designed to measure the expression of Autism Spectrum traits in an individual, by their own subjective self-assessment.
Autism Self-Assessment Workbook: “The Autism Self-Assessment Workbook is designed to help uncover your autistic traits and needs. It is an interactive PDF workbook that you can fill out digitally, though you can print out the pages as well.