What subtype of autistic are you?

[Butterfly88]

30% passive, 30% stilted, 20% active but odd, 20% aloof. For the special interest question none of the answers fit me though because I really don't have special interests.

 

[Nicci]

60% Passive
20% Active but Odd
20% Aloof

I guess that makes sense. I'd guessed mostly passive before I took it.

 

[Southern Discomfort]

Interesting to see that a lot of people here are mostly in the Passive category. It's just me and Full Steam who are mostly Stilted at the moment in this thread.

 

[StephF]

Passive 40% Active 30 Stilted 10%

 

[toothless]

Yeah, I had a feeling you'd get mostly aloof given your development history. Interesting.

i find it interesting as well,it seems there might be a pattern to how it shows across the various parts of the spectrum,and i trust lorna wings stuff.

 

[Meistersinger]

50% Stilted
30% Aloof
20% Passive

Just like everybody has ever said about me, a gullible half-assed jerk!

 

[Crossbreed]

Be aware though that they do want your email address at the end - that's how they get you. Give them an old email address or try a 10 minute mail address

I have an address dedicated to surveys and contests, for handling expected spam.

 

[Accelerator]

50% Passive; 20% Aloof; 20% Stilted; 10% Active but odd.

Honestly I think there should be more questions to make it more accurate, but my results do kinda' match what I'm like IRL.

 

[wdemers000]

I got:

50% passive

30% aloof

20% active but odd

 

[Crossbreed]

• 50% Passive
• 20% Active, but Odd
• 20% Stilted
• 10% Aloof

 

[Southern Discomfort]

i find it interesting as well,it seems there might be a pattern to how it shows across the various parts of the spectrum,and i trust lorna wings stuff.

Of course! Lorna Wing was the one who discovered that autism is a condition that has varying degrees of severity, i.e a spectrum. We have her to thank for that.

 

[Lord Riot]

40% stilted
40% passive
20% active but odd

I'm surprised there was no aloofness, as that's generally how I feel towards a lot of things.

 

[Hopeless_Aspie_Guy]

@BK201 this avatar is from one of the most amazing films ever. A big thumbs up for the evil sam/

 

[CyborgSpaceKitten]

I got 70% Passive, 20% Stilted, and 10% Aloof

My results seemed pretty accurate overall.

 

[jbalka]

60% passive
20% stilted
10% active but odd
10% aloof

I really think I fit more with stilted than passive. I think I care a lot about social propriety, and in the past, I've been pretty proud of how well I "act neurotypical." Interesting though! I like taking a quiz that assumes ASD and organizes people into subtypes, rather than quizzes that just separate neurotypical from autistic.

 

[Spotty01]

40% Active, but odd
40% Aloof
20% Passive

I thought I would've but been "active, but odd" than anything else since their description seems to fit me to a tee, but whatever.

 

[Manuheleku]

40% Passive, 30% Aloof and 30% Stilted. Not terribly surprising, I like to be low key but I can fake it as an NT if I need to.

 

[Full Steam]

Wonder how much is driven by personality type?

I'm extrovert and driven to communicate. (MBTI - ENTP)

Also, some must be nurture not nature as environment gives us all different pressures and advantages/disadvantages.

 

[lark265]

Everyone educated enough in autism knows despite sharing a lot of similarities, we are all different.

Lorna Wing described autistic people as being in one or in a few categories. They are:

Aloof
Most frequent subtype among the lower functioning. Most high-functioning in this group are a mixture of aloof and passive. Limited language use. Copes with life using autistic routines. Most are recognised in childhood. Independence is difficult to achieve. There may be loneliness and sadness beneath the aloofness. Rain Man is an excellent example of this subgroup.

Passive
Often amiable, gentle, and easily led. Those passive rather than aloof from infancy may fit AS. More likely than the aloof to have had a mainstream education, and their psych skill profiles are less uneven. Social approaches passively accepted (little response or show of feelings). Characteristic autistic egocentricity less obvious in this group than in others. Activities are limited and repetitive, but less so than other autistics. Can react with unexpected anger or distress. Recognition of their autism depends more on observing the absence of the social and creative aspects of normal development than the presence of positive abnormalities. The general amenability is an advantage in work, and they are reliable, but sometimes their passivity and naivete can cause great problems. If undiagnosed, parents and teachers may be disappointed they cannot keep a job at the level predicted from their school work.

Active-but-odd
Can fall in any of the other groups in early childhood. Some show early developmental course of Kanner’s, some show AS. Some have the characteristic picture of higher visuospatial abilities, others have better verbal scores (mainly due to wide vocabulary and memory for facts). May be specific learning disorders (e.g., numerical). School placement often difficult. They show social naivete, odd, persistent approaches to others, and are uncooperative in uninteresting tasks. Diagnosis often missed. Tend to look at people too long and hard. Circumscribed interests in subjects are common.

Stilted
Few, if any clues to the underlying subtle handicap upon first meeting. The features of AS are particularly frequent. Early histories vary. Normal range of ability with some peaks of performance. Polite and conventional. Manage well at work. Sometimes pompous and long-winded style of speech. Problems arise in family relationships, where spontaneity and empathy are required. Poor judgement as to the relative importance of different demands on their time. Characteristically pursue interests to the exclusion of everything and everyone else. May have temper tantrums or aggression if routine broken at home, but are polite at work. Diagnosis very often missed. Most attend mainstream schools. Independence achieved in most cases. This group shades into the eccentric end of normality.

There is a 10 question quiz you can take to help determine if you're not sure. The link is at the bottom of this page. Be aware though that they do want your email address at the end - that's how they get you. Give them an old email address or try a 10 minute mail address

Everyone educated enough in autism knows despite sharing a lot of similarities, we are all different.

Lorna Wing described autistic people as being in one or in a few categories. They are:

Aloof
Most frequent subtype among the lower functioning. Most high-functioning in this group are a mixture of aloof and passive. Limited language use. Copes with life using autistic routines. Most are recognised in childhood. Independence is difficult to achieve. There may be loneliness and sadness beneath the aloofness. Rain Man is an excellent example of this subgroup.

Passive
Often amiable, gentle, and easily led. Those passive rather than aloof from infancy may fit AS. More likely than the aloof to have had a mainstream education, and their psych skill profiles are less uneven. Social approaches passively accepted (little response or show of feelings). Characteristic autistic egocentricity less obvious in this group than in others. Activities are limited and repetitive, but less so than other autistics. Can react with unexpected anger or distress. Recognition of their autism depends more on observing the absence of the social and creative aspects of normal development than the presence of positive abnormalities. The general amenability is an advantage in work, and they are reliable, but sometimes their passivity and naivete can cause great problems. If undiagnosed, parents and teachers may be disappointed they cannot keep a job at the level predicted from their school work.

Active-but-odd
Can fall in any of the other groups in early childhood. Some show early developmental course of Kanner’s, some show AS. Some have the characteristic picture of higher visuospatial abilities, others have better verbal scores (mainly due to wide vocabulary and memory for facts). May be specific learning disorders (e.g., numerical). School placement often difficult. They show social naivete, odd, persistent approaches to others, and are uncooperative in uninteresting tasks. Diagnosis often missed. Tend to look at people too long and hard. Circumscribed interests in subjects are common.

Stilted
Few, if any clues to the underlying subtle handicap upon first meeting. The features of AS are particularly frequent. Early histories vary. Normal range of ability with some peaks of performance. Polite and conventional. Manage well at work. Sometimes pompous and long-winded style of speech. Problems arise in family relationships, where spontaneity and empathy are required. Poor judgement as to the relative importance of different demands on their time. Characteristically pursue interests to the exclusion of everything and everyone else. May have temper tantrums or aggression if routine broken at home, but are polite at work. Diagnosis very often missed. Most attend mainstream schools. Independence achieved in most cases. This group shades into the eccentric end of normality.

There is a 10 question quiz you can take to help determine if you're not sure. The link is at the bottom of this page. Be aware though that they do want your email address at the end - that's how they get you. Give them an old email address or try a 10 minute mail address

 

[abby normal]

40% passive, 30% stilted, 20% aloof and 10% active-but-odd. I like the symmetry of those numbers but am not sure about their accuracy at describing me.