Autism · 7 min
Autistic traits self-check
Explore social effort, sensory experiences, routines, deep interests and masking.
Adult self-checks
Autism self-checks and guides
Explore social effort, sensory experiences, routines and camouflaging.
2 tests · 7–8 min · 20–25 questions · free
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2 complete tests
Autism · 8 min
Camouflaging self-check (CAT-Q)
Use the CAT-Q to explore compensation, masking and fitting in during social situations.
How to choose
Both pages here are self-checks for adults who want to put their own experience into words before a conversation with a clinician, a partner or an employer. Neither gives a diagnosis, and neither result is a score to pass.
Start with the autistic traits self-check if you want the wider picture: twenty questions that report social effort, sensory load, routine and change, focus and interests, and masking separately. Take the camouflaging self-check if the question on your mind is how much effort you spend fitting in. It uses the published CAT-Q, 25 statements in three parts: compensation, masking and assimilation.
If a result raises questions, the guide below explains what an adult assessment involves and what to bring to one. Take either check when you have ten quiet minutes.
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1 guide that explains the numbers
Autism explained · 9 min read
How adult autism assessment works
Who carries out an adult autism assessment, the developmental history it rests on, the tools clinicians use, the look-alikes they rule out, and what to bring.
These are self-checks, not diagnoses. If something worries you, talk to a clinician.