Explanation of Facets:

Details of Autistic traits across 10 different scales - Click on a photo below to expand the view into a slideshow.

• Depression

  People with autism are four times more likely to experience depression than those who are neurotypical. One ofthe strongest predictors of depression is loneliness. Since individuals high in the autism spectrum are more at risk of isolating themselves, they may have more depression triggers.

• Social Difficulty

  Many individuals on the autism spectrum feel challenged when it comes to making or engaging friends and may be overwhelmed by uncertain social situations. This disposition is often related to their difficulties with reading non-verbal communication, or, conversely, to their own adherence to fixed routines or tendency towards flat speech.

• Abnormal Posture

  Individuals on the autism spectrum often struggle with a reduced perception of their bodily movements. As a result, they may have difficulties with their motor coordination or postural orientation. These tendencies may further exacerbate their social isolation.

• Anxiety

  Individuals with autism often develop irrational fears or phobias, social anxiety, and separation anxiety. They may struggle with intense levels of stress due to their sensory sensitivities and/or difficulties adapting to changes in their routines. Individuals high in Social Anxiety may also develop a fear of negative reactions from their peers.

• Poor Eye Contact

  One of the hallmarks of autism is the tendency to avoid eye contact. Individuals on the autism spectrum often find that maintaining eye contact causes them stress. Due to the overwhelming sensory input many experience, many individuals with autism would rather look at something else, such as static objects or another person's shoes.

• Abnormal/Flat Speech

  Individuals with autism generally speak differently from most people. They may talk in a flat or exaggerated way or speak in clipped bursts. This relates to the general difficulties people with autism spectrum disorders experience in understanding metaphors, social cues, and the subtexts of certain words.

• Noise Sensitivity

  One common symptom experienced by people with autism spectrum disorders is intense sensitivity to sound. Autism spectrum individuals may be easily overwhelmed by noises as well as other environmental stimuli such as abnormal temperatures or lights.

• Fixations

  Many people with autism spectrum disorders have difficulties in dealing with change. As a consequence, they often have routines that they feel that they need to follow. Adhering to these rituals and routines tends to make them feel more in control of their environment. They also usually have special interests that they feel they must tend to, which they experience as fundamental to their well-being.

• Aggression

  Some individuals with autism may be prone to aggression in the form of hitting objects or things, destroying property, and/or throwing temper tantrums. This is especially likely to occur for those individuals with autism who cannot speak well, as this is another way of communicating their needs.

• Tics and Fidgets

  Individuals with autism may experience motoric and somatic tics such as head movements, excessive blinking, or twitching. They may also struggle with vocal tics, such as repeating words or phrases. Finally, some find it challenging to keep still, and they constantly feel the urge to fidget.

Explanation of Symptoms:

Details of ADHD traits across 7 different scales - Click on a photo below to expand the view into a slideshow.

• Inattention:

  Individuals on the ADHD spectrum often have difficulty sustaining their focus.They are often easily distracted and fail to pay sustained attention to minute details. As aconsequence, they are easily bored, daydream a lot, and may not seem to listen well whenspoken to. Many also have trouble following instructions, and they may steer clear of tasks that require a lot of focus.

• Forgetfulness:

  Some people with a tendency toward ADHD can be identified by their inclination toward forgetfulness regarding their daily activities. These people often forget to do their chores, run errands, return calls, or pay their bills on time. It is usually challenging for such individuals to master efficient time management, finish schoolwork, and/or complete tasks in the workplace in an orderly fashion.

• Impulsivity:

  One symptom exhibited by many on the ADHD spectrum is the tendency toward hasty actions and spur-of-themoment decisions. People with high levels of impulsivity may also suddenly throw themselves at activities that carry a high potential for risk or harm. Impulsivity may also be manifested as the inability to delay gratification and a tendency to be socially intrusive.

• Emotional Dysregulation:

  It is often difficult for people on the ADHD spectrum to modulate their emotional responses and expressions. Such tendencies may be manifested as excessive reactivity, low frustration thresholds, difficulty in calming down, and increased psychological distress. People high in this symptom often have frequent social conflicts and/or conduct problems in their lives.

• Inflexibility:

  Some individuals on the ADHD spectrum have difficulty viewing occurrences from different perspectives or points of view, being inclined to sink back into established habits and patterns. These difficulties are often related to the broader problems these people face with regulating their responses, and this may develop into an inability to adapt fruitfully to novel situations (Farrant et. al., 2014).

• Developmental Delays:

  Milder developmental delays often cooccur with ADHD, as children with this condition, when compared to their peers, may have difficulty with speech, motor skills, processing sensory information, or developing interpersonal relationships. Research has also linked the delayed development of the frontal brain regions' cortical surface with ADHD (Shaw, et al., 2012).

• Hyperactivity:

  Hyperactivity pertains to excessive motor activity and difficulty in keeping still. People high in this symptom are often "on the go" as if driven by an inner motor. This is usually manifested as tapping, excessive fidgeting, extreme restlessness, and/or talkativeness. Those with this condition often wear other people out with their excessive need for activity.

My Results - Autism Spectrum Test

My Autistic traits are high

My Results - ADHD Spectrum Test

My ADHD traits are very high.