Averaged principal components analysis (PCA) results

Reversed score questions are showed in red color

G:1

Aspie ability / Aspie ability problem

AS-NT Corr

p <

Aspie loading

NT loading

g loading

introvert loading

643

AQ - I frequently get so strongly absorbed in one thing that I lose sight of other things.

.68

0.0001

.03

.09

-.05

.02

Do you tend to get so absorbed by your special interests that you forget or ignore everything else?

.66

0.0001

.10

-.04

.01

-.04

655

AQ - I tend to have very strong interests, which I get upset about if I can't pursue.

.64

0.0001

.03

.09

-.05

.02

269

Have you felt different from others for most of your life?

.62

0.0001

.14

-.02

.06

.00

Do you or others think that you have unconventional ways of solving problems?

.58

0.0001

.09

-.02

-.09

Do you focus on one interest at a time and become an expert on that subject?

.56

0.0001

.09

-.03

.02

-.06

662

AQ - I notice patterns in things all the time.

.56

0.0001

.03

.09

-.05

.02

680

AQ - I like to collect information about categories of things (e.g., types of cars, birds, trains, plants).

.56

0.0001

.03

.07

-.06

.00

100

Do you have values & views that are either very old-fashioned or way ahead of their time?

.55

0.0001

.10

-.01

.01

-.09

861

Do people see you as eccentric?

.54

0.0001

.09

-.03

-.01

.03

1347

Do you have a strong preference for detail over gestalt?

.54

0.0001

.06

-.02

.01

.13

140

Is you imagination unusual, with unique ideas that others don't have?

.53

0.0001

.12

-.01

.10

-.11

497

As a child, was your play more directed towards, for example, sorting, building, investigating or taking things apart than towards social games with other kids?

.53

0.0001

.09

-.02

.01

-.01

519

Do you have a hyperactive mind?

.52

0.0001

.10

-.01

-.03

-.04

1350

Do you have an avid perseverance in gathering and cataloguing information on a topic of interest?

.52

0.0001

.09

-.00

-.01

1153

Do you need periods of contemplation?

.52

0.0001

.11

.01

.04

-.05

Do you take an interest in, and remember, details that others do not seem to notice?

.49

0.0001

.13

.02

.01

-.08

499

Have you been called a 'know-it-all' because you feel compelled to correct people with accurate facts?

.49

0.0001

.09

-.00

-.05

-.10

870

Do you see things that other people don't see?

.49

0.0001

.07

-.02

.11

.14

868

Do you see a special meaning in the way things are arranged around you?

.48

0.0001

.06

-.03

.11

.05

695

Do you notice patterns in things all the time?

.48

0.0001

.10

.00

-.04

-.07

599

Do you feel an urge to correct people with accurate facts, numbers, spelling, grammar etc., when they get something wrong?

.47

0.0001

.12

.01

-.03

Do you have strong sense of ethics and a tendency to stand up for your ideals & beliefs?

.47

0.0001

.12

.04

.01

-.10

645

AQ - I usually notice car number plates or similar strings of information.

.47

0.0001

.03

.08

-.05

.01

1352

Attwood - Do you have encyclopaedic or "CD ROM" knowledge of one or more topics?

.47

0.0001

.11

.07

-.03

.05

606

Do you tend to do everything worth doing, more perfect than really needed?

.46

0.0001

.08

-.01

.01

-.03

238

Do you have one special talent which you have emphasised and worked on?

.46

0.0001

.08

-.02

.06

-.07

Do you enjoy gathering information about categories of things (types of birds, cars etc.)?

.46

0.0001

.10

1302

NEO - Like to get lost in thought

.46

0.0001

.00

Are you fascinated by dates and/or numbers?

.45

0.0001

.07

-.05

.08

-.11

1348

Attwood - Do you have an original, often unique perspective in problem solving?

.44

0.0001

.08

-.04

.05

-.07

1351

Attwood - Are your thoughts persistent?

.43

0.0001

.07

-.06

.02

.01

658

AQ - I am fascinated by numbers.

.41

0.0001

.02

.07

-.05

.01

189

Do you consider yourself a very logical person?

.41

0.0001

.13

.03

.20

-.05

Are you very gifted in one or more areas?

.40

0.0001

.11

.02

.14

-.13

651

Do you tend to notice details that others do not?

.40

0.0001

.10

.04

.02

-.03

648

AQ - I am fascinated by dates.

.40

0.0001

.02

.06

-.05

-.01

301

Do you often work through lunch or breaks to fix mistakes and get things done on time?

.40

0.0001

.08

-.02

.07

-.07

1150

GIFTED - Do you have unusual ideas or perceptions?

.38

0.0001

.00

300

Do you take on too much because it is easier to do it yourself than having to explain to others how to do it?

.38

0.0001

.10

.01

.05

-.09

Are you very logical and get surprised or impatient when others aren't?

.37

0.0001

.14

1349

Attwood - Do you have exceptional memory and/or recall of details often forgotten or disregarded by others, for example: names, dates, schedules, routines?

.37

0.0001

.09

-.00

-.05

.12

141

Do you enjoy figuring out how things work?

.36

0.0001

.14

.05

.21

-.14

Do you have excellent long-term memory in subjects that interest you?

.36

0.0001

.16

.02

.12

-.12

1147

GIFTED - Do you have extraordinary abilities and deficits?

.36

0.0001

.00

1419

Do you prefer to try to find your own niche in work/life?

.35

0.0001

.12

.07

.05

-.05

1342

Attwood - Are you determined to seek the truth?

.34

0.0001

.12

.07

.09

1340

Attwood - Are you primarily interested in significant contributions to conversation over ritualistic small talk or socially trivial statements and superficial conversation?

.34

0.0001

.07

-.09

.08

1142

GIFTED - Do you need periods of contemplation?

.34

0.0001

.00

605

Are you a computer geek?

.34

0.0001

.07

-.01

.05

-.00

496

Were you precocious as a child?

.34

0.0001

.08

.03

-.04

.00

1346

Attwood - Do you have an advanced use of pictorial metaphors?

.33

0.0001

.06

.08

.02

.13

766

Are you irritated by inefficiency and do you find it easy to see how things can be done in better ways?

.33

0.0001

.00

251

Do you see the value in owning one of a kind?

.32

0.0001

.07

-.00

-.07

1247

NEO - See beauty in things that others might not notice

.31

0.0001

.00

1143

GIFTED - Do you often connect seemingly unrelated ideas?

.30

0.0001

.00

663

AQ - I would rather go to the theater than to a museum.

-.28

0.0001

.01

.05

.02

.01

1148

GIFTED - Are you often aware of things that others are not?

.29

0.0001

.00

Do you have excellent vocabulary and/or a fascination with words?

.28

0.0001

.12

.03

.11

-.10

122

Are you sometimes very calm in situations that others find stressful?

.27

0.0001

.14

.08

.15

-.17

1151

GIFTED - Are you a complex person?

.25

0.0001

.00

1679

- content

-.23

0.0001

.00

1682

- evil

.24

0.05

.00

1344

Attwood - Do you have an advanced vocabulary and interest in words?

.21

0.0001

.12

.04

-.07

.05

1687

- creepy

.21

0.2

.00

1336

Attwood - Do you have the ability to pursue personal theory or perspective despite conflicting evidence?

.19

0.0001

.06

.02

.11

.14

1145

GIFTED - Do you often search for meaning in your life?

.19

0.0001

.00

1146

GIFTED - Are you fascinated with paradoxes?

.18

0.01

.00

293

Can you remember a discussion verbatim even days or weeks after?

.18

0.0001

.07

.01

.07

-.13

273

Do you enjoy standing out and not following the fashions of the day?

.17

0.0001

.07

.01

.02

.01

1125

GIFTED - Do you persevere with your interests?

.17

---

.00

1683

- friendly

-.15

0.2

.00

1681

- satisfied

-.12

0.2

.00

1685

- laughing

-.12

0.2

.00

1680

- excited

-.12

0.1

.00

1420

Are you highly competitive in your area of expertise?

.12

0.005

.06

.02

-.04

-.00

1134

GIFTED - Do you have a vivid imagination?

.10

0.1

.00

1135

GIFTED - Do you feel driven by your creativity?

.10

0.005

.00

1124

GIFTED - Are you very curious?

.08

0.1

.00

1259

NEO - Do more than what's expected of me

.07

0.005

.00

1123

GIFTED - Do you have strong moral convictions?

.06

---

.00

1688

- smirk

.06

---

.00

1133

GIFTED - Are you a keen observer?

.05

0.1

.00

1149

GIFTED - Do you set high standards or goals for yourself?

.05

0.1

.00

1212

NEO - Have a vivid imagination

.05

0.02

.00

1131

GIFTED - Do you often take a stand against injustice?

.04

0.1

.00

688

AQ - I am not very good at remembering people's date of birth.

.03

0.005

.02

.06

-.00

.01

668

AQ - I am not very good at remembering phone numbers.

.02

0.0001

.02

.05

-.00

.02

292

Do you prefer troubleshooting to using a manual when technical problems arise?

.02

0.1

.08

.04

.07

1686

- cheeky

.00

---

.00

1684

- funny

.00

---

.00

264

Do you see social rejection as an opportunity to grow as a human being?

.00

0.0001

.05

-.10

-.18

G:2

NT ability problem / NT ability

AS-NT Corr

p <

Aspie loading

NT loading

g loading

introvert loading

Do you get confused by several verbal instructions at the same time?

.67

0.0001

.09

-.06

.01

.07

303

Are you easily distracted or overwhelmed?

.66

0.0001

.10

-.07

-.10

.07

Do you tend to get so stuck on details that you miss the overall picture?

.64

0.0001

.08

-.05

.01

.03

611

Is it difficult for you to multitask?

.61

0.0001

.07

-.04

-.02

.05

129

Do you have difficulty describing & summarising things for example events, conversations or something you've read?

.58

0.0001

.07

-.06

.02

.06

Do you find it hard to multi-task or shift your attention rapidly from one thing to another and therefore need to finish one task before turning to the next?

.58

0.0001

.08

-.05

.06

.07

Do you need to see, touch or do things yourself in order to remember them?

.57

0.0001

.09

-.05

-.07

-.01

676

AQ - If there is an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly.

-.55

0.0001

.02

.08

.06

.01

397

Do you need to do things yourself in order to remember them?

.55

0.0001

.10

-.01

.02

.04

Do you find it difficult to generalize?

.55

0.0001

.08

743

If there is an interruption, can you quickly return to what you were doing before?

-.52

0.0001

.08

.19

.01

-.07

515

Do you find it hard to focus on or learn things you are not interested in?

.50

0.0001

.15

.04

.10

.07

715

Can you easily remember verbal instructions?

-.49

0.0001

.07

.18

-.00

-.08

240

Do you find it very hard to learn things that you are not interested in?

.49

0.0001

.12

.02

.03

319

Do you find it difficult to take notes in lectures?

.48

0.0001

.07

-.03

.00

.04

616

Are you easily distracted?

.48

0.0001

.10

.00

.02

.07

667

AQ - I usually concentrate more on the whole picture, rather than on the small details.

-.46

0.0001

.02

.08

.05

.00

143

Are you easily distracted and/or bored?

.46

0.0001

.14

.03

-.04

.10

142

If you work on more than one project at a time do you seldom finish them?

.46

0.0001

.09

-.02

-.01

-.09

649

AQ - In a social group, I can easily keep track of several different people's conversations.

-.43

0.0001

.01

.05

.04

-.02

118

Do you find it difficult to read written material unless it is very interesting or very easy?

.44

0.0001

.08

-.04

-.12

.09

726

Can you easily keep track of several different people's conversations?

-.42

0.0001

.06

.16

-.03

-.05

Is it easier and more interesting for you to focus on the outer form (e.g. the font and layout of a text) than on the actual content?

.42

0.0001

.07

671

Do you find it easy to do more than one thing at once?

-.38

0.0001

.05

.08

.07

.01

163

Do you frequently misplace things?

.37

0.0001

.10

.01

-.09

.10

719

Do you find it easy to do more than one thing at the time?

-.36

0.0001

.05

.14

-.04

-.09

806

SPQ - I sometimes forget what I am trying to say.

.36

0.0001

.02

.00

-.02

-.00

Do you find concrete things easier to grasp than abstract concepts?

.36

0.0001

.09

721

Do you find it easy to describe & summarize for example events, conversations or something you've read?

-.34

0.0001

.07

.14

-.01

-.09

1292

NEO - Have difficulty understanding abstract ideas

.32

0.0001

.00

1052

Do you prefer to read directions only when all else have failed?

.28

0.0001

.06

-.00

-.01

1155

Do you understand new ideas quickly?

-.26

0.0001

.11

.16

-.03

.19

317

Are you a slow reader?

.25

0.0001

.04

-.02

-.06

.05

322

Is reading a chore?

.19

0.0001

.03

-.02

-.13

.02

342

Do you find it easy to sequence ideas in writing?

-.18

0.0001

.08

.12

-.09

1115

GIFTED - Do you understand new ideas quickly?

-.17

0.0001

.00

340

Do you require some instruction before solving a problem?

.16

0.0001

.07

-.00

-.13

.05

485

Visual learner

.14

0.0001

.19

.11

.09

1114

GIFTED - Are you a good problem solver?

-.12

0.0001

.00

270

Do you often feel overwhelmed when having to work alone?

.13

0.0001

.03

-.00

-.13

-.00

1126

GIFTED - Do you have a great deal of energy?

-.11

0.0001

.00

323

Do you rely on recording devices rather than notes?

.10

0.0001

.03

-.00

-.09

.01

1144

GIFTED - Do you thrive on challenge?

-.06

0.0001

.00

373

Do you think before you act?

-.06

0.0001

.11

.09

.20

.09

1130

GIFTED - Are you an avid reader?

.07

---

.00

1118

GIFTED - Can you concentrate for long periods of time?

-.05

0.0001

.00

1139

GIFTED - Do you love ardent discussions?

-.05

0.0001

.00

1140

GIFTED - Are you perceptive or insightful?

-.05

0.005

.00

321

Do you enjoy reading?

.05

0.005

.14

.07

.12

-.02

1132

GIFTED - As a child were you considered mature for your age?

-.03

0.002

.00

1232

NEO - Love to read challenging material

.04

0.001

.00

1154

Do you have an extensive vocabulary?

.03

0.0001

.12

.11

-.00

.15

1117

GIFTED - Do you have good long-term memory?

-.02

0.0001

.00

1116

GIFTED - Do you have an extensive vocabulary?

.02

0.005

.00

G:3

Aspie compulsion / Aspie compulsion problem

AS-NT Corr

p <

Aspie loading

NT loading

g loading

introvert loading

Does it cause chaos in your body or mind if your plans, environment or daily routines suddenly get changed, or if an activity that is important to you gets interrupted?

.70

0.0001

.11

-.08

-.06

.03

Do you more easily get very upset over 'minor' things (e.g. losing your favourite pen) than over things which others get upset about?

.68

0.0001

.07

-.09

-.06

-.04

360

Does it cause chaos in your body or mind if your plans, environment or daily routines suddenly get changed?

.66

0.0001

.09

-.07

-.04

.04

Does it feel vitally important to be left undisturbed when focusing on your special interests?

.66

0.0001

.10

-.05

.02

-.02

500

Before doing something or going somewhere, do you need to visualize the place you're going to or rehearse possible scenarios in your mind so as to prepare yourself?

.64

0.0001

.09

-.05

.03

-.02

Do you need to sit on your favourite seat, go the same route or shop in the same shop every time?

.64

0.0001

.07

-.09

-.03

-.00

596

Do you get frustrated if you can't sit on your favorite seat?

.60

0.0001

.06

-.06

-.01

.03

598

Do you prefer to eat the same food every day for long periods at a time?

.60

0.0001

.06

-.03

-.05

-.04

249

Before doing something or going somewhere, do you need to have a picture in your mind of what's going to happen so as to be able to prepare yourself mentally first?

.59

0.0001

.09

-.03

.03

.01

Before doing something or going somewhere, do you need to have a picture in your mind of what's going to happen so as to be able to preparei yourself mentally first?

.59

0.0001

.11

597

Do you prefer to wear the same clothes every day for many days in a row?

.59

0.0001

.06

-.05

-.02

-.03

Do you prefer to wear the same clothes or eat the same food many days in a row?

.59

0.0001

.07

-.06

.01

-.03

Do you have obsessions or compulsions (repeated irresistible impulses to do certain things)?

.58

0.0001

.08

-.05

-.09

-.04

664

AQ - It does not upset me if my daily routine is disturbed.

-.57

0.0001

.01

.05

.04

.00

361

Do you become frustrated if an activity that is important to you gets interrupted?

.58

0.0001

.13

.01

.03

-.00

120

Do you sometimes get very emotional about simple objects?

.57

0.0001

.10

-.05

-.08

-.07

Do you have certain routines which you need to follow?

.57

0.0001

.08

-.04

-.00

.01

Do you have strong attachments to certain favorite objects?

.56

0.0001

.09

-.03

-.01

591

Do you need to finish what you're doing before turning to another task or person?

.55

0.0001

.08

-.04

.01

-.01

641

AQ - I prefer to do things the same way over and over again.

.54

0.0001

.02

.06

-.03

.02

1287

NEO - Dislike changes

.53

0.0001

.00

Do you love to collect and organize things, make lists & diagrams etc?

.52

0.0001

.09

-.04

.04

-.07

436

Do you have a need for symmetry, order and/or precision?

.51

0.0001

.08

-.03

.02

-.04

592

Do you love to collect things?

.51

0.0001

.07

-.02

-.03

-.05

242

Do you enjoy having a variety of choices to make each day?

-.49

0.0001

.07

.15

-.02

-.00

595

Do you find it disturbing or upsetting when others show up either later or sooner than agreed?

.50

0.0001

.09

-.02

.02

161

Do you like to collect items to make a set?

.50

0.0001

.09

-.04

.01

-.11

Do you have a need for comfort items like a blanket, stuffed animals etc?

.49

0.0001

.06

-.06

-.09

-.07

1353

Attwood - Do you have knowledge of routines and a focused desire to maintain order and accuracy?

.49

0.0001

.09

-.00

.02

1227

NEO - Prefer variety to routine

-.46

0.0001

.00

613

Do you need lists and schedules in order to get things done?

.47

0.0001

.08

-.01

.03

.06

594

Do you love to make lists, diagrams etc for the fun of it?

.46

0.0001

.06

-.01

-.04

-.07

259

Do you understand why the loss of a pen can be more devastating than the loss of a relationship?

.42

0.0001

.05

-.05

.04

-.07

1257

NEO - Prefer to stick with things that I know

.41

0.0001

.00

682

AQ - I like to carefully plan any activities I participate in.

.40

0.0001

.02

.06

-.03

.02

252

Do you crave order in your home and work environments?

.40

0.0001

.08

-.03

.04

-.12

Do you have a need for order and neatness?

.37

0.0001

.08

241

Do you prefer being told the bottom line rather than having to find your own way there?

.31

0.0001

.08

-.00

-.04

.03

Are you punctual, conscientious and perfectionist?

.28

0.0001

.10

.05

-.02

1121

GIFTED - Are you a perfectionist?

.23

0.0001

.00

1141

GIFTED - Do you have organized collections?

.22

0.0001

.00

202

Do you need regular eating patterns?

.22

0.0001

.05

-.01

-.02

-.07

607

Do you try to always be punctual?

.20

0.0001

.09

.11

.02

-.16

593

Are you good at sorting, organizing and creating order?

.17

0.0001

.08

.10

-.07

-.18

1317

NEO - Am attached to conventional ways

.14

0.002

.00

1055

Do you like to organize your work and / or life?

.08

0.0005

.08

.07

.02

-.07

1219

NEO - Like to tidy up

.05

0.0002

.00

G:4

NT compulsion problem / NT compulsion

AS-NT Corr

p <

Aspie loading

NT loading

g loading

introvert loading

1152

Do you often feel out-of-sync with others?

.70

0.0001

.11

-.04

.05

-.07

Do you dislike or have difficulty with team sports and other group endeavours?

.64

0.0001

.09

-.06

.06

-.01

1127

GIFTED - Do you often feel out-of-sync with others?

.60

0.0001

.00

1246

NEO - Talk to a lot of different people at parties

-.53

0.0001

.00

1216

NEO - Love large parties

-.51

0.0001

.00

1306

NEO - Avoid crowds

.51

0.0001

.00

291

Are you good at party games?

-.49

0.0001

.05

.15

-.01

-.03

256

Are you energised by being in the company of others?

-.49

0.0001

.06

.15

-.08

-.01

236

Do you like having others involved in your activities?

-.48

0.0001

.06

.16

-.05

.03

283

Do you enjoy team sports?

-.47

0.0001

.04

.12

-.03

.01

125

Do you enjoy being in a big crowd, such as a football game?

-.46

0.0001

.05

.19

-.07

.01

Are you usually unaware of/disinterested in what is currently in vogue?

.47

0.0001

.10

-.01

.03

-.03

282

Are your views typical of your peer group?

-.45

0.0001

.05

.15

.02

.07

277

Have you felt kinship and belonging to others for most of your life?

-.41

0.0001

.04

.13

-.05

-.02

370

Are you the life of a party?

-.40

0.0001

.04

.12

-.05

-.02

708

Do you naturally fit into the expected gender stereotypes?

-.40

0.0001

.05

.14

.02

.04

367

Is a large social network important to you?

-.39

0.0001

.04

.12

-.05

.04

701

Do you prefer the company of those that are the same age as yourself?

-.37

0.0001

.05

.13

-.01

.13

1231

NEO - Love excitement

-.35

0.0001

.00

1266

NEO - Have a lot of fun

-.35

0.0001

.00

272

Do you take pride in your appearance?

-.32

0.0001

.08

.15

.00

.01

184

Is creating a social identity important for you?

-.31

0.0001

.06

.17

-.12

.05

490

Is your image and social identity a important to you?

-.31

0.0001

.06

.18

-.02

.12

248

Do you like to explore new places and take part in a new activity when somebody else takes the initiative?

-.29

0.0001

.08

.10

-.03

.05

699

Do you prefer to eat different food every day?

-.28

0.0001

.05

.12

-.01

.07

700

Do you prefer to change cloth every day?

-.28

0.0001

.07

.13

-.01

.05

434

Is climing the social hierarchy important to you?

-.28

0.0001

.03

.09

-.07

.07

146

Do you have an interest in fashion?

-.27

0.0001

.05

.12

-.15

.03

180

Do you have an interest for the current fashions?

-.26

0.0001

.04

.12

-.00

.11

705

Are you usually aware of/interested in what is currently in vogue?

-.26

0.0001

.04

.10

-.04

-.01

237

Do you have lots of things going on all at once and enjoy doing them simultaneously?

-.26

0.0001

.05

.08

-.01

-.07

779

Do you prefer the company of those of the same generation as yourself?

-.26

0.0001

.06

.13

.01

.00

376

Do you cheer loudly at a sporting event or concert?

-.26

0.0001

.05

.10

-.11

-.04

345

Do you talk to put others at ease even when you really have nothing to say?

-.25

0.0001

.06

.11

-.11

-.03

153

Do you enjoy gossip?

-.25

0.0001

.06

.13

-.01

.09

245

Do you cheerfully redecorate or try wearing a different style of clothing?

-.24

0.0001

.05

.08

-.11

-.04

162

Do you prefer romance/drama films to science fiction/documentary films?

-.24

0.0001

.04

.14

-.17

.12

150

Is your style and image important to you?

-.23

0.0001

.07

.15

-.12

.09

166

Do you like to be in charge of other people?

-.23

0.0001

.05

.10

.01

396

Do you enjoy wearing jewelry?

-.22

0.0001

.04

.09

-.10

.09

1236

NEO - Radiate joy

-.22

0.0001

.00

181

Is other people's image of you important to you?

-.21

0.0001

.08

.15

-.13

.12

1368

Do you prefer a traditional wedding over a simple arrangement at home?

-.21

0.0001

.04

.10

-.04

.09

1367

Do you enjoy a good love story?

-.21

0.0001

.06

.13

-.01

.15

1261

NEO - Seek adventure

-.21

0.0001

.00

1391

EQ - If anyone asked me if I like their haricut, I would reply truthfully, even if I didn�t like it.

.20

0.05

.06

.04

.06

-.02

135

Do you find it natural that males take initiatives to start a romantic relationship?

-.19

0.0001

.06

.12

.00

.06

244

Do you find a little danger in your life energising?

-.17

0.0001

.05

.07

-.06

.03

347

Do you consider yourself fashionable?

-.17

0.0001

.03

.06

-.09

-.10

147

Do you enjoy the status of a new car/new stereo/new TV?

-.16

0.0001

.05

.11

-.10

.07

257

Do you spend more time getting to know others than yourself?

-.15

0.0001

.04

.07

-.10

-.06

148

Do you more often get things because you need them than because others have them?

.16

0.0001

.12

.07

.08

.07

183

Is making a career important to you?

-.15

0.0001

.09

.16

-.02

.03

395

Do you enjoy make-up?

-.12

0.0001

.04

.06

-.16

.12

1228

NEO - Love a good fight

-.12

0.002

.00

744

Do you like to drive a car or to watch motor-sports?

-.10

0.0001

.06

.09

-.11

-.07

271

Does it matter how others view you?

-.09

0.0001

.08

.06

-.11

.06

290

Do you find predictability and constancy mind-numbing?

-.08

0.0002

.05

-.06

.07

246

Do you have the need for something new and exciting get motivated?

-.08

0.0001

.07

.06

-.08

.07

1291

NEO - Enjoy being reckless

-.08

0.02

.00

274

Are you loyal to certain brands because they are "fashionable" or "must have"s?

-.05

0.0001

.02

.03

-.09

-.05

379

Are you willing to do almost anything to get attention?

-.02

0.0001

.03

.04

-.16

-.09

127

Do you find it natural to keep track of whom owes whom favours?

.02

0.0001

.06

-.03

.00

377

Do you get bored by silence and stillness?

.00

0.0001

.05

.04

-.15

.02

G:5

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Aspie loading

NT loading

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1441

Do you tend to say things that are considered socially inappropriate when you are tired, frustrated or when you act naturally?

.70

0.0001

.08

-.03

.04

-.03

364

Do you find it easier to understand and communicate with odd & unusual people than with ordinary people?

.62

0.0001

.09

-.03

-.09

151

Is your sense of humor different from mainstream or considered odd?

.58

0.0001

.10

-.02

-.10

489

Have you had difficulties fitting into expected gender stereotypes, perhaps having interests and behaviors that are atypical for your gender?

.56

0.0001

.07

-.03

-.06

709

Do you have unusual eating and/or sleeping patterns?

.55

0.0001

.09

-.04

-.05

-.03

174

Do you or others think that you have unusual eating habits?

.54

0.0001

.07

-.04

-.02

288

Are your dreams and fantasies much like those of others?

-.51

0.0001

.04

.12

-.09

.03

133

Do you have an alternative view of what is attractive in the opposite sex?

.52

0.0001

.07

-.02

-.05

-.08

516

Are you somewhat of a daydreamer, often lost in your own thoughts?

.51

0.0001

.14

.02

.03

-.02

1423

Do you see your own activities as more important than other people's?

.50

0.0001

.08

-.01

-.04

630

Have you or have you had a tendency to be hyperactive and/or restless?

.50

0.0001

.07

-.03

-.01

-.08

994

ADD - Easily overwhelmed by tasks of daily living

.49

0.0001

.02

.04

-.05

.00

716

Is your sense of humor fairly conventional?

-.48

0.0001

.05

.11

-.02

.03

Do you have unusual sleeping patterns?

.49

0.0001

.10

.01

.05

309

Do your feelings cycle regulary between hopelessness and extremely high confidence?

.49

0.0001

.08

-.01

.02

971

ADD - Trouble listening carefully to directions

.48

0.0001

.02

.04

-.05

.02

1371

Do you tend to become obsessed with a potential partner and cannot let go of him/her?

.48

0.0001

.07

-.01

.03

615

Do you tend to be restless?

.48

0.0001

.09

.01

-.03

.13

1053

Do you have problems starting and / or finishing projects?

.47

0.0001

.11

.01

.06

.04

543

Is it or has it been harder for you than for others to find a partner?

.47

0.0001

.09

-.03

.03

.09

968

ADD - Short attention span, unless very interested in something

.47

0.0001

.02

.04

-.03

.03

1010

ADD - Tendency to be immature

.47

0.0001

.02

-.04

-.00

958

Has there been a period of time when you were not your usual self and you were so irritable that you shouted at people or started fights or arguments?

.46

0.0001

.08

-.01

.02

.06

1046

Do you have immature interests?

.46

0.0001

.08

-.01

-.04

974

ADD - Difficulty learning new games, because it is hard to stay on track during directions

.46

0.0001

.02

-.06

-.01

976

ADD - Poor listening skills

.46

0.0001

.03

-.07

.01

473

Is it harder for you than for others to get over a failed relationship?

.45

0.0001

.07

-.02

-.00

.02

155

Do you find the norms of hygiene too strict?

.45

0.0001

.05

-.03

.01

969

ADD - Easily distracted, tendency to drift away (although at times can be hyper focused)

.45

0.0001

.02

.04

-.03

.04

145

Do you have irregular eating habits that are adapted to what you are doing right now?

.45

0.0001

.12

.02

-.02

.00

1047

Do you have trouble with authority?

.45

0.0001

.08

-.01

-.00

-.01

1054

Are you poor at organizing your work and / or life?

.44

0.0001

.09

-.00

.06

.04

610

Do you have atypical or irregular sleeping patterns that deviate from the 24-h cycle?

.44

0.0001

.07

-.01

.04

.01

559

Are you a picky eater?

.44

0.0001

.07

-.02

362

Have you experienced stronger than normal attachments to certain people?

.44

0.0001

.09

-.01

-.02

.01

979

ADD - Has to be moving in order to think

.44

0.0001

.02

-.05

-.02

984

ADD - Trouble going through established channels, trouble following proper procedure, an attitude of 'read the directions when all else fails'

.43

0.0001

.02

.03

-.06

-.01

986

ADD - A prisoner of the moment

.43

0.0001

.02

-.06

-.03

1422

Do you jump between topics when speaking?

.42

0.0001

.09

.02

-.08

-.01

1208

Do you sometimes lie awake at night because of too many thoughts?

.42

0.0001

.11

.02

-.10

-.05

165

Do you find it easy to organize your daily life?

-.41

0.0001

.06

.16

.03

-.02

164

Do you often find reasons to question authorities?

.41

0.0001

.12

.01

.07

-.09

978

ADD - Restlessness, constant motion, legs moving, fidgetiness

.41

0.0001

.01

.02

-.02

.01

517

Do you tend to be hyperactive and restless?

.41

0.0001

.07

-.02

-.15

.01

977

ADD - Tendency to be easily bored (tunes out)

.40

0.0001

.02

.05

-.03

.03

464

Are you fairly insensitive to physical pain, or even enjoy some types of pain?

.40

0.0001

.06

-.03

.10

.01

474

Do you refuse to give up on a relationship or potential relationship that others would not bother with?

.39

0.0001

.07

-.01

.10

1429

Are you more sexually attracted to strangers than to people you know well?

.39

0.0001

.05

-.11

.00

-.01

156

Do you think others should have the same friends and enemies as yourself?

.39

0.0001

.05

-.03

-.05

.03

982

ADD - Impulsive, in words and/or actions (spending)

.39

0.0001

.02

.04

-.05

.02

1017

ADD - Trouble with authority

.39

0.0001

.02

-.03

-.00

308

Do you have regular periods of needing more sleep interspaced with periods of needing less sleep?

.39

0.0001

.07

-.02

-.04

-.05

781

Have you have had long-lasting urges to take revenge?

.39

0.0001

.06

-.01

.01

1274

NEO - Handle tasks smoothly

-.37

0.0001

.00

980

ADD - Trouble sitting still, such as trouble sitting in one place for too long, sitting at a desk job for long periods, sitting through a movie

.38

0.0001

.02

-.05

-.00

972

ADD - Frequently misplaces things

.38

0.0001

.02

.03

-.02

.02

973

ADD - Skips around while reading, or goes to the end first, trouble staying on track

.38

0.0001

.02

-.05

-.01

999

ADD - Enthusiastic beginnings but poor endings

.38

0.0001

.02

.04

-.04

.02

617

Are you easily bored?

.37

0.0001

.09

.05

.02

.12

452

Do you examine the hair of people you like a lot?

.37

0.0001

.05

-.03

-.06

.03

998

ADD - Starting projects but not finishing them, poor follow through

.37

0.0001

.01

.03

-.03

.01

991

ADD - Poor organization and planning, trouble maintaining an organized work/living area

.36

0.0001

.02

.03

-.04

.01

1272

NEO - Love to daydream

.36

0.0001

.00

381

Do you have unusual sexual preferences?

.36

0.0001

.05

-.01

-.04

-.07

1324

NEO - Have difficulty starting tasks

.36

0.0001

.00

1001

ADD - Inconsistent work performance

.35

0.0001

.02

-.06

-.01

960

Has there been a period of time when you were not your usual self and spending money got you or your family into trouble?

.35

0.0001

.05

-.02

.07

.04

168

Do you have money management difficulties?

.34

0.0001

.07

.00

-.06

-.15

304

Are you impulsive/restless?

.34

0.0001

.08

-.02

-.13

-.01

Do you have an ability to stick to something that interests you and not give up?

.34

0.0001

.14

.05

-.04

.15

970

ADD - Lacks attention to detail, due to distractibility

.34

0.0001

.03

-.06

-.01

1428

Do you frequently search for high stimulation?

.33

0.0001

.06

.01

-.17

-.03

1417

Do you want to always be around your partner (or imaginary partner) and do everything together?

.33

0.0001

.06

.01

.04

996

ADD - Some adults with ADD are very successful, but often only if they are surrounded with people who organize them.

.33

0.0001

.02

.01

-.05

-.03

1023

ADD - Tendency toward addictions (food, alcohol, drugs, work)

.33

0.0001

.02

.03

-.05

-.01

964

ADD - History of not living up to potential in school or work (report cards with comments such as 'not living up to potential')

.33

0.0001

.02

.03

-.02

.02

963

ADD - History of ADD symptoms in childhood, such as distractibility, short attention span, impulsivity or restlessness. ADD doesn't start at age 30.

.33

0.0001

.02

-.04

-.01

1036

ADD - Difficulty coming awake (may need coffee or other stimulant or activity before feeling fully awake)

.33

0.0001

.01

.02

-.03

.01

993

ADD - Often have piles of stuff

.32

0.0001

.02

.03

-.03

.02

988

ADD - Frequent, impulsive job changes

.32

0.0001

.02

.01

-.04

997

ADD - Chronic procrastination or trouble getting started

.32

0.0001

.01

.03

-.02

.02

498

Are you naturally nocturnal, most alert after midnight?

.31

0.0001

.09

.05

.01

.02

418

Have you been hyperactive most of your life?

.31

0.0001

.04

-.03

-.13

-.11

337

Do you often question authority?

.31

0.0001

.10

-.01

.03

1418

Do you prefer to construct your own set of spiritual beliefs rather than following existing religions / belief-systems?

.31

0.0001

.09

.04

-.02

-.03

992

ADD - Chronically late or chronically in a hurry

.31

0.0001

.02

.03

-.05

-.00

1037

ADD - Periods of low energy, especially early in the morning and in the afternoon

.30

0.0001

.00

1050

Do you find it natural to go through established channels?

-.29

0.0001

.05

.10

.03

995

ADD - Poor financial management (late bills, check book a mess, spending unnecessary money on late fees)

.30

0.0001

.02

.03

-.04

-.01

1000

ADD - Spends excessive time at work because of inefficiencies

.30

0.0001

.02

-.06

-.02

948

MDQ - Has there ever been a period of time when you were not your usual self and (while not on drugs or alcohol) you were so easily distracted by things around you that you had trouble concentrating or staying on track?

.30

0.0001

.00

965

ADD - History of frequent behavior problems in school (mostly for males)

.30

0.0001

.02

.01

-.04

-.03

975

ADD - Easily distracted during sex, causing frequent breaks or turn-offs during lovemaking

.30

0.0001

.01

-.03

-.02

1164

Has there ever been a period of time when you were much more social or outgoing than usual; for example, you telephoned friends in the middle of the night?

.30

0.0001

.05

-.01

-.09

-.04

1034

ADD - Falls asleep or becomes tired while reading

.29

0.0001

.02

.03

-.05

-.00

307

Would you like to sleep all winter?

.29

0.0001

.07

-.02

-.04

.02

336

Are you strong-willed and stubborn?

.29

0.0001

.11

.01

.02

-.03

217

Do you speak before you think?

.29

0.0001

.07

-.02

-.11

-.05

638

Do you like to relax and do absolutely nothing while pondering on things of interest?

.29

0.0001

.11

.02

.05

.06

137

Do you feel like you were born with the wrong gender?

.29

0.0001

.03

-.04

-.02

.01

1214

NEO - Complete tasks successfully

-.27

0.0001

.00

956

MDQ - How much of a problem did any of these cause you -- like being unable to work/; having family, money, or legal troubles; getting into arguments or fights?

.28

0.0001

.00

967

ADD - Family history of ADD, learning problems, mood disorders or substance abuse problems

.28

0.0001

.02

-.03

-.02

561

Are you fairly non-sensitive to physical pain?

.28

0.0001

.05

-.01

-.03

.02

758

Rating for NT female #2

-.26

0.0001

.00

612

Do you tend to procrastinate?

.27

0.0001

.13

.09

-.03

990

ADD - Lying or stealing on impulse

.27

0.0001

.01

-.02

-.03

1020

ADD - Frequent search for high stimulation (bungee jumping, gambling, race track, high stress jobs, ER doctors, doing many things at once, etc.)

.26

0.0001

.02

-.05

-.04

1304

NEO - Know how to get things done

-.25

0.0001

.00

105

Do you often get depressed during winter-time?

.25

0.0001

.08

.02

-.06

.03

131

Is it hard for you to break up from a relationship?

.25

0.0001

.11

.06

-.05

.02

437

Do you have compulsive sexual behavior, e.g. spend too much time on sex or switch sexual partner frequently?

.25

0.0001

.04

-.01

-.09

-.02

1051

Do you follow expected procedures?

-.23

0.0001

.07

.12

-.14

.02

953

MDQ - Has there ever been a period of time when you were not your usual self and (while not on drugs or alcohol) you did things that were unusual for you or that other people might have thought were excessive, foolish, or risky?

.23

0.0001

.00

1209

Do you think to much about food?

.23

0.0001

.05

.01

-.16

-.04

1206

EAT - Enjoy trying new rich foods

-.22

0.0001

.00

955

MDQ - If you checked YES to more than one of the above, have several of these ever happened during the same period of time?

.23

0.0001

.00

947

MDQ - Has there ever been a period of time when you were not your usual self and (while not on drugs or alcohol) thoughts raced through your head or you couldn't slow you mind down?

.23

0.0001

.00

1269

NEO - Make rash decisions

.22

0.0001

.00

757

Rating for NT male #2

-.20

0.0001

.00

136

Are you homosexual or bisexual?

.21

0.0001

.04

-.02

-.03

.01

987

ADD - Frequent traffic violations

.21

0.0001

.02

.01

-.04

-.02

1329

NEO - Act without thinking

.21

0.0001

.00

1136

GIFTED - Do you often question authority?

.20

0.0002

.00

1369

Do you tend to lean towards your partner when you are at a restaurant or party?

.20

0.0001

.06

.05

-.07

.12

1426

Are you argumentative and start disagreements for the fun of it?

.19

0.0001

.05

.02

-.14

-.07

1264

NEO - Carry out my plans

-.18

0.0001

.00

138

Do you have an interest in or have practised BD/SM?

.19

0.0001

.04

.01

.07

.09

942

MDQ - Has there ever been a period of time when you were not your usual self and (while not on drugs or alcohol) you felt so good or so hyper that other people thought you were not your normal self or you were so hyper that you got into trouble?

.19

0.0002

.00

357

Bipolar

.18

0.0001

.00

-.00

1374

Do you prefer to have friends of the opposite gender?

.18

0.0001

.07

.05

-.05

.06

943

MDQ - Has there ever been a period of time when you were not your usual self and (while not on drugs or alcohol) you were so irritable that you shouted at people or started fights or arguments?

.18

0.0005

.00

338

Do you trust authorities as long as they have the proper credentials?

-.16

0.0001

.06

-.01

.02

1239

NEO - Jump into things without thinking

.17

0.0001

.00

158

Did you prefer to sleep in your parents bed rather than in your own room as a child?

.15

0.0001

.06

.03

-.10

.11

1049

Do you respond quickly to slights?

.15

0.0001

.06

.04

-.06

-.00

1320

NEO - Am able to control my cravings

-.14

0.001

.00

946

MDQ - Has there ever been a period of time when you were not your usual self and (while not on drugs or alcohol) you were much more talkative or spoke faster than usual?

.15

0.002

.00

1314

NEO - Break my promises

.15

0.005

.00

216

Do you think before you speak?

-.14

0.0001

.10

.07

.13

154

Have you had an urge to try drugs or illegal substances?

.15

0.0001

.06

.04

-.13

-.11

186

Are you bisexual?

.15

0.0001

.04

.03

-.01

187

Do you like to be naked in private?

.14

0.0001

.07

-.05

159

Do you have an intense dislike for the military?

.14

0.0001

.06

.03

-.06

-.20

1430

Do you do more than is expected of you?

.14

0.05

.02

-.03

-.09

.10

1299

NEO - Rush into things

.14

0.0005

.00

453

Do you lick people you like a lot?

.13

0.0001

.03

-.00

-.12

-.11

954

MDQ - Has there ever been a period of time when you were not your usual self and (while not on drugs or alcohol) spending money got you or your family into trouble?

.13

0.01

.00

1230

NEO - Go on binges

.12

0.001

.00

951

MDQ - Has there ever been a period of time when you were not your usual self and (while not on drugs or alcohol) you were much more social or outgoing than usual; for example, you telephoned friends in the middle of the night?

.12

0.02

.00

483

Private religion

.12

0.0001

.13

.08

.10

.01

1448

Do you think a long-term relationship should start with sex?

.12

0.001

.02

-.02

1168

If you were single, would you find casual sex (one-night stands) rewarding?

-.10

0.0001

.04

.07

.00

-.05

188

Do you think leather is sexy?

.10

0.0001

.06

.07

185

Are you homosexual?

.10

0.0001

.03

.01

-.01

950

MDQ - Has there ever been a period of time when you were not your usual self and (while not on drugs or alcohol) you were much more active or did many more things than usual?

.10

0.05

.00

1180

Do you prefer romantic relationships to develop fast?

.09

0.0001

.06

-.06

.01

1249

NEO - Often forget to put things back in their proper place

.09

0.005

.00

1309

NEO - Leave my belongings around

.08

0.02

.00

1360

Do you believe in fate when it comes to love?

.08

0.0002

.05

.06

-.08

.18

780

Have you been in love with more than one person at the same time?

.07

0.0001

.02

-.05

.04

1084

Do like it when people you are fond of looks a lot at you and continue to do so for several hours without anything else happening?

.07

0.0001

.04

-.02

.05

949

MDQ - Has there ever been a period of time when you were not your usual self and (while not on drugs or alcohol) you had much more energy than usual?

.06

---

.00

773

Rating for Aspie female #3

-.05

0.05

.00

1279

NEO - Leave a mess in my room

.05

0.02

.00

1234

NEO - Am always prepared

-.03

0.0005

.00

1361

Do you believe in love at first sight?

.04

0.002

.05

.07

-.08

.14

1290

NEO - Easily resist temptations

-.03

0.005

.00

748

Rating for Aspie female #1

-.03

0.0001

.00

1129

GIFTED - Do you have an extraordinary sense of humor?

.03

0.001

.00

1362

Do you hope to meet the "right one"?

.02

0.05

.09

.11

.01

.07

1260

NEO - Rarely overindulge

.00

0.02

.00

1366

Do you save love-letters?

.01

0.001

.06

.08

-.05

.21

1363

Have you and a partner ever had a song of your own?

.00

---

.04

.06

-.11

.16

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Do you find it easier to understand & communicate with computers, animals and/or Aspies than with 'ordinary' people?

.79

0.0001

.10

-.12

.05

.02

281

Do you find preferable/easier to understand & communicate with computers, animals or unusual people?

.77

0.0001

.11

-.09

.05

-.01

1044

Do you have a tendency to become stuck when asked questions in social situation?

.72

0.0001

.08

-.07

.04

.01

Do you have more difficulties than others of the same age when it comes to making friendships and getting into relationships?

.69

0.0001

.12

-.07

.05

.07

494

Do you have problems with eye-contact (e.g. preferring to avoid it or staring 'too much')?

.68

0.0001

.10

-.07

.13

-.01

1043

Do you have a tendency to turn off when asked questions in social situation?

.67

0.0001

.07

-.08

.06

-.01

542

Have you had more difficulties than others making friends?

.67

0.0001

.11

-.05

.16

-.01

650

AQ - I find social situations easy.

-.64

0.0001

.01

.05

.06

-.04

677

AQ - I am good at social chitchat.

-.64

0.0001

.01

.05

.06

-.04

1241

NEO - Feel comfortable around people

-.63

0.0001

.00

Do you find yourself more attracted to things, ideas, music, computers, animals, buildings or vehicles than to people and social exchange?

.64

0.0001

.12

-.04

.12

-.06

343

Do you feel awkward in romantic situations?

.64

0.0001

.10

-.07

.08

.12

398

Do you dislike eye-contact?

.64

0.0001

.08

-.08

-.01

.02

Do you have problems with eye-contact?

.63

0.0001

.09

-.09

-.05

Do you find social chitchat difficult, tiresome and/or a waste of time?

.63

0.0001

.11

-.06

.09

.04

Do you tend to feel nervous, shy, confused or left out in social situations?

.63

0.0001

.15

-.02

.04

.07

1033

ADD - Tendency to turn off or become stuck when asked questions in social situation

.63

0.0001

.02

.03

-.06

.00

1211

NEO - Make friends easily

-.62

0.0001

.00

683

AQ - I enjoy social occasions.

-.61

0.0001

.01

.05

-.03

923

Do you avoid talking face to face with someone you don't know very well?

.62

0.0001

.08

-.05

.04

-.00

552

Do you prefer to avoid eye-contact?

.62

0.0001

.08

-.06

.02

661

AQ - I find it hard to make new friends.

.62

0.0001

.03

.09

-.05

.05

Are you fairly self-absorbed, more interested in yourself than in others and/or an objective observer of yourself?

.62

0.0001

.11

-.04

.04

-.05

365

Do you find it easier to communicate online than in real life?

.61

0.0001

.10

-.05

.04

.03

824

SPQ - I am poor at returning social courtesies and gestures.

.61

0.0001

.03

-.03

-.02

.04

656

AQ - I enjoy social chitchat.

-.60

0.0001

.01

.05

.06

-.03

201

Do you dislike touch?

.61

0.0001

.07

-.08

.04

.03

665

AQ - I frequently find that I don't know how to keep a conversation going.

.61

0.0001

.02

.06

-.04

.03

Do you get very tired after socializing, and need to regenerate alone?

.61

0.0001

.11

-.03

.06

-.01

553

Do you look this way and that while talking to people?

.60

0.0001

.08

-.03

.04

1301

NEO - Keep others at a distance

.60

0.0001

.00

858

Do people think you are aloof and distant?

.60

0.0001

.09

-.04

.03

-.08

268

Do you dislike being hugged when you haven't asked for it?

.60

0.0001

.08

-.07

.04

.01

1381

EQ - Friendships and relationships are just too difficult, so I tend not to bother with them.

.60

0.0001

.05

.06

.15

-.04

507

Do you dislike being touched or hugged unless you're prepared or have asked for it?

.59

0.0001

.08

-.05

.04

-.02

545

Are you good at teamwork?

-.58

0.0001

.07

.20

-.02

.01

859

Do you find it hard to be emotionally close to other people?

.59

0.0001

.10

-.04

.05

-.06

Do you dislike shaking hands with strangers?

.59

0.0001

.06

-.07

.02

.01

1271

NEO - Avoid contacts with others

.58

0.0001

.00

1442

Are you naturally good at returning social courtesies and gestures?

-.57

0.0001

.05

.10

.09

.02

856

Are you good at returning social courtesies and gestures?

-.57

0.0001

.07

.21

-.01

.03

Are you more of an observer than one who participates in life?

.58

0.0001

.12

-.02

.15

.06

686

AQ - I enjoy meeting new people.

-.56

0.0001

.01

.06

.05

-.03

368

Do you find it easy to maintain your social network?

-.56

0.0001

.04

.16

-.05

-.02

792

SPQ - I get very nervous when I have to make polite conversation.

.57

0.0001

.03

-.03

-.04

.03

Do you mostly prefer to play/work/do things on your own - in your own way and at your own pace?

.56

0.0001

.17

.02

.14

.08

363

Do you prefer animals to people?

.56

0.0001

.07

-.05

.03

.02

366

Do you feel uncomfortable with strangers?

.56

0.0001

.10

-.04

.07

.06

1276

NEO - Prefer to be alone

.55

0.0001

.00

654

AQ - I find myself drawn more strongly to people than to things.

-.54

0.0001

.01

.05

-.02

753

Rating for socker game

-.54

0.0001

.00

219

Do you lose interest in what others have to say?

.55

0.0001

.10

-.04

.03

.06

258

Are you comfortable in most social situations and with new people?

-.54

0.0001

.04

.16

-.01

-.02

1370

Do you become bored when a couple give their wedding wows?

.55

0.0001

.07

-.04

.04

-.10

1440

Can you quickly and naturally work out people's intentions in conversations?

-.53

0.0001

.05

371

Are you difficult to get to know?

.54

0.0001

.11

-.04

.14

.15

702

Are you good at social chitchat?

-.53

0.0001

.05

.17

-.06

-.04

696

Is it easy for you to make friends?

-.53

0.0001

.05

.15

.05

-.03

1225

NEO - Find it difficult to approach others

.54

0.0001

.00

798

SPQ - I am poor at expressing my true feelings by the way I talk and look.

.53

0.0001

.03

-.02

-.04

.03

117

Do you mostly talk when you have something concrete to say?

.53

0.0001

.12

-.02

.10

-.11

Is it difficult or tiresome for you to talk?

.53

0.0001

.08

-.05

.07

.04

910

LSAS - Avoid - Looking someone who you don't know very well straight in the eyes

.53

0.0001

.02

.00

-.05

-.01

1016

ADD - Avoids group activities

.53

0.0001

.01

.03

-.02

-.01

852

SPQ - I feel very uneasy talking to people I do not know well.

.53

0.0001

.03

-.02

-.05

.05

894

LSAS - Avoid - Talking face to face with someone you don't know very well

.52

0.0001

.02

-.00

-.06

.00

685

AQ - New situations make me anxious.

.52

0.0001

.02

.07

-.02

.02

827

SPQ - I feel very uncomfortable in social situations involving unfamiliar people.

.52

0.0001

.03

-.02

-.05

.04

Do you prefer to only meet people you know, one-on-one, or in small, familiar groups?

.51

0.0001

.14

-.01

.16

.04

652

AQ - I would rather go to a library than to a party.

.51

0.0001

.02

.06

-.03

.03

909

LSAS - Fear - Looking someone who you don't know very well straight in the eyes

.51

0.0001

.02

.00

-.05

-.01

421

Do you dislike it when people turn up at your home uninvited?

.51

0.0001

.10

-.03

.07

.09

740

Do you enjoy meeting new people?

-.50

0.0001

.06

.18

-.04

.04

896

LSAS - Avoid - Meeting strangers

.51

0.0001

.02

.00

-.06

.00

893

LSAS - Fear - Talking face to face with someone you don't know very well

.50

0.0001

.02

-.00

-.06

.00

860

Do you prefer to keep to yourself?

.50

0.0001

.12

-.02

.01

.15

814

SPQ - I find it hard to be emotionally close to other people.

.50

0.0001

.03

-.02

-.05

.05

454

Do you prefer to do things on your own even if you could use others' help or expertise?

.50

0.0001

.12

.01

.04

-.05

524

Do you dislike shaking hands due to disliking the feel of skin-contact with others?

.50

0.0001

.05

-.10

-.08

-.09

218

Are you good at small talk?

-.49

0.0001

.04

.15

-.09

-.06

1409

EQ - I can easily work out what another person might want to talk about.

-.49

0.0001

.05

.14

.04

-.06

885

LSAS - Fear - Going to a party

.50

0.0001

.02

.01

-.05

.00

832

SPQ - I tend to avoid eye contact when conversing with others.

.49

0.0001

.03

-.02

-.03

.03

895

LSAS - Fear - Meeting strangers

.49

0.0001

.02

.00

-.07

-.00

243

Do you welcome a surprise, even if it means being taken off task?

-.48

0.0001

.06

.16

-.05

.00

276

Will you abandon your friends if your activities or ideals clash?

.49

0.0001

.06

-.05

.03

-.01

917

LSAS - Fear - Giving a party

.49

0.0001

.02

.01

-.05

-.01

255

Do you find yourself at ease in romantic situations?

-.47

0.0001

.05

.16

-.02

.04

876

LSAS - Avoid - Participating in a small group activity

.48

0.0001

.02

-.00

-.05

.00

378

Do you dislike it when people drop by to visit you uninvited?

.48

0.0001

.09

-.01

.07

.01

875

LSAS - Fear - Participating in a small group activity

.48

0.0001

.02

-.01

-.06

-.01

810

SPQ - I get anxious when meeting people for the first time.

.48

0.0001

.03

-.01

-.05

.05

263

Do you see yourself as putting people first, before ideals and objects?

-.46

0.0001

.06

.13

-.07

.01

921

Do you avoid going to a party?

.47

0.0001

.09

-.04

.17

.12

738

Does it feel natural for you to say 'thank you' and 'sorry'?

-.46

0.0001

.10

.19

.05

.01

783

SPQ - I sometimes avoid going to places where there will be many people because I will get anxious.

.47

0.0001

.02

-.01

-.02

.02

1376

EQ - I find it difficult to explain to others things that I understand easily, when they don�t understand it first time.

.47

0.0001

.04

.08

.02

-.03

121

Do you find it easy to describe your feelings and emotions to others?

-.46

0.0001

.06

.15

-.02

-.07

526

Do you dislike shaking hands because handshakes feel unnatural?

.47

0.0001

.05

-.09

-.03

-.07

149

Do your friends mean more to you than hobbies and interests?

-.46

0.0001

.06

.16

-.06

.02

847

SPQ - Do you feel that you are unable to get "close" to people?

.47

0.0001

.03

-.02

-.05

.04

789

SPQ - People sometimes find me aloof and distant.

.47

0.0001

.02

-.00

-.03

.02

737

Do you find it natural to wave or say 'hi' when you meet people?

-.45

0.0001

.08

.18

.00

.03

Do you have a tendency to be passive and not initiate things yourself?

.46

0.0001

.10

-.01

.05

888

LSAS - Avoid - Working while being observed

.46

0.0001

.02

.01

-.04

-.02

886

LSAS - Avoid - Going to a party

.46

0.0001

.02

.01

-.05

.01

819

SPQ - Do you often feel nervous when you are in a group of unfamiliar people?

.45

0.0001

.02

-.00

-.03

.03

918

LSAS - Avoid - Giving a party

.45

0.0001

.01

-.04

-.01

887

LSAS - Fear - Working while being observed

.45

0.0001

.02

.01

-.05

-.03

848

SPQ - I am an odd, unusual person.

.45

0.0001

.03

-.01

-.04

-.00

124

Do you enjoy meeting new people every day?

-.44

0.0001

.05

.16

.03

-.08

922

Do you dislike working while being observed?

.44

0.0001

.13

.01

-.01

.01

305

Are you relaxed most anywhere, anytime?

-.43

0.0001

.04

.11

.02

.04

Are you fairly cool & dispassionate and usually only have feelings when provoked or excited?

.44

0.0001

.09

447

Do you find it easy to talk about feelings?

-.43

0.0001

.05

.13

-.02

-.03

704

Do you find it easier to communicate in real life than online?

-.43

0.0001

.04

.12

.01

891

LSAS - Fear - Calling someone you don't know very well

.43

0.0001

.02

-.05

.01

892

LSAS - Avoid - Calling someone you don't know very well

.43

0.0001

.02

-.05

.01

1013

ADD - Lack of talking in a relationship

.43

0.0001

.02

.03

-.05

.00

889

LSAS - Fear - Writing while being observed

.43

0.0001

.02

.00

-.04

-.03

1064

DYSLEXIA - Do you get confused if you have to speak in public?

.42

0.0001

.04

-.03

.08

.09

914

LSAS - Avoid - Trying to make someone's acquaintance for the purpose of a romantic/sexual relationship

.42

0.0001

.01

-.03

-.00

326

Do you remember rules of a game but not enjoy playing?

.42

0.0001

.05

-.04

.06

-.04

915

LSAS - Fear - Returning goods to a store for a refund

.42

0.0001

.02

-.00

-.05

-.02

787

SPQ - I have little interest in getting to know other people.

.41

0.0001

.02

-.02

-.04

.05

261

Do you prefer to talk only when you have something relevant to say?

.41

0.0001

.11

-.02

.15

.16

1179

Do you become shy or passive when you see somebody of the opposite sex that you are interested in?

.41

0.0001

.09

.02

-.11

-.05

1285

NEO - Only feel comfortable with friends

.41

0.0001

.00

732

Do you dislike unexpected touch or hugs from strangers?

.41

0.0001

.07

-.01

-.22

-.03

899

LSAS - Fear - Entering a room when others are already seated

.41

0.0001

.02

-.00

-.05

-.02

890

LSAS - Avoid - Writing while being observed

.41

0.0001

.01

-.03

882

LSAS - Avoid - Talking to someone in authority

.41

0.0001

.02

.01

-.04

-.02

1077

Do you dislike reading aloud?

.41

0.0001

.07

-.02

.03

-.00

796

SPQ - I prefer to keep to myself.

.40

0.0001

.02

.00

-.03

.04

901

LSAS - Fear - Being the center of attention

.40

0.0001

.02

.01

-.05

-.01

913

LSAS - Fear - Trying to make someone's acquaintance for the purpose of a romantic/sexual relationship

.40

0.0001

.02

-.03

-.01

694

As a child, was your play more directed towards social games with other kids, than for example, sorting, building, investigating or taking things apart?

-.39

0.0001

.04

.13

-.05

.08

817

SPQ - I feel I have to be on my guard even with friends.

.40

0.0001

.02

-.02

-.06

-.01

873

LSAS - Fear - Using a telephone in public

.39

0.0001

.02

-.01

-.04

-.02

919

LSAS - Fear - Resisting a high pressure sales person

.39

0.0001

.02

-.00

-.05

-.02

902

LSAS - Avoid - Being the center of attention

.39

0.0001

.02

.01

-.05

-.01

344

Do you enjoy working as a partner or team member, with supervision?

-.38

0.0001

.04

.10

-.05

-.02

1045

Are you self-centered?

.39

0.0001

.08

.00

-.01

-.03

673

AQ - I enjoy doing things spontaneously.

-.38

0.0001

.01

.06

.03

-.02

375

Are you easily embarrased?

.39

0.0001

.10

-.01

.02

.18

903

LSAS - Fear - Speaking up at a meeting

.38

0.0001

.02

.01

-.06

-.03

1315

NEO - Am not bothered by difficult social situations

-.37

0.0001

.00

1157

Do you have trouble resisting a high pressure sales person?

.38

0.0001

.05

-.02

.02

-.02

1165

Do you avoid urinating in a public bathroom?

.38

0.0001

.05

-.03

.01

-.01

838

SPQ - I tend to keep in the background on social occasions.

.38

0.0001

.02

-.00

-.03

.04

874

LSAS - Avoid - Using a telephone in public

.38

0.0001

.02

.00

-.04

-.02

235

Do you prefer to know a little about many things rather than becoming a specialist in one or a few areas?

-.37

0.0001

.06

.11

-.03

.01

881

LSAS - Fear - Talking to someone in authority

.37

0.0001

.02

.01

-.05

-.02

706

Do you enjoy when people drop by to visit you uninvited?

-.36

0.0001

.04

.12

-.09

-.02

900

LSAS - Avoid - Entering a room when others are already seated

.37

0.0001

.02

-.00

-.04

-.03

805

SPQ - I am mostly quiet when with other people.

.36

0.0001

.03

-.00

-.05

.06

1414

EQ - I can usually appreciate the other person�s viewpoint, even if I don�t agree with it.

-.35

0.0001

.06

.07

.11

.00

904

LSAS - Avoid - Speaking up at a meeting

.36

0.0001

.02

.01

-.05

-.03

916

LSAS - Avoid - Returning goods to a store for a refund

.36

0.0001

.02

-.00

-.04

-.02

1255

NEO - Am afraid to draw attention to myself

.35

0.0001

.00

733

Do you enjoy unexpected touch or hugs from friends?

-.34

0.0001

.07

.14

-.03

-.11

879

LSAS - Fear - Drinking with others

.35

0.0001

.01

-.01

-.03

-.01

522

Do you find it easy to understand and sympathise with those who function very differently from yourself?

-.33

0.0001

.07

.13

.00

.01

880

LSAS - Avoid - Drinking with others

.34

0.0001

.01

-.01

-.02

-.01

920

LSAS - Avoid - Resisting a high pressure sales person

.34

0.0001

.01

.00

-.03

-.02

822

SPQ - Do you feel that there is no-one you are really close to outside of your immediate family, or people you can confide in or talk to about personal problems?

.34

0.0001

.02

-.01

-.04

.03

1058

DYSLEXIA - Do you dislike reading aloud?

.33

0.0001

.04

-.01

.06

.07

424

Social phobia

.33

0.0001

.00

-.01

.00

.01

877

LSAS - Fear - Eating in public

.33

0.0001

.01

-.01

-.03

727

Do you find it natural to wave when you meet people?

-.32

0.0001

.05

.13

-.06

.00

907

LSAS - Fear - Expressing disagreement or disapproval to someone you don't know very well

.33

0.0001

.02

.01

-.05

-.01

280

Do you enjoy hosting or arranging events?

-.32

0.0001

.04

.13

-.08

.07

471

Do you enjoy travel?

-.31

0.0001

.11

.14

-.03

-.00

912

LSAS - Avoid - Giving a prepared oral talk to a group

.32

0.0001

.02

.01

-.05

-.01

849

SPQ - I do not have an expressive and lively way of speaking.

.32

0.0001

.02

-.02

-.04

.03

640

AQ - I prefer to do things with others rather than on my own.

-.31

0.0001

.02

.07

.03

-.02

1311

NEO - Wait for others to lead the way

.31

0.0001

.00

878

LSAS - Avoid - Eating in public

.31

0.0001

.01

-.01

-.03

-.02

372

Are you a leader?

-.30

0.0001

.06

.12

-.01

-.16

833

SPQ - Have you found that it is best not to let other people know too much about you?

.31

0.0001

.03

.00

-.06

.02

911

LSAS - Fear - Giving a prepared oral talk to a group

.31

0.0001

.02

-.05

-.02

139

Are you asexual?

.31

0.0001

.04

-.03

-.01

-.02

478

Do you like tongue-kissing?

-.30

0.0001

.07

.12

.04

.02

908

LSAS - Avoid - Expressing disagreement or disapproval to someone you don't know very well

.30

0.0001

.02

.01

-.05

-.02

380

Do you like to speak in public?

-.29

0.0001

.04

.11

-.03

-.09

884

LSAS - Avoid - Acting, performing, or speaking in front of an audience

.29

0.0001

.01

.02

-.03

-.01

843

SPQ - I attach little importance to having close friends.

.29

0.0001

.02

-.02

-.04

.02

1402

EQ - Friends usually talk to me about their problems as they say I am very understanding.

-.28

0.002

.06

.09

.06

-.07

830

SPQ - Writing letters to friends is more trouble than it is worth.

.29

0.0001

.02

-.00

-.02

.01

897

LSAS - Fear - Urinating in a public bathroom

.28

0.0001

.01

-.00

-.02

-.04

228

Are your friends mostly co-workers or class-mates?

.28

0.0001

.07

-.02

.05

.08

1393

EQ - Seeing people cry doesn�t really upset me.

.28

0.002

.05

.04

.16

-.07

854

SPQ - I tend to keep my feelings to myself.

.28

0.0001

.04

.01

-.06

.05

1251

NEO - Try to lead others

-.27

0.0001

.00

807

SPQ - I rarely laugh and smile.

.27

0.0001

.01

-.02

-.03

.02

1221

NEO - Take charge

-.26

0.0001

.00

883

LSAS - Fear - Acting, performing, or speaking in front of an audience

.27

0.0001

.02

.03

-.02

-.01

521

Do you enjoy snuggling with people you like?

-.25

0.0001

.11

.14

-.00

.02

267

Does shaking hands tell you a lot about a person?

-.25

0.0001

.05

.08

-.05

-.06

697

Don't you usually mind unexpected touch or an unexpected hug?

.25

0.0001

.07

-.01

.02

.04

906

LSAS - Avoid - Taking a test of your ability, skill, or knowledge

.24

0.0001

.01

-.00

-.03

-.05

898

LSAS - Avoid - Urinating in a public bathroom

.23

0.0001

.01

.00

-.02

-.03

1377

EQ - I really enjoy caring for other people.

-.22

0.02

.05

.07

.14

.02

1281

NEO - Take control of things

-.22

0.0001

.00

905

LSAS - Fear - Taking a test of your ability, skill, or knowledge

.23

0.0001

.01

.00

-.04

-.05

835

SPQ - I would feel very anxious if I had to give a speech in front of a large group of people.

.22

0.0001

.03

.01

-.04

.04

734

Do you enjoy when unexpected things happen in nature?

-.19

0.0001

.07

.11

-.03

-.12

369

Are you a better listener than talker?

.20

0.0001

.10

.03

.14

.20

479

Do you enjoy to snuggle a long time with certain familiar people?

-.19

0.0001

.09

.11

.01

.07

711

Do you eat almost anything?

-.18

0.0001

.06

.09

.01

.05

1188

EAT - Feel that others would prefer if I ate more

.18

0.0001

.00

239

Do you enjoy learning a little of everything even if it is not something of particular interest?

-.17

0.0001

.07

.04

-.00

1407

EQ - I usually stay emotionally detached when watching a film.

.16

0.1

.05

.04

.09

-.06

1413

EQ - I tend to get emotionally involved with a friend�s problems.

-.15

0.0005

.06

.11

.10

.00

1399

EQ - I am able to make decisions without being influenced by people�s feelings.

.15

0.0005

.05

.12

.06

-.06

703

Do you prefer to use others' help or expertise instead of doing things on your own?

-.02

0.002

.04

.05

-.03

.24

G:7

Aspie communication / Aspie communication problem

AS-NT Corr

p <

Aspie loading

NT loading

g loading

introvert loading

857

Do people comment on your unusual mannerisms and habits?

.65

0.0001

.07

-.06

-.04

-.06

765

Do you often have lots of thoughts that you find hard to verbalize?

.63

0.0001

.10

-.03

.01

-.01

549

In conversations, do you need extra time to carefully think out your reply, so that there may be a pause before you answer?

.62

0.0001

.08

-.05

.02

-.01

554

Do people sometimes think you are smiling when you shouldn't?

.60

0.0001

.06

-.04

-.05

-.00

Do you have an odd posture, gait and/or difficulties sitting/standing erect?

.59

0.0001

.07

-.08

-.04

.05

712

Have others commented or have you observed yourself that you make unusual facial expressions?

.59

0.0001

.06

-.05

-.02

731

Do you often don't know where to put your arms?

.58

0.0001

.08

-.05

-.01

.01

850

SPQ - I find it hard to communicate clearly what I want to say to people.

.58

0.0001

.03

-.03

.02

547

Do you tend to talk either too softly or too loudly?

.58

0.0001

.08

-.04

-.01

.00

Do you self-stimulate ("stim") when bored, restless, nervous or upset, e.g. by bouncing a leg, tapping your fingers, biting your nails, waving your hands, rocking your body etc?

.58

0.0001

.09

-.03

.00

403

Have you been accused of staring?

.57

0.0001

.07

-.05

-.04

-.01

359

Have others told you that you have an odd posture or gait?

.56

0.0001

.06

-.06

-.04

-.02

532

Do you do any of the following in order to calm yourself when excited, overwhelmed or overstimulated: rocking; flapping hands; tapping ears; pressing eyes?

.56

0.0001

.06

-.07

-.14

.01

466

Do you rehearse inside your head?

.55

0.0001

.13

-.01

-.02

795

SPQ - People sometimes comment on my unusual mannerisms and habits.

.54

0.0001

.03

-.02

-.03

590

Do you rock back-&-forth or side-to-side (e.g. for comfort, to calm yourself, when excited or overstimulated)?

.54

0.0001

.06

-.05

.02

575

Do you wring your hands, rub your hands together or twirl your fingers?

.53

0.0001

.07

-.04

-.05

.00

402

In conversations, do you use small sounds that others don't seem to use?

.53

0.0001

.05

-.05

-.07

-.01

530

Do you do any of the following when anxious: twisting hands or fingers; rubbing hands, arms or thighs; biting lip, cheek or tongue?

.51

0.0001

.10

-.00

-.06

.00

589

Do you tap your ears or press your eyes (e.g. when thinking, when stressed or distressed)?

.51

0.0001

.06

-.05

.01

Do you have a habit of repeating your own or others' last words, internally or out loud (echolalia)?

.51

0.0001

.05

-.05

-.06

.01

624

Do you tap your fingers or fiddle with something (e.g. when bored, restless or concentrating)?

.50

0.0001

.11

-.03

.01

.02

788

SPQ - People sometimes find it hard to understand what I am saying.

.49

0.0001

.03

-.02

-.04

-.00

1159

Do you repeat vocalizations made by others?

.49

0.0001

.05

-.03

.04

.03

Do recently heard tunes or rhythms tend to stick and replay themselves repeatedly in your head?

.48

0.0001

.13

.03

-.01

.00

853

SPQ - People occasionally comment that my conversation is confusing.

.48

0.0001

.02

-.02

-.03

422

Do you click or rub a pen for the fun of it?

.48

0.0001

.09

-.03

-.01

234

Do you stutter when stressed?

.48

0.0001

.06

-.04

-.03

.03

406

Do you rock your body?

.48

0.0001

.05

-.06

-.08

-.02

Do you use stock phrases or phrases borrowed from other situations or people?

.47

0.0001

.10

-.00

-.03

-.02

570

Do you fiddle with things?

.47

0.0001

.11

.02

-.02

-.01

572

Do you pace (e.g. when thinking or anxious)?

.46

0.0001

.08

-.02

-.00

851

SPQ - I have some eccentric (odd) habits.

.46

0.0001

.03

-.01

-.04

-.01

391

Do you usually close one eye in strong sun-light?

.46

0.0001

.08

-.03

-.02

-.05

739

Do you tend to look a lot at people you like and little or not at all at people you dislike?

.45

0.0001

.09

.00

-.01

574

Do you bite your lip, cheek or tongue (e.g. when thinking, when anxious or nervous)?

.45

0.0001

.08

-.01

-.02

.03

Do you sometimes mix up pronouns and, for example, say "you" or "we" when you mean "me" or vice versa?

.45

0.0001

.04

-.05

-.06

.04

405

Do you tap your fingers (e.g. when bored, restless or concentrating)?

.45

0.0001

.07

-.03

-.04

-.07

229

Do you have difficulties with pronunciation?

.44

0.0001

.05

-.04

-.03

.06

160

Do you feel an urge to peel flakes off yourself and / or others?

.44

0.0001

.07

-.03

-.02

.01

839

SPQ - Do you tend to wander off the topic when having a conversation.

.44

0.0001

.03

-.01

-.03

-.02

627

Do you have a habit of sniffing, snorting, coughing or clearing your throat, without it being due to allergy, cold or bronchitis?

.44

0.0001

.05

-.02

-.04

-.06

1081

Have you thought of one word but written another?

.43

0.0001

.08

.01

.15

-.06

401

Do you talk to yourself?

.43

0.0001

.10

.01

-.01

400

Do you sniff?

.43

0.0001

.06

-.05

-.01

.05

404

Do you bounce your leg?

.43

0.0001

.08

-.03

-.02

230

Do you blink or roll your eyes?

.42

0.0001

.07

-.03

-.05

232

Do you sniff involuntary?

.42

0.0001

.04

-.05

-.07

-.09

536

Do you clench your fists when angry?

.41

0.0001

.06

-.02

-.04

-.00

528

Do you do any of the following when you're thinking, restless or bored: pacing; bouncing leg or foot; tapping fingers, pen or other object; doodling; fiddling with object e.g clicking pen; chewing on something?

.41

0.0001

.13

.07

-.02

.03

786

SPQ - Other people see me as slightly eccentric (odd).

.41

0.0001

.02

.00

-.02

.00

628

Do you repeatedly blink or have twitches in eyes or face?

.41

0.0001

.04

-.03

-.06

831

SPQ - I sometimes use words in unusual ways.

.40

0.0001

.03

-.01

-.03

-.04

444

Do your hands shake?

.40

0.0001

.05

-.05

-.07

.05

804

SPQ - Sometimes other people think that I am a little strange.

.40

0.0001

.03

.01

-.03

.00

399

Do you roll your eyes involuntary?

.39

0.0001

.04

-.06

-.09

-.06

531

Do you do any of the following when bored: cracking joints; picking skin or scabs; peeling skin flakes; picking nose; pulling hairs; biting nails or fingertips; pulling cuticle?

.39

0.0001

.11

.05

-.04

.03

414

Do you chew on things?

.39

0.0001

.06

-.03

-.10

-.06

587

Do you bite yourself (e.g. when frustrated or upset)?

.38

0.0001

.04

-.04

-.11

-.01

588

Do you flap your hands (e.g. when excited or upset)?

.38

0.0001

.04

-.03

-.09

-.03

600

Do you find it hard to resist picking scabs or peeling skin flakes?

.38

0.0001

.10

.01

.00

116

Do you sometimes say "we" instead of "I"?

.38

0.0001

.05

-.03

-.06

-.04

535

Do you grind teeth (e.g. when stressed)?

.37

0.0001

.05

-.01

-.04

-.06

815

SPQ - I often ramble on too much when speaking.

.37

0.0001

.03

.00

-.02

548

Do you have a habit of repeating others' last words (echolalia)?

.37

0.0001

.04

-.05

-.10

.06

1425

If you see a stranger in a group, do you think it is up to them to make an effort to join in?

.36

0.0001

.06

-.00

-.04

566

Do you click or tap a pen?

.36

0.0001

.09

.04

-.00

.15

626

Do you repeatedly bang your head (e.g. when frustrated or upset)?

.35

0.0001

.03

-.02

-.05

-.12

729

Do you instinctively cross your arms when you are in a closed state of mind?

.35

0.0001

.07

.01

-.02

-.00

408

Do you roll your eyes as part of your communication?

.34

0.0001

.05

-.03

-.11

-.06

578

Do you dig your fingerlails under the nails on the other hand?

.34

0.0001

.05

-.01

-.11

.05

412

Do you self-injure?

.33

0.0001

.03

-.03

-.09

-.06

567

Do you bounce your leg or foot?

.32

0.0001

.10

.07

.01

.14

231

Do you thrust your tounge at the wrong occassion?

.32

0.0001

.03

-.05

-.11

-.08

1088

TS - Do you repeat or echo your own spoken words (stuttering, palilalia)?

.30

0.0001

.01

-.01

.03

.02

797

SPQ - I sometimes jump quickly from one topic to another when speaking.

.30

0.0001

.03

.01

-.02

746

Do you easily blush?

.29

0.0001

.04

.01

.04

.07

435

Do you sing for yourself?

.28

0.0001

.09

.02

-.10

-.06

576

Do you twirl your hair?

.28

0.0001

.05

.01

-.09

.05

728

Do you instinctively point to things of interest?

.28

0.0001

.07

.01

-.08

-.10

1087

TS - Do you repeat vocalizations made by others (echolalia)?

.28

0.0001

.01

-.01

.03

.02

770

Do you pull hair?

.27

0.0001

.00

568

Do you chew or suck on pencil, toothpick or similar object?

.27

0.0001

.06

.02

-.05

.10

579

Do you pick your nose?

.27

0.0001

.09

.01

.08

.02

577

Do you bite your nails, cuticles or fingertips (e.g. when bored, anxious or nervous)?

.26

0.0001

.06

.03

-.02

.07

534

Do you clap your hands when excited?

.26

0.0001

.04

-.03

-.17

.02

1090

TS - Do you have complex vocal tics (eg talking to yourself, using socially meaningless sentences)?

.25

0.0001

.01

-.02

.06

.01

1086

TS - Do you involuntarily repeat or imitate observed movements of others (echopraxia)?

.25

0.0001

.01

-.02

.05

.03

407

Do you bite your nails?

.24

0.0001

.05

-.01

-.06

-.05

571

Do you crack joints?

.23

0.0001

.06

-.01

.04

.02

1089

TS - Do you have complex motor tics (eg facial grimaces, pulling cloth, touching people or objects, obscene gesturing or gyrating movements)?

.23

0.0001

.01

-.02

.07

-.01

529

Do you do any of the following when you're happy: singing, humming or whistling to yourself?

.22

0.0001

.09

.06

-.08

-.06

1109

TS - Have you had tics for a duration of two or more years

.22

0.0001

.01

-.03

.09

-.03

1098

TS - If you have tics, do you have them even if you are not in a stressful situation?

.21

0.0001

.01

-.03

.09

-.03

1095

TS - Do you have three or more vocal tic types in the list above?

.21

0.0001

.01

-.03

.07

-.00

465

Do you roll your eyes when frustrated?

.21

0.0001

.08

.02

-.05

.09

569

Do you doodle (e.g. at lectures or when on the phone)?

.20

0.0001

.07

.06

-.08

.05

1096

TS - If you have motor tics, do they affect multiple body locations?

.19

0.0001

.01

-.03

.08

-.02

233

Do you swear a lot?

.19

0.0001

.06

.00

-.07

-.03

1101

TS - If you have tics and you try to suppress them, do they become worse (rebound effect)?

.19

0.0001

.01

-.03

.07

-.01

1091

TS - Did you have tics before the age of twelve?

.19

0.0001

.01

-.02

.08

-.03

1103

TS - If you have tics, do you sense relief after you had them?

.18

0.0001

.01

-.02

.08

-.01

1097

TS - If you have tics, have they varied with some tics disappearing and new tics appearing over time?

.18

0.0001

.01

-.02

.09

-.03

1100

TS - If you have tics, do you attempt to suppress them?

.18

0.0001

.01

-.02

.08

-.03

1110

TS - Have your tics been confirmed by one or more reliable observers?

.18

0.0001

.01

-.02

.08

-.03

1092

TS - If you have tics, do the wax and wane?

.17

0.0001

.01

-.02

.08

-.03

1093

TS - If you have tics, did they begin above shoulders

.16

0.0001

.01

-.02

.08

-.03

1105

TS - Do you have frequent tics (more than one per minute at times)?

.16

0.0001

.01

-.02

.08

-.03

1094

TS - Do you have five or more motor tic types in the list above?

.15

0.0001

.01

-.03

.07

-.02

1102

TS - If you have tics, can you sense their coming beforehand (premonitory sensation)?

.15

0.0001

.00

-.01

.05

-.01

1104

TS - If you have tics, do a mention or sight of a specific tic induce it (suggestible)?

.15

0.0001

.01

-.02

.07

-.02

1099

TS - If you have tics, are they voluntarily suppressible?

.14

0.0001

.01

-.02

.07

-.04

538

Do you wobble your hand slightly to indicate so-so?

.12

0.0001

.09

.06

-.02

-.05

1695

- bored over hopeful

-.10

0.05

.07

.11

-.09

.02

423

Do you sing for yourself or for your family?

.07

0.001

.07

.05

-.10

-.08

G:8

NT communication problem / NT communication

AS-NT Corr

p <

Aspie loading

NT loading

g loading

introvert loading

487

Do you find it difficult to figure out how to behave in various situations?

.75

0.0001

.09

-.08

.03

-.01

1438

Do others often misunderstand you when you act naturally?

.74

0.0001

.03

.00

Do you have problems with timing in conversations?

.74

0.0001

.08

-.08

.01

Do you have difficulties interpreting body language and/or facial expressions and figuring out what people feel and want, unless they tell you?

.72

0.0001

.09

-.12

-.03

.05

278

Do you forget you are in a social situation when something gets your attention?

.70

0.0001

.07

-.07

-.04

-.01

130

Do others often misunderstand you?

.70

0.0001

.11

-.05

-.00

-.04

745

Do you tend to express your feelings in ways that may baffle others?

.70

0.0001

.08

-.06

-.04

-.06

672

AQ - When I talk on the phone, I'm not sure when it's my turn to speak.

.69

0.0001

.02

.05

-.05

.02

Are you usually unaware of social rules & boundaries unless they are clearly spelled out?

.67

0.0001

.07

-.08

-.01

-.02

1437

As a teenager, did you find it difficult to figure out how to behave in various situations?

.66

0.0001

.03

-.01

1439

As a teenager, were you usually unaware of social rules & boundaries unless they were clearly spelled out?

.66

0.0001

.06

-.03

.01

-.02

Do you tend to express your feelings in ways that may baffle others (e.g. banging your head in the wall, or being unable to show anything at all)?

.66

0.0001

.08

1400

EQ - I can easily tell if someone else is interested or bored with what I am saying.

-.64

0.0001

.06

.12

.13

-.05

646

AQ - Other people frequently tell me that what I've said is impolite, even though I think it is polite.

.65

0.0001

.03

.07

-.07

.00

1160

Do you find it difficult to work out people's intentions?

.65

0.0001

.08

-.06

.04

.01

550

Do you have difficulties understanding figures of speech, idioms, allegories and a tendency to interpret things literally?

.65

0.0001

.06

-.05

-.06

.00

Do you tend to interpret things literally?

.64

0.0001

.08

-.06

-.02

115

Do people sometimes think you are smiling at the wrong occasion?

.64

0.0001

.07

-.06

-.05

-.04

684

AQ - I find it difficult to work out people's intentions.

.64

0.0001

.03

.08

-.06

.03

678

Do people often tell you that you keep going on and on about the same thing?

.63

0.0001

.06

-.01

.03

-.01

Do you have difficulties judging unseen limits and other people's personal space unless clearly informed?

.63

0.0001

.06

-.09

-.05

-.02

262

Do you have a good sense for what is the right thing to do socially?

-.61

0.0001

.08

.21

.00

.02

1388

EQ - I am good at predicting how someone will feel.

-.61

0.0001

.06

.15

.05

-.09

1386

Is it hard for you to see why some things upset people so much?

.62

0.0001

.08

-.03

.02

-.03

226

Are you often surprised what people's motives are ?

.61

0.0001

.07

-.06

-.01

Do you sometimes not feel anything at all, even though other people expect you to?

.60

0.0001

.10

-.04

.02

-.06

488

Do you tend to say or do things that are considered socially inappropriate?

.60

0.0001

.09

-.07

-.02

.04

Do you have a monotonous voice and/or difficulty adjusting volume and speed when you talk?

.60

0.0001

.07

-.09

-.04

.03

551

Do you tend to say things that are considered socially inappropriate?

.60

0.0001

.08

-.05

-.07

1436

In a conversation, do you tend to focus on your own thoughts rather than on what your listener might be thinking?

.59

0.0001

.10

-.01

-.04

713

Do people understand you?

-.58

0.0001

.07

.18

.02

.01

707

Do you instinctively know when it is your turn to speak when talking on the phone?

-.58

0.0001

.08

.20

.04

-.01

1382

EQ - I often find it difficult to judge if something is rude or polite.

.59

0.0001

.05

.03

.16

-.12

Is being honest so natural to you that you often don't notice - or care - if others may find your remarks inappropriate, hurtful or rude?

.59

0.0001

.08

-.06

-.01

-.05

215

Is it easy for you to interpret body language?

-.58

0.0001

.07

.18

-.01

-.00

1443

As a teenager, did you often talk about your special interests whether others seemed to be interested or not?

.58

0.0001

.03

-.01

666

AQ - I find it easy to 'read between the lines' when someone is talking to me.

-.57

0.0001

.02

.08

.07

-.01

128

Do you know when you are expected to offer an apology?

-.57

0.0001

.09

.21

.03

.02

675

AQ - I find it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face.

-.57

0.0001

.02

.08

.07

-.01

1444

Do you instinctively know when you are expected to offer an apology?

-.56

0.0001

.02

-.10

1379

EQ - People often tell me that I went too far in driving my point home in a discussion.

.57

0.0001

.04

.08

-.10

1434

Can you pick up quickly if someone says one thing but means another?

-.56

0.0001

.06

-.10

.08

-.02

1385

EQ - I can pick up quickly if someone says one thing but means another.

-.56

0.0001

.05

.10

.11

-.12

134

Do you find the usual courting behavior natural?

-.55

0.0001

.05

.17

-.02

.04

Do you often talk about your special interests whether others seem to be interested or not?

.56

0.0001

.08

-.04

-.02

279

Can you keep a healthy balance between what you need to do and treating your associates/guests with due attention?

-.55

0.0001

.07

.18

.02

.00

1445

In a conversation, can you quickly pick up if someone says one thing but means another?

-.55

0.0001

.02

-.09

1387

EQ - I find it easy to put myself in somebody else�s shoes.

-.55

0.0001

.05

.10

.08

-.06

224

Do you read people well?

-.55

0.0001

.08

.18

-.01

-.03

285

Can you read between the lines?

-.55

0.0001

.09

.19

.04

-.01

816

SPQ - My "non-verbal" communication (smiling and nodding during a Y N conversation) is poor.

.56

0.0001

.02

-.04

-.02

.02

Do you have difficulties understanding figures of speech, parodies, allegories, irony etc?

.54

0.0001

.06

-.12

-.16

.08

714

Are you good at interpreting facial expressions?

-.53

0.0001

.08

.21

.01

-.00

1446

Are you naturally good at interpreting facial expressions?

-.53

0.0001

.02

-.10

670

AQ - I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored.

-.52

0.0001

.02

.09

.05

.00

1432

Can you easily tell if someone is interested or bored with what you are saying?

-.52

0.0001

.08

.15

.05

769

Do you instinctively know how to behave when somebody shows interest in you as a potential partner?

-.52

0.0001

.03

.10

-.00

-.04

659

AQ - When I'm reading a story, I find it difficult to work out the characters' intentions.

.52

0.0001

.02

.06

-.07

.03

1403

EQ - I can sense if I am intruding, even if the other person doesn�t tell me.

-.51

0.0001

.06

.11

.13

-.07

768

Do you find it easy to understand when somebody is interested in you as a potential partner?

-.51

0.0001

.00

220

Do you sense the boundaries of others without being told?

-.51

0.0001

.08

.17

-.00

.02

1392

EQ - I can�t always see why someone should have felt offended by a remark.

.52

0.0001

.06

.09

.15

-.05

720

Do you find it easy to 'read between the lines' in a conversation?

-.51

0.0001

.05

.17

-.04

-.11

1012

ADD - Failure to see others' needs or activities as important

.52

0.0001

.02

-.07

-.01

1042

Do you turn words around in conversations?

.52

0.0001

.06

-.03

-.06

.02

1394

EQ - I am very blunt, which some people take to be rudeness, even though this is unintentional.

.51

0.0001

.05

.11

-.03

1435

Can you sense if you are intruding, even if the other person doesn�t tell you?

-.50

0.0001

.07

.13

.16

.04

227

Have you taken initiative only to find out it was not wanted?

.51

0.0001

.09

-.01

-.03

-.04

1408

EQ - I can tune into how someone else feels rapidly and intuitively.

-.49

0.0001

.05

.15

.04

-.05

225

Are you intuitive about what people need from you?

-.49

0.0001

.06

.15

-.01

-.05

123

Do you expect other people to know your thoughts, experiences and opinions without you having to tell them?

.50

0.0001

.07

-.04

-.00

.02

222

Do you miss dishonesty and hidden agendas?

.50

0.0001

.07

-.06

.02

-.01

741

Do you find it easy to 'read between the lines' when someone is talking to you?

-.49

0.0001

.07

.17

.02

-.01

681

AQ - I find it difficult to imagine what it would be like to be someone else.

.50

0.0001

.02

.05

-.04

.02

742

Do you find it easy to understand what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face?

-.49

0.0001

.07

.17

.04

.03

674

AQ - I am often the last to understand the point of a joke.

.49

0.0001

.02

.05

-.04

.01

1383

EQ - In a conversation, I tend to focus on my own thoughts rather than on what my listener might be thinking.

.49

0.0001

.05

.10

.03

-.06

286

Can you spot hidden agendas with ease?

-.48

0.0001

.06

.15

.03

-.03

265

Do you judge a potential mate as most anybody else would?

-.47

0.0001

.05

.14

-.03

.03

1410

EQ - I can tell if someone is masking their true emotion.

-.47

0.0001

.06

.12

.08

-.04

493

Do you tend to be more blunt and straightforward than others?

.48

0.0001

.09

.00

-.01

-.06

1396

EQ - Other people tell me I am good at understanding how they are feeling and what they are thinking.

-.47

0.0001

.05

.12

.08

-.07

1389

EQ - I am quick to spot when someone in a group is feeling awkward or uncomfortable.

-.47

0.0001

.06

.09

.16

-.03

495

Do you find it easy to describe your feelings?

-.46

0.0001

.05

.16

.00

.03

1357

Attwood - Are you a "social unsung hero" with trusting optimism: frequent victim of social weaknesses of others, while steadfast in the belief of the possibility of genuine friendship?

.47

0.0001

.06

.08

-.02

.13

546

Do you have a monotonous voice?

.46

0.0001

.05

-.04

.00

-.07

1405

EQ - Other people often say that I am insensitive, though I don�t always see why.

.46

0.0001

.06

.07

.13

-.06

1433

Are you good at predicting how someone will feel?

-.44

0.0001

.06

.18

.15

.07

1009

ADD - Trouble with intimacy

.44

0.0001

.01

.02

-.03

-.01

1335

Attwood - Do you speak your mind irrespective of social context or adherence to personal beliefs?

.44

0.0001

.07

.06

-.03

-.06

989

ADD - Tendency to embarrass others

.44

0.0001

.03

.01

-.06

-.03

983

ADD - Say just what comes to mind without considering its impact (tactless)

.44

0.0001

.03

.04

-.06

.01

221

Do you understand figures of speech, parodies, allegories, irony etc with ease?

-.43

0.0001

.12

.16

.08

.09

1412

EQ - I am good at predicting what someone will do.

-.41

0.0001

.06

.14

.05

-.08

Are you so honest and sincere yourself that you assume everyone is?

.42

0.0001

.07

-.01

-.00

.02

1252

NEO - Feel others' emotions

-.40

0.0001

.00

1447

Are you naturally so honest and sincere yourself that you assume everyone should be?

.41

0.0001

.08

.00

-.04

-.03

687

AQ - I am a good diplomat.

-.39

0.0001

.01

.06

.03

-.01

1283

NEO - Am indifferent to the feelings of others

.40

0.0001

.00

717

Do you intuitively sense boundraries and personal space of others?

-.37

0.0001

.07

.16

.05

-.05

1313

NEO - Take no time for others

.38

0.0001

.00

1343

Attwood - Do you prefer conversation free of hidden meaning or agenda?

.37

0.0001

.14

.05

-.05

.04

1312

NEO - Don't understand people who get emotional

.37

0.0001

.00

1282

NEO - Rarely notice my emotional reactions

.36

0.0001

.00

287

Are you always aware of other things going on around you even when reading or otherwise occupied?

-.34

0.0001

.06

.10

.00

-.03

266

Do people think you have a good sense of humour?

-.33

0.0001

.10

.11

.01

.02

1421

Would you like an unexpected hug from somebody of the opposite gender?

-.33

0.0001

.05

.13

-.09

.01

109

Did you have speech difficulties as a child?'

.33

0.0001

.06

-.03

-.05

555

Is it easy for you to adopt a polite or socially 'appropriate' facial expression, even if it does not match what you feel inside?

-.32

0.0001

.06

.09

.10

.02

679

AQ - When I was young, I used to enjoy playing games involving pretending with other children.

-.30

0.0001

.02

.08

.04

-.02

1390

EQ - If I say something that someone else is offended by, I think that that�s their problem, not mine.

.30

0.0005

.06

.07

.06

-.13

472

Do you feel empathy for people once you understand their feelings?

-.29

0.0001

.13

.15

-.09

-.01

1404

EQ - People sometimes tell me that I have gone too far with teasing.

.29

0.001

.05

.07

.06

-.03

1298

NEO - Am not interested in other people's problems

.29

0.0001

.00

689

AQ - I find it very easy to play games with children that involve pretending.

-.27

0.0001

.02

.08

.04

-.02

223

Do you easily remember names?

-.27

0.0001

.05

.09

-.02

.02

1693

- fake over friendly

.27

0.0001

.04

-.00

-.06

-.12

491

Can you easily remember people's names when you meet new people?

-.25

0.0001

.04

.10

-.01

.01

750

Rating for NT female #1

-.25

0.0001

.00

1397

EQ - When I talk to people, I tend to talk about their experiences rather than my own.

-.24

0.005

.06

.08

.04

-.01

749

Rating for NT male #1

-.24

0.0001

.00

556

Would you rather tell a polite white lie than a potentially painful but informative truth?

-.23

0.0001

.08

.21

.04

.07

1253

NEO - Am concerned about others

-.22

0.0001

.00

660

AQ - I don't particularly enjoy reading fiction.

.23

0.0001

.01

.04

-.03

.01

1288

NEO - Insult people

.23

0.0001

.00

1308

NEO - Obstruct others' plans

.22

0.0001

.00

1703

- uncomfortable over bashful

.21

0.0001

.05

.01

.00

-.04

1162

Do you have an expressive and lively way of speaking?

-.19

0.0001

.07

.12

-.12

-.05

1406

EQ - If I see a stranger in a group, I think that it is up to them to make an effort to join in.

.16

0.05

.06

.11

.07

-.06

1268

NEO - Feel sympathy for those who are worse off than myself

-.14

0.002

.00

1223

NEO - Love to help others

-.14

0.0005

.00

1174

Flirt rating - Jay Feierman #24

-.12

0.0005

.00

1691

- innocent over sarcastic

.13

0.01

.04

.00

.01

-.11

1176

Flirt rating - Jay Feierman #28

-.11

0.001

.00

1173

Flirt rating - Jay Feierman #12

-.11

0.001

.00

1328

NEO - Try not to think about the needy

.12

0.02

.00

1318

NEO - Get back at others

.11

0.02

.00

1307

NEO - Do not enjoy going to art museums

.11

0.1

.00

1170

Flirt rating - Heather Kuzmich #2

-.09

0.0001

.00

669

AQ - I don't usually notice small changes in a situation or a person's appearance.

.10

0.0001

.02

.05

-.02

.03

1171

Flirt rating - Jay Feierman #9

-.09

0.002

.00

1323

NEO - Boast about my virtues

.09

0.01

.00

1178

Flirt rating - Jay Feierman #41

-.08

0.005

.00

647

AQ - When I'm reading a story, I can easily imagine what the characters might look like.

-.08

0.001

.02

.06

.01

-.01

1172

Flirt rating - Flirt #1

-.07

0.0001

.00

1169

Flirt rating - Jay Feierman #3

-.06

0.1

.00

1175

Flirt rating - Heather Kuzmich #1

-.06

0.0005

.00

182

Would you offer somebody a favor even if you think it would be unlikely he/she would return it?

-.05

0.0001

.15

.26

.08

1218

NEO - Use others for my own ends

.04

0.02

.00

1177

Flirt rating - Jay Feierman #31

-.03

0.02

.00

1238

NEO - Sympathize with the homeless

-.01

0.05

.00

1233

NEO - Believe that I am better than others

.01

0.01

.00

G:9

Aspie hunting / Aspie hunting problem

AS-NT Corr

p <

Aspie loading

NT loading

g loading

introvert loading

864

Do you mistake noises for voices?

.54

0.0001

.05

-.05

.03

-.02

582

Do you enjoy watching a spinning or blinking object?

.51

0.0001

.06

-.04

-.07

-.01

448

Do you have a fascination for slowly flowing water?

.48

0.0001

.06

-.03

-.05

-.01

584

Do you enjoy watching or playing with water?

.47

0.0001

.08

.00

-.10

.00

533

Do you do any of the following for fun: spin in circles; walk on toes; watch a spinning, blinking or glittering object?

.47

0.0001

.05

-.08

-.12

-.03

583

Do you enjoy watching things that shimmer or glitter?

.46

0.0001

.06

-.02

-.06

-.04

629

Do you have a fascination for water?

.45

0.0001

.05

-.02

-.03

-.13

863

Do you mistake objects or shadows for people?

.45

0.0001

.06

-.04

.12

-.14

625

Do you enjoy spinning in circles and/or walking on your toes?

.44

0.0001

.04

-.01

-.05

-.14

580

Do you enjoy spinning in circles?

.43

0.0001

.04

-.06

-.12

.07

439

Do you sometimes have an urge to jump over things?

.39

0.0001

.06

-.02

-.07

-.02

926

Do you enjoy mimicking animal sounds?

.37

0.0001

.05

-.02

-.07

-.01

614

Are you or have you been hyperactive?

.36

0.0001

.05

-.01

-.06

.04

468

Do you like to dig holes in the ground?

.36

0.0001

.04

-.05

.12

523

Are you sometimes fearless in situations that can be dangerous?

.35

0.0001

.07

.00

-.09

.00

581

Do you enjoy walking on your toes?

.35

0.0001

.04

-.03

-.07

-.01

637

Do you enjoy digging?

.34

0.0001

.05

-.01

-.12

-.03

1167

Do you enjoy throwing things like stones?

.34

0.0001

.05

-.01

-.16

.03

438

Do you sometimes have an urge to climb?

.33

0.0001

.04

-.03

-.04

-.02

872

When you read numbers or single letters, do particular colors or sounds come to mind?

.33

0.0001

.04

-.02

.14

-.03

306

Do you have regular periods of high activity interspaced with periods of lower activity?

.33

0.0001

.08

.01

-.05

-.01

585

Do you like sniffing people or things?

.33

0.0001

.04

-.03

-.12

-.07

1112

Do you have a fascination with fire?

.32

0.0001

.06

.00

.16

-.08

1330

Do you enjoy hanging upside down?

.32

0.0001

.04

-.01

-.18

-.02

284

Are you trying to slow down at work because you run out of things to do?

.31

0.0001

.04

-.02

.01

-.07

1384

EQ - When I was a child, I enjoyed cutting up worms to see what would happen.

.31

0.0001

.03

.02

.01

-.09

1345

Attwood - Are you fascinated with word-based humor (e.g. puns)?

.31

0.0001

.10

.12

.00

925

Have you been fascinated about making traps?

.31

0.0001

.04

-.02

-.08

-.06

384

Do you have a fascination for caves?

.31

0.0001

.05

-.02

-.06

-.03

927

Do you enjoy sneaking through the woods?

.30

0.0001

.06

-.00

-.14

.10

639

Do you like Science Fiction?

.28

0.0001

.09

-.02

.07

.01

939

Do you enjoy chasing people or animals?

.27

0.0001

.04

-.02

.15

.08

586

Do you enjoy biting people - if they let you?

.25

0.0001

.04

-.01

-.12

-.07

635

Do you feel good in mist or fog?

.25

0.0001

.08

.02

-.05

.06

924

Do you enjoy wandering through the woods all by yourself?

.23

0.0001

.08

.03

-.09

.13

539

Do you enjoy lying on the ground looking at the sky?

.20

0.0001

.09

.04

-.10

-.01

541

Are you good at sneaking up on people or animals?

.17

0.0001

.06

.03

-.14

.14

428

Are you good at climbing?

-.15

0.0001

.07

.09

-.14

199

Do you like animals a lot?

.12

0.0001

.13

.12

.01

-.04

1356

Attwood - Are you good at individual sports and games, particularly those involving endurance or visual accuracy, including rowing, swimming, bowling, chess?

.06

0.0005

.07

-.02

.01

.17

429

Are you good at jumping high?

-.05

0.0001

.04

.05

-.08

-.03

698

Do you feel excited in unfamiliar situations?

.05

0.0001

.07

.06

-.11

-.01

469

Do you like to eat liver?

.04

0.001

.03

.02

.04

-.01

460

Do you have a strong grip?

.04

0.0001

.07

.06

.01

.04

928

Do you enjoy watching rodeo-riders?

.04

0.0001

.03

-.07

-.00

432

Do you have above average physical endurance?

.03

0.0001

.04

-.09

.05

476

Do you have good intuition about how things work?

-.01

0.0001

.11

.09

.19

-.09

430

Do you have strong hands?

-.01

0.0001

.07

.05

-.21

G:10

NT hunting problem / NT hunting

AS-NT Corr

p <

Aspie loading

NT loading

g loading

introvert loading

1076

Do you find it difficult to take messages on the telephone and pass them on correctly?

.60

0.0001

.06

-.07

-.00

.06

433

Do you drop things when your attention is on other things?

.58

0.0001

.07

-.05

-.02

.05

1079

Do you have problems filling out forms?

.53

0.0001

.05

-.06

.01

.07

316

Do you find it hard to recognise phone numbers when said in a different way?

.50

0.0001

.07

-.03

.00

.08

1082

Do you mix up dates and times and miss appointments?

.46

0.0001

.06

-.04

.05

.03

1065

DYSLEXIA - Do you find it difficult to take messages on the telephone and pass them on correctly?

.45

0.0001

.03

-.05

.11

.02

1025

ADD - Turn words around in conversations

.43

0.0001

.02

.01

-.05

-.04

294

Do you often forget where you put things?

.39

0.0001

.10

-.01

-.08

.05

1080

Do you mix up digits in numbers like 95 and 59?

.38

0.0001

.05

-.03

-.02

.09

313

Do you fail to carry a number through to the next part of the calculation?

.38

0.0001

.05

-.04

-.15

-.01

310

Do you have trouble reading clocks?

.38

0.0001

.04

-.04

.08

1026

ADD - Poor writing skills (hard to get information from brain to pen)

.38

0.0001

.02

.01

-.06

-.02

1073

DYSLEXIA - Do you find forms difficult and confusing?

.37

0.0001

.03

-.03

.13

.03

315

Do you have difficulty remembering scores during games?

.37

0.0001

.06

-.03

-.11

.06

1024

ADD - Switches around numbers, letters or words

.37

0.0001

.02

.01

-.04

722

Do you easily accept criticism, correction, and direction?

-.34

0.0001

.05

.12

.01

.05

1071

DYSLEXIA - Do you mix up dates and times and miss appointments?

.34

0.0001

.03

-.03

.13

-.02

Do you confuse left and right?

.33

0.0001

.06

-.01

-.03

.04

1027

ADD - Poor handwriting, often prints

.33

0.0001

.02

-.04

-.01

520

Do have difficulties keeping things tidy ?

.32

0.0001

.10

.04

-.01

.16

1072

DYSLEXIA - When writing cheques, do you frequently find yourself making mistakes?

.31

0.0001

.02

-.03

.13

-.00

314

Do you find it difficult to calculate change received from a purchase?

.30

0.0001

.05

-.03

-.14

.03

1066

DYSLEXIA - When you have to say a long word, do you sometimes find it difficult to get all the sounds in the right order?

.30

0.0001

.03

-.02

.14

.00

1074

DYSLEXIA - Do you mix up bus numbers like 95 and 59?

.30

0.0001

.02

-.03

.15

-.02

325

Do you enjoy games but forget the rules?

.28

0.0001

.04

-.03

-.15

.00

1057

DYSLEXIA - Is map reading or finding your way to a strange place confusing?

.28

0.0001

.03

-.02

.11

.05

295

Do you miss appointments often?

.28

0.0001

.05

-.03

-.10

.07

1068

DYSLEXIA - When using the telephone, do you tend to get the numbers mixed up when you dial?

.27

0.0001

.02

-.03

.15

-.02

1373

Are friends of the same gender important to you?

-.25

0.0001

.07

.04

-.08

1059

DYSLEXIA - Do you take longer than you should to read a page of a book?

.25

0.0001

.03

-.01

.12

.06

302

Would you rather leave the organising of events to others?

.24

0.0001

.09

-.01

.24

603

Do you have a good memory for dates and/or numbers?

.24

0.0001

.06

.05

-.06

-.08

318

Do you often make spelling errors?

.23

0.0001

.04

-.02

-.08

.01

393

Do you have trouble with math?

.22

0.0001

.06

.00

-.10

.15

1070

DYSLEXIA - Do you find it difficult to say the months of the year backwards?

.22

0.0001

.04

-.00

.14

.01

1056

DYSLEXIA - Do you find difficulty in telling left from right?

.22

0.0001

.03

-.01

.12

-.00

1075

DYSLEXIA - When you were at school, did you find it hard to learn your multiplication tables?

.22

0.0001

.03

-.00

.14

.01

297

Do you sometimes show up without the notes you need?

.22

0.0001

.07

-.01

-.12

.13

1067

DYSLEXIA - Do you find it difficult to do sums in your head without using your fingers or paper?

.21

0.0001

.04

.00

.12

.05

311

Do you find it easy to understand calendars?

-.18

0.0001

.15

.12

.10

298

Do you have things so well in hand that you've anticipate what will be asked for?

-.17

0.0001

.06

.08

.10

-.11

1062

DYSLEXIA - Is your spelling poor?

.17

0.0001

.02

-.01

.13

.00

1061

DYSLEXIA - Do you dislike reading long books?

.16

0.0001

.02

-.00

.07

.05

1069

DYSLEXIA - Do you find it difficult to say the months of the year forwards in a fluent manner?

.13

0.0001

.01

-.01

.10

-.03

351

Dyscalculia

.13

0.0001

.00

-.00

-.01

-.00

350

Dyslexia

.12

0.0001

.00

-.00

296

Are you good at remembering birthdays?

-.11

0.0001

.05

.06

-.00

-.03

604

Are you good at math?

.12

0.02

.07

.08

.01

-.13

260

Do you enjoy working to deadline?

-.10

0.0001

.05

.04

-.07

299

Are you the one relied on to remember what needs to be done during a project?

-.10

0.0001

.06

.13

-.19

341

Can you easily remember sequences of past events?

-.09

0.0001

.09

.08

.11

-.06

320

Do you work rarely require editing?

-.09

0.0001

.07

.05

.11

-.00

1286

NEO - Do a lot in my spare time

-.09

0.1

.00

1701

- you over be quiet

.09

0.05

.03

-.01

.02

.01

1226

NEO - Am always busy

.07

0.01

.00

328

Do you instinctively know what time it is when someone asks you?

-.05

0.01

.06

.05

.10

-.04

1137

GIFTED - Do you have facility with numbers?

.06

0.05

.00

358

Nonverbal IQ

-.05

---

.18

.13

.29

.22

312

Do find it easy to remember math formulas?

.02

0.0001

.06

.04

.12

-.01

G:11

Aspie perception / Aspie perception problem

AS-NT Corr

p <

Aspie loading

NT loading

g loading

introvert loading

Are you easily overexcited, stressed and overwhelmed by things like noise, crowds, clutter, patterns, flicker and movement?

.70

0.0001

.10

-.08

-.04

-.03

862

Do you suddenly feel distracted by distant sounds?

.66

0.0001

.08

-.06

-.03

.04

Do you feel strongly attracted to, or appalled by, certain tastes, smells, sounds, colours, shapes, textures or materials?

.63

0.0001

.11

-.04

-.02

-.15

Do you dislike being touched - especially without prior warning, by the "wrong" person or at the "wrong" time?

.62

0.0001

.10

-.06

.02

1355

Attwood - Do you have acute sensitivity to specific sensory experiences and stimuli (e.g. hearing, touch, vision, and/or smell)?

.62

0.0001

.08

-.02

.01

557

Are you easily disturbed by sounds/noises that others make?

.61

0.0001

.09

-.03

-.01

-.04

Do you notice small sounds that others don't, or feel pained by loud or irritating noise?

.61

0.0001

.09

-.04

-.01

-.00

Do you have difficulties filtering out background noise when talking to someone?

.60

0.0001

.08

-.05

.01

.05

1207

Do you dislike when people walk behind you?

.57

0.0001

.09

-.02

.02

644

AQ - I often notice small sounds when others do not.

.57

0.0001

.03

.09

-.04

.00

Are you bothered by clothes tags or light touch?

.56

0.0001

.08

-.04

-.01

.02

Are you hypo- or hypersensitive to physical pain, or even enjoy some types of pain?

.55

0.0001

.07

-.04

-.03

-.00

1040

ADD - Sensitive to touch, clothes, noise and light

.54

0.0001

.00

Are you sensitive to heat, cold, wind and/or changes in air-pressure, humidity etc?

.53

0.0001

.09

-.03

-.04

-.02

558

Do you find the sound from a motor-bike, helicopter or tractor painful?

.52

0.0001

.05

-.02

-.06

503

Are your eyes extra sensitive to stong light and glare?

.51

0.0001

.08

-.02

-.00

.03

502

Do you have extra sensitive hearing?

.50

0.0001

.07

-.02

.00

-.02

101

Do you have an unusual sensitivity to pain?

.49

0.0001

.05

-.06

-.12

-.00

Do you feel uncomfortable in fluorescent light?

.48

0.0001

.07

-.04

-.03

-.05

565

Are you sensitive to changes in humidity and air pressure?

.47

0.0001

.07

-.02

.04

417

Are you pained by the sound of a motor-bike?

.46

0.0001

.05

-.08

-.05

-.00

871

Do you dislike it when people stamp their foot in the floor?

.46

0.0001

.06

-.03

.00

.03

If you have to be touched, do you prefer it to be firmly rather than lightly?

.46

0.0001

.07

-.03

.00

-.01

506

Are you sensitive to weather changes?

.46

0.0001

.07

-.01

-.04

-.12

385

Do you instinctively become frightened by the sound of a motor-bike?

.46

0.0001

.04

-.05

-.01

.06

842

SPQ - Do you ever suddenly feel distracted by distant sounds that you are not normally aware of?

.46

0.0001

.02

-.02

-.04

Do you have a very acute sense of smell and/or taste?

.45

0.0001

.08

-.02

-.01

-.12

390

Do you have a very acute sense of taste?

.45

0.0001

.07

-.03

-.02

178

Do you squint now or have done in the past?

.44

0.0001

.07

-.03

-.02

-.04

Do you have to be particular about what you eat and/or how it is combined on the plate in order to be able to eat?

.44

0.0001

.05

-.05

-.11

-.09

562

Are you sensitive to heat?

.42

0.0001

.07

-.02

-.01

-.06

203

Do you see yourself as sensitive?

.42

0.0001

.10

-.01

-.05

.02

564

Are you sensitive to wind?

.42

0.0001

.06

-.02

-.03

632

Are you affected negatively by high air humidity combined with hot weather?

.42

0.0001

.08

-.00

.02

-.02

631

Does it come more natural to you to think in pictures than in words?

.42

0.0001

.07

-.00

-.03

.01

634

Are you sensitive to dry air?

.42

0.0001

.05

-.01

-.02

-.12

633

Are you affected negatively by high air humidity combined with cold weather?

.40

0.0001

.05

-.01

-.00

-.11

389

Do you have a very acute sense of smell?

.38

0.0001

.07

-.02

-.03

-.00

801

SPQ - Do you ever get nervous when someone is walking behind you?

.38

0.0001

.03

-.00

-.03

.00

636

Can you sense differences in air-pressure (when the weather changes from low-pressure to high-pressure and vice versa)?

.37

0.0001

.05

-.00

.02

-.16

103

Do you often use peripheral vision?

.36

0.0001

.08

.01

.10

-.06

560

Are you extra sensitive to physical pain?

.35

0.0001

.04

-.03

-.10

.02

449

Are you instinctively afraid of floods and/or fast running streams?

.34

0.0001

.04

-.04

-.15

.02

1039

ADD - Startles easily

.34

0.0001

.00

1119

GIFTED - Are you highly sensitive

.32

0.0001

.00

563

Are you sensitive to cold?

.31

0.0001

.07

.00

-.01

1113

Do you crave salt?

.31

0.0001

.06

-.00

.05

.09

388

Are you afraid of the dark?

.31

0.0001

.05

-.03

-.13

.06

200

Can you easily hear small sounds?

.30

0.0001

.12

.00

.05

-.03

Are you musically gifted? Do you, for example, have perfect pitch and/or the ability to play one or more instruments?

.27

0.0001

.06

387

Are you afraid of closed places?

.26

0.0001

.06

-.01

-.11

.07

837

SPQ - Does your sense of smell sometimes become unusually strong?

.26

0.0001

.02

-.01

-.02

-.04

348

Hyperlexia

.24

0.0001

.02

-.04

.00

-.09

386

Are you afraid of thunderstorms?

.24

0.0001

.04

-.03

-.12

.02

821

SPQ - Have you ever seen things invisible to other people?

.24

0.0001

.01

-.01

-.02

-.06

352

OCD

.23

0.0001

.00

-.00

-.01

525

Do you dislike shaking hands due to germophobia?

.23

0.0001

.03

-.04

-.08

794

SPQ - Have you ever had the sense that some person or force is around you, even though you cannot see anyone?

.21

0.0001

.02

.00

-.04

-.06

477

Do you have psychic abilities?

.20

0.0001

.02

.00

.05

.07

440

Are you superstitious?

.18

0.0001

.03

.00

-.08

-.02

413

Can you sense the feelings of animals?

.18

0.0001

.07

.04

-.04

.01

828

SPQ - Have you had experiences with astrology, seeing the future, UFOs, ESP or a sixth sense?

.17

0.0001

.02

.00

-.03

-.06

836

SPQ - Have you ever felt that you are communicating with another person telepathically (by mind-reading)?

.17

0.0001

.01

-.00

-.02

-.06

354

Synaesthesia

.16

0.0001

.01

-.03

.00

-.09

784

SPQ - Have you had experiences with the supernatural?

.15

0.0001

.02

.01

-.02

-.05

793

SPQ - Do you believe in telepathy (mind-reading)?

.13

0.0001

.01

-.03

-.06

505

Do you have a well-developed sense of colour?

-.11

0.0001

.09

.13

.01

811

SPQ - Do you believe in clairvoyancy (psychic forces, fortune telling)?

.11

0.0001

.01

-.02

-.06

1699

- triumphant over cheery

-.06

0.2

.08

.15

-.06

-.01

642

AQ - If I try to imagine something, I find it very easy to create a picture in my mind.

.02

0.0001

.03

.09

-.01

.00

426

Environmentalist

.02

---

.02

.01

-.01

.01

G:12

NT perception problem / NT perception

AS-NT Corr

p <

Aspie loading

NT loading

g loading

introvert loading

509

Do you have poor awareness or body control and a tendency to fall, stumble or bump into things?

.57

0.0001

.07

-.05

-.01

.06

214

Are you the last one to finish manual tasks?

.57

0.0001

.06

-.07

-.08

.03

Do you have poor gross motor skills (= clumsiness)?

.55

0.0001

.08

-.06

-.15

-.22

107

Were you clumsy as a child?

.55

0.0001

.11

-.04

-.05

205

Do you have a tendency to drop things?

.54

0.0001

.07

-.07

-.10

-.02

510

Do you have difficulties imitating & timing the movements of others, e.g. when learning new dance steps or in gym class?

.54

0.0001

.08

-.04

.03

.05

Do you misjudge how much time has passed when involved in interesting activities?

.52

0.0001

.07

-.04

-.02

.04

511

Do you have problems with ball sports?

.51

0.0001

.07

-.04

.01

.05

514

Do you have a poor sense of how much pressure to apply when doing things with your hands?

.51

0.0001

.04

-.06

-.04

-.00

1028

ADD - Coordination difficulties

.49

0.0001

.02

-.06

-.01

392

Do you have difficulty catching a ball?

.49

0.0001

.06

-.06

-.04

.05

113

Do you find it hard to tell the age of people?

.49

0.0001

.07

-.04

.01

.03

Do you have difficulties with fine motor skills and/or hand-eye co-ordination?

.49

0.0001

.06

-.07

-.08

.05

207

Do you have difficulties throwing and/or catching a ball?

.48

0.0001

.06

-.05

-.04

.01

508

Do you have poor balance, e.g. difficulty riding a bicycle, skating, standing on one leg?

.48

0.0001

.05

-.05

-.04

-.03

111

Did you perceive practical classes like handi-work or gymnasics as hard in school?

.48

0.0001

.07

-.04

.01

Do you have difficulties judging distances, height, depth or speed?

.48

0.0001

.06

-.04

-.01

.09

416

Do you have difficulty writing by hand?

.47

0.0001

.05

-.06

-.05

-.01

213

Are you accident prone?

.46

0.0001

.06

-.06

-.10

-.03

513

Do you have difficulties with activities requiring manual precision, e.g sewing, tying shoe-laces, fastening buttons or handling small objects?

.46

0.0001

.05

-.05

-.01

.07

1078

Do you have problems finding your way to new places?

.44

0.0001

.07

-.02

.03

.09

Do you have problems recognizing faces (prosopagnosia)?

.43

0.0001

.05

-.05

.01

.03

204

Do you have difficulty hopping, skipping or riding a bike?

.40

0.0001

.04

-.06

-.08

-.02

512

Do you have difficulties with two-handed tasks, e.g. eating with knife & fork, knitting, typing or playing an instrument?

.40

0.0001

.04

-.08

-.10

.19

691

Do you find it easy to imitate & time the movements of others, e.g. when learning new dance steps or in gym class?

-.37

0.0001

.05

.13

-.07

-.08

723

Do you have a good sense of what time it is?

-.37

0.0001

.09

.15

-.07

-.04

431

Do you have a good sense for how much pressure to apply when you do someting with your hands?

-.36

0.0001

.10

.15

.09

-.11

725

Do you easily recognize faces?

-.36

0.0001

.08

.16

-.01

.00

940

Are you good at keeping track of where people are (for instance in team-sports)?

-.36

0.0001

.05

.12

.03

-.01

724

Do you find it easy to estimate the age of people?

-.36

0.0001

.06

.15

.01

-.03

690

Do you have a good sense of how much pressure to apply when doing things with your hands?

-.35

0.0001

.10

.09

.00

-.03

209

Did you enjoy classes like handi-work or gymnasics in school?

-.35

0.0001

.05

.11

.04

-.02

736

Do you usually recognize faces?

-.35

0.0001

.10

.18

.05

693

Can you make good estimates of distance, height, depth and speed?

-.34

0.0001

.08

.14

.07

-.11

735

Do you have a good concept of time?

-.34

0.0001

.07

.15

.11

-.03

206

Were you quick to learn tasks requiring fine coordination?

-.31

0.0001

.06

.09

.07

-.00

463

Do you have difficulty riding a bike?

.30

0.0001

.04

-.05

-.08

.10

933

Are you good at judging distances?

-.28

0.0001

.07

.10

.21

-.11

934

Are you good at judging speed?

-.28

0.0001

.07

.10

.21

-.10

208

Can you easily handle a ball?

-.27

0.0001

.07

.09

.04

.06

935

Are you good at judging acceleration?

-.26

0.0001

.07

.10

.20

-.09

941

Do you have good precision when throwing things like darts?

-.25

0.0001

.06

.08

-.01

.17

937

Are you good at predicting motion?

-.25

0.0001

.08

.09

.08

.06

210

Do you have a better than average posture?

-.22

0.0001

.04

.07

.03

-.06

411

Can you whistle?

-.18

0.0001

.09

.10

.02

-.06

349

Dyspraxia

.15

0.0001

.00

-.01

-.02

356

Dysgraphia

.13

0.0001

.01

-.03

-.05

-.07

1156

Are you a good problem solver?

-.10

0.0001

.12

.14

-.04

.21

211

Do you excel in crafts requiring much patience and skill?

-.08

0.0001

.07

.05

.10

-.04

G:13

Environment problem / Environment

AS-NT Corr

p <

Aspie loading

NT loading

g loading

introvert loading

767

Has it been harder for you than for others to keep friends?

.64

0.0001

.08

-.05

.05

-.02

443

Do you tend to shut down or have a meltdown when stressed or overwhelmed?

.63

0.0001

.09

-.04

.03

.05

601

Do you feel stressed in unfamiliar situations?

.60

0.0001

.12

-.02

.06

.03

718

Are you sometimes afraid in safe situations?

.60

0.0001

.07

-.05

.02

.04

Has it been harder for you to make it on your own, than it seems to be for most others of the same age?

.58

0.0001

.07

-.05

.03

.02

602

Do you find it stressful to go to a new place alone for the first time?

.56

0.0001

.10

-.01

.11

-.01

Do you get surprised and disappointed when people are unfriendly and don't seem to understand or accept you as you are?

.54

0.0001

.11

-.02

-.07

.05

167

Do you have difficulty accepting criticism, correction, and direction?

.51

0.0001

.09

-.02

.04

.05

1295

NEO - Feel that I'm unable to deal with things

.50

0.0001

.00

1031

ADD - The harder you try, the worse it gets

.49

0.0001

.02

-.07

.00

623

Are you prone to getting depressions?

.49

0.0001

.10

-.00

.06

.02

1011

ADD - Self-centered; immature interests

.48

0.0001

.02

-.04

-.00

1270

NEO - Am afraid of many things

.47

0.0001

.00

144

Are you impatient and have low frustration tolerance?

.47

0.0001

.09

.00

-.03

-.05

1008

ADD - Trouble sustaining friendships or intimate relationships, promiscuity

.47

0.0001

.02

.03

-.05

-.01

Have you been bullied, abused or taken advantage of?

.47

0.0001

.10

.00

.02

.00

1032

ADD - Work or schoolwork deteriorates under pressure

.47

0.0001

.02

-.06

.00

1029

ADD - Performance becomes worse under pressure'

.46

0.0001

.02

.03

-.06

.01

1300

NEO - Get stressed out easily

.45

0.0001

.00

1245

NEO - Get irritated easily

.44

0.0001

.00

1030

ADD - Test anxiety, or during tests your mind tends to go blank

.43

0.0001

.02

-.06

.01

1004

ADD - Sense of impending doom

.42

0.0001

.02

.03

-.05

.01

981

ADD - An internal sense of anxiety or nervousness

.42

0.0001

.02

.04

-.03

.01

445

Do you apologize constantly?

.42

0.0001

.06

-.03

-.11

.04

106

Have you had thoughts of committing suicide?

.42

0.0001

.07

-.02

-.01

.02

1220

NEO - Often feel blue

.41

0.0001

.00

Do you feel a lot safer if you have a trusted companion with you?

.41

0.0001

.12

1018

ADD - Quick responses to slights that are real or imagined

.41

0.0001

.02

.03

-.06

-.01

1048

Do you have good self-esteem?

-.40

0.0001

.05

.15

-.07

-.10

518

Do you tend to be impatient and/or impulsive?

.41

0.0001

.10

.02

-.00

.04

1280

NEO - Am often down in the dumps

.41

0.0001

.00

250

Are you gracious about criticism, correction and direction?

-.40

0.0001

.07

.15

-.00

-.04

501

Do you self-harm, or have you done so in the past?

.40

0.0001

.05

-.03

-.05

-.02

1007

ADD - Frequent feeling of demoralization or that things won't work out for you

.40

0.0001

.02

.04

-.05

.00

985

ADD - Impatient, low frustration tolerance

.40

0.0001

.02

.04

-.04

.01

1210

NEO - Worry about things

.39

0.0001

.00

1235

NEO - Panic easily

.39

0.0001

.00

1003

ADD - Chronic problems with self-esteem

.39

0.0001

.01

.03

-.02

-.01

1022

ADD - Tendency to worry needlessly and endlessly

.38

0.0001

.02

.04

-.04

-.01

1163

Do you have mood swings?

.38

0.0001

.09

.01

.04

-.14

1005

ADD - Mood swings

.37

0.0001

.02

.04

-.04

-.01

1015

ADD - Proneness to hysterical outburst

.36

0.0001

.02

.01

-.05

-.03

1006

ADD - Negativity

.36

0.0001

.02

.05

-.04

-.00

1002

ADD - Chronic sense of underachievement, feeling you should be much further along in your life than you are

.35

0.0001

.01

.04

-.03

.00

1019

ADD - Rage outbursts, short fuse

.35

0.0001

.02

-.06

-.02

1240

NEO - Fear for the worst

.35

0.0001

.00

1035

ADD - Difficulties falling asleep, may be due to too many thoughts at night

.34

0.0001

.02

.04

-.03

.01

1305

NEO - Am not easily annoyed

-.33

0.0001

.00

1303

NEO - Distrust people

.32

0.0001

.00

1038

ADD - Frequently feeling tired

.32

0.0001

.00

1296

NEO - Love life

-.30

0.0001

.00

1310

NEO - Feel comfortable with myself

-.30

0.0001

.00

1215

NEO - Get angry easily

.31

0.0001

.00

930

Satisfied with childhood

-.29

0.0001

.00

1275

NEO - Lose my temper

.30

0.0001

.00

1250

NEO - Dislike myself

.30

0.0001

.00

1014

ADD - Verbally abusive to others

.29

0.0001

.03

.01

-.06

-.02

1325

NEO - Remain calm under pressure

-.28

0.0001

.00

1326

NEO - Look at the bright side of life

-.26

0.0001

.00

1213

NEO - Trust others

-.26

0.0001

.00

1021

ADD - Tendency to seek conflict, be argumentative or to start disagreements for the fun of it

.27

0.0001

.01

-.03

-.02

932

My income

-.22

0.0001

.00

1258

NEO - Yell at people

.21

0.0001

.00

1194

EAT - Am preoccupied with the thought of having fat on my body

.19

0.0001

.00

1201

EAT - Give too much time and thought to food

.18

0.0001

.00

1198

EAT - Feel that food controls my life

.18

0.0001

.00

420

Do you feel shame when you do something wrong?

.17

0.0001

.13

.07

.02

.14

1181

EAT - Am terrified about being overweight

.16

0.0001

.00

1202

EAT - Feel uncomfortable after eating sweets

.16

0.0001

.00

1190

EAT - Feel extremely guilty after eating

.16

0.0001

.00

1204

EAT - Like my stomach to be empty

.16

0.0001

.00

938

Are you dissatisfied with how some body-part looks like in yourself?

.15

0.0001

.11

.03

-.04

.11

1263

NEO - Think highly of myself

-.13

0.0005

.00

1293

NEO - Have a high opinion of myself

-.13

0.001

.00

1222

NEO - Experience my emotions intensely

.12

0.0001

.00

1191

EAT - Am preoccupied with a desire to be thinner

.12

0.0001

.00

1205

EAT - Have the impulse to vomit after meals

.12

0.0005

.00

1243

NEO - Believe that others have good intentions

-.10

0.0001

.00

1189

EAT - Vomit after I have eaten

.08

0.02

.00

1203

EAT - Engage in dieting behavior

.07

0.002

.00

1273

NEO - Trust what people say

-.05

0.0002

.00

929

Adopted

.06

0.0001

.00

1186

EAT - Aware of the calorie content of foods I eat

.00

0.02

.00

G:14

Aspie biology / NT biology

AS-NT Corr

p <

Aspie loading

NT loading

g loading

introvert loading

622

Do you constantly clear your throat?

.40

0.0001

.04

-.04

-.06

.06

618

Do you have tics?

.40

0.0001

.04

-.05

-.06

.05

621

Do you cough even when you don't have a cold?

.39

0.0001

.05

-.04

-.08

.07

573

Do you grind teeth?

.38

0.0001

.05

-.03

-.07

.01

609

Do you have odd teeth; e.g. that are crooked, bigger than usual; that have gaps, overlaps, underbite or that show extra much gum?

.37

0.0001

.06

-.02

-.00

619

Do you have difficulties swallowing (dysphagia)?

.36

0.0001

.03

-.05

-.07

.06

332

Do you have food intolerances?

.35

0.0001

.05

-.03

-.12

Do you look younger than your biological age??

.35

0.0001

.09

.06

.02

382

Do you have odd teeth; e.g. teeth that are crooked or bigger than usual; gaps; overlaps; underbite etc.?

.30

0.0001

.07

-.01

-.03

.01

480

Do you use to have diarrhea?

.29

0.0001

.05

-.02

.01

.11

172

Do you have crooked teeth or underbite?

.28

0.0001

.07

.00

-.02

446

Do you have a small mouth?

.26

0.0001

.05

-.01

-.07

.05

191

Do you have a larger head (or hat size) than normal?

.26

0.0001

.06

.01

.05

-.03

504

Do you have poor night vision?

.24

0.0001

.05

-.01

-.05

-.11

193

Do you have loose joints that have dislocated?

.24

0.0001

.04

-.02

.01

.09

177

Do you have dandruff?

.23

0.0001

.07

.03

.02

461

Are your ears lower set than normal?

.22

0.0001

.02

-.02

.04

.08

620

Do you have chronic bronchitis?

.22

0.0001

.03

-.01

-.10

.06

333

Do you have allergies?

.22

0.0001

.05

-.01

-.03

-.09

415

Do you have more body-hair than others of your gender?

.21

0.0001

.04

-.01

-.03

-.01

171

Are you flat-footed?

.19

0.0001

.04

-.00

-.03

-.00

462

Do your ears stick out?

.19

0.0001

.03

-.02

.02

.03

334

Do you have eczema?

.19

0.0001

.04

-.01

-.03

-.00

173

Do you have fibromyalgia?

.19

0.0001

.03

-.00

-.04

197

Do you have a prominent bulge in the rear of your skull (occipital bun)?

.18

0.0001

.06

.04

.05

329

Are you lefthanded or ambidextrious?

.17

0.0001

.04

-.01

.01

-.04

198

Do you have a crooked spine (scoliosis)?

.17

0.0001

.04

.01

-.05

169

Do you have fair skin that burn easy?

.15

0.0001

.09

.05

.00

335

Do you have glue ear?

.14

0.0001

.02

-.01

-.05

-.04

176

Do you have psoriasis?

.14

0.0001

.03

.01

-.01

195

Are you shorter than what is normal for your gender?

.13

0.0001

.04

.01

-.04

.03

179

Are you slim and unable to gain in weight?

.13

0.0001

.06

.04

-.00

451

Is your second toe longer than your big toe?

.13

0.0001

.05

.01

.00

-.05

481

Induced birth

.10

0.0005

.08

.06

.05

194

Do you have natural black hair color?

.10

0.0001

.04

.03

.00

331

Do you have extra ribs or vertebrae?

.09

0.0002

.01

.00

-.01

-.06

190

Did you have freckles as a child?

.09

0.0001

.06

.07

-.02

484

Short-sighted

.08

0.001

.12

.07

.10

.07

196

Is your forefinger longer than your ringfinger?

.08

0.0001

.05

-.05

192

Do you have brown eyes?

.07

0.0001

.08

.06

.02

.00

170

Do you have freckles?

.07

0.1

.07

.05

-.03

457

Red hair-color

.06

0.0001

.10

.07

.03

.01

G:15

Aspie mixed / NT mixed

AS-NT Corr

p <

Aspie loading

NT loading

g loading

introvert loading

Do you feel stress, panic or have a brain malfunction in unfamiliar or demanding situations?

.68

0.0001

.10

-.08

-.06

.10

1378

EQ - I find it hard to know what to do in a social situation.

.67

0.0001

.05

.12

-.02

-.07

Are you sometimes afraid in safe situations, yet fearless in situations which may actually be dangerous?

.62

0.0001

.09

-.05

-.03

-.06

Do you easily get frustrated and upset when you are stressed, tired, hungry, interrupted, questioned, over-stimulated, or when things don't go as you had anticipated?

.61

0.0001

.14

-.04

-.03

.06

544

Have you had a tendency to prefer the company of those who are older or younger than yourself?

.60

0.0001

.09

-.03

-.00

-.04

1375

EQ - I can easily tell if someone else wants to enter a conversation.

-.59

0.0001

.06

.13

-.04

1265

NEO - Become overwhelmed by events

.59

0.0001

.00

126

Have you had the feeling of playing a game, pretending to be like people around you?

.58

0.0001

.08

-.04

.00

-.02

1711

Do living in society limit your freedom?

.57

0.0001

.08

.04

-.01

.07

866

Do you feel that people are watching you?

.56

0.0001

.07

-.05

-.01

-.02

865

Are your thoughts so strong that you can (almost) hear them?

.55

0.0001

.08

-.04

.00

-.00

Do you prefer the company of those older than yourself to that of your peers?

.54

0.0001

.09

-.02

.03

-.02

1338

Attwood - Do you dislike discussing a topic that may not be of primary interest?

.53

0.0001

.08

.02

.15

.06

1395

EQ - I don�t tend to find social situations confusing

-.49

0.0001

.04

.13

-.01

-.14

1424

Do you say what comes to your mind without considering its impact?

.49

0.0001

.07

-.02

-.05

-.08

492

If asked to describe yourself, would you do so in a detached way, as if you were describing someone else?

.48

0.0001

.06

-.03

-.04

-.07

823

SPQ - Some people find me a bit vague and elusive during a conversation.

.46

0.0001

.02

-.02

-.05

.01

959

Has there been a period of time when you were not your usual self and you were much more talkative than usual?

.46

0.0001

.08

-.00

.02

.04

112

Do you feel much younger inside than your biological age?

.45

0.0001

.10

-.01

.05

957

Has there been a period of time when you were not your usual self and you did things that were unusual for you?

.44

0.0001

.07

-.01

.12

-.01

102

Are you sensitive to electromagnetic fields?

.43

0.0001

.04

-.03

.01

-.04

813

SPQ - Some people think that I am a very bizarre person.

.43

0.0001

.02

-.02

-.04

383

Do you tend to shut one or both of your eyes in strong sun-light?

.43

0.0001

.11

.00

-.01

.00

1734

Is there something in you that rules you?

.42

0.0001

.05

.01

-.07

.07

330

Do you look, feel or act younger than your biological age?

.42

0.0001

.09

-.01

-.00

.01

254

Do you have phobias?

.41

0.0001

.07

-.02

1416

Will you abandon a partner if your activities or ideals clash?

.41

0.0001

.05

-.02

-.09

Are you sometimes so empathic that you feel other peoples' or animals' feelings as your own?

.39

0.0001

.09

867

Do you wonder if people are talking about you behind your back?

.39

0.0001

.10

.02

-.07

-.13

869

Do you hear a voice speaking your thoughts out loud?

.39

0.0001

.05

-.02

.12

-.02

1158

Is your writing difficult to read?

.38

0.0001

.06

-.02

.01

.00

1706

Do you think that this life is not but a valley of tears?

.37

0.0001

.04

.03

-.03

-.02

1128

GIFTED - Do you feel overwhelmed by many interests or abilities?

.37

0.0001

.00

289

Do you get the big picture before noticing details?

-.36

0.0001

.07

.12

.01

.02

119

Do you flip letters when you write?

.36

0.0001

.05

-.04

-.06

-.00

455

Do you have a bad temper?

.36

0.0001

.08

-.01

-.08

.04

846

SPQ - Do you often have to keep an eye out to stop people from taking advantage of you?

.35

0.0001

.02

-.01

-.05

-.03

1736

Do you sometimes perceive the dark side of reality that leads to evil?

.34

0.0001

.05

.00

-.07

.09

785

SPQ - Have you often mistaken objects or shadows for people, or noises for voices?

.33

0.0001

.02

-.01

-.03

-.04

175

Do you prefer cold weather over warm weather?

.33

0.0001

.08

.00

.06

-.08

841

SPQ - Do you sometimes feel that other people are watching you?

.32

0.0001

.02

-.01

-.06

-.04

855

SPQ - People sometimes stare at me because of my odd appearance.

.32

0.0001

.02

-.02

-.03

-.04

1060

DYSLEXIA - Do you find it difficult to remember the sense of what you have read?

.32

0.0001

.02

-.02

.10

.06

527

Do you dislike shaking hands for other reason?

.32

0.0001

.04

-.05

961

Has there been a period of time when you were not your usual self and you were much more social or outgoing than usual?

.32

0.0001

.07

.01

.02

-.01

657

AQ - When I talk, it isn't always easy for others to get a word in edgewise.

.31

0.0001

.02

.07

-.03

-.00

799

SPQ - Do you often feel that other people have got it in for you?

.31

0.0001

.02

-.01

-.05

-.04

845

SPQ - Are your thoughts sometimes so strong that you can almost hear them?

.31

0.0001

.02

-.01

-.04

275

Do you detest gossip?

.31

0.0001

.08

-.02

.07

800

SPQ - Do some people drop hints about you or say things with a double meaning?

.31

0.0001

.02

-.01

-.05

834

SPQ - When you see people talking to each other, do you often wonder if they are talking about you?

.31

0.0001

.02

-.01

-.06

-.04

1702

- mocking over friendly

.31

0.0001

.03

-.05

-.02

-.07

1713

Do you feel limited in your actions only by civil law?

.31

0.0001

.04

.01

.14

1427

Do you skip around while reading, or go to the end first?

.30

0.0001

.05

-.02

-.01

772

Rating for NT female #3

-.29

0.0001

.00

1739

Do you sometimes feel something transcendent when you look at some landscapes?

.30

0.0001

.07

-.03

-.11

.02

1354

Attwood - Are you values/decision making unaltered by political or financial factors?

.29

0.0001

.07

-.03

-.11

-.09

253

Do you have contamination fears of germs, dirt, etc?

.29

0.0001

.04

-.04

-.05

-.09

1337

Attwood - Do you seek an audience or friends capable of enthusiasm for unique interests and topics?

.29

0.0001

.08

.05

.08

-.07

1635

- friendly

-.28

0.02

.00

247

Are you relaxed about whether or not you might have forgotten to do something which normally you would do (locking the door, unplugging an appliance)?

-.28

0.0001

.05

.08

.01

.07

1630

- smiling

-.28

0.2

.00

844

SPQ - Do you sometimes feel that people are talking about you?

.29

0.0001

.02

-.01

-.06

-.04

1661

- uncomfortable

.28

0.02

.00

829

SPQ - Do everyday things seem unusually large or small?

.28

0.0001

.01

-.01

-.02

-.05

790

SPQ - I am sure I am being talked about behind my back.

.28

0.0001

.02

-.00

-.06

-.03

808

SPQ - Do you sometimes get concerned that friends or co-workers are not really loyal or trustworthy?

.27

0.0001

.03

.00

-.06

-.02

826

SPQ - When shopping do you get the feeling that other people are taking notice of you?

.27

0.0001

.02

-.01

-.06

-.03

840

SPQ - I often feel that others have it in for me.

.27

0.0001

.02

-.01

-.06

-.04

1629

- happy

-.25

0.1

.00

1184

EAT - Have gone on eating binges where I feel I may not be able to stop

.26

0.0001

.00

1631

- laughing

-.25

0.05

.00

1451

- worried

.25

0.005

.00

152

Are you very interested in environmental issues?

.25

0.0001

.09

.03

.17

802

SPQ - Are you sometimes sure that other people can tell what you are thinking?

.25

0.0001

.02

-.01

-.03

-.05

442

Have you had paranormal experiences?

.25

0.0001

.03

-.00

-.08

-.00

1738

Do meditation and deep silence give you inner peace?

.25

0.0001

.07

-.03

-.12

-.01

730

Do you interpret a pat on somebody's head as patronizing?

.24

0.0001

.08

.03

.04

-.04

467

Are you afraid of heights?

.24

0.0001

.08

.00

-.10

.02

782

SPQ - Do you sometimes feel that things you see on the TV or read in the newspaper have a special meaning for you?

.24

0.0001

.02

-.00

-.03

-.05

1504

- cheerful

-.23

0.05

.00

1508

- scared

.23

---

.00

1727

Do you often behave in a rational way?

-.22

0.0001

.11

-.17

.11

-.07

355

Prosapagnosia

.23

0.0001

.02

-.04

.01

-.05

1455

- disgruntled

.23

0.1

.00

324

Do you always carry a notepad?

.23

0.0001

.05

-.01

.04

-.13

1185

EAT - Cut my food into small pieces

.23

0.0001

.00

1183

EAT - Find myself preoccupied with food

.23

0.0001

.00

1728

Do you feel more compelled to do evil than to do good things?

.23

0.0001

.03

.02

.01

.16

1636

- funny

-.22

0.02

.00

1730

Do you often have a reason to do evil things?

.23

0.0001

.03

.01

.17

1359

Attwood - Do you often take care of others outside the range of typical development?

.22

0.0001

.08

.06

-.14

1200

EAT - Feel that others pressure me to eat

.22

0.0001

.00

809

SPQ - Have you ever noticed a common event or object that seemed to be a special sign for you?

.22

0.0001

.02

.00

-.04

-.06

966

ADD - History of bed wetting past age 5

.22

0.0001

.01

.00

-.01

-.02

475

Do you get tears in your eyes when excited?

.22

0.0001

.06

.00

.01

.12

1707

Do you think that human beings are born to enjoy life?

-.21

0.0001

.06

-.12

-.04

.01

1063

DYSLEXIA - Is your writing difficult to read?

.22

0.0001

.04

-.00

.06

.00

1740

Do you think that living beings are connected in a mysterious way?

.22

0.0001

.05

-.03

-.22

.03

1705

Do you think that human beings know what is good and what is evil?

-.21

0.0001

.07

-.12

-.03

-.16

339

Do you have a need to confess?

.21

0.0001

.05

-.01

-.09

-.06

825

SPQ - Do you often pick up hidden threats or put-downs from what people say or do?

.21

0.0001

.02

-.00

-.06

-.04

818

SPQ - Do you sometimes see special meanings in advertisements, shop windows, or in the way things are arranged around you?

.21

0.0001

.01

-.01

-.03

-.06

1519

- friendly

-.20

0.2

.00

1724

Do you think that emotions and feelings are just physical-chemical reactions?

.20

0.0001

.05

-.02

.21

.09

157

Do you prefer to go bare footed over using footwear?

.20

0.0001

.08

.02

-.01

1499

- shocked

.20

---

.00

1464

- grin

-.19

0.05

.00

Once you understand how someone feels, do you usually want to express you sympathy, help or cheer that person up if he or she is in distress?

.20

0.0001

.13

441

Do you care if you are right in a discussion?

.20

0.0001

.12

.06

.04

.03

1593

- happy

-.19

0.005

.00

1632

- pleased

-.19

---

.00

110

Do you have a history of bed-wetting past 5 years of age?

.20

0.0001

.05

.00

-.03

1195

EAT - Take longer than others to eat my meals

.19

0.0001

.00

1331

Do you look more at legs or shoulders than hands in a potential partner?

.19

0.0001

.05

.03

-.06

-.09

1567

- frustrated

.19

---

.00

1662

- tense

.19

0.2

.00

1493

- something stupid was said

-.18

0.01

.00

1697

- stupid over funny

.19

0.0002

.06

.04

.02

-.01

1595

- cheery

-.18

0.001

.00

774

Rating for body-builder

-.18

0.0001

.00

1586

- mischevious

-.18

0.05

.00

1524

- tired

.19

---

.00

1582

- staring

.19

0.1

.00

812

SPQ - I often hear a voice speaking my thoughts aloud.

.18

0.0001

.01

-.00

-.03

-.05

756

Rating for tropical beach

-.17

0.1

.00

1660

- angry

.18

---

.00

803

SPQ - When you look at a person, or yourself in a mirror, have you ever seen the face change right before your eyes?

.18

0.0001

.01

-.01

-.02

-.05

1638

- mocking

.18

0.1

.00

1333

Attwood - Do you show absolute loyalty and impeccable dependability in peer relationships?

.18

0.0001

.00

1526

- pain

.17

---

.00

962

Do you have less body-hair than others of your gender?

.17

0.0001

.04

.00

.02

-.11

1085

TS - Do you involuntarily swear or utter obscene words or socially inappropriate and derogatory remarks (coprolalia)?

.17

0.0001

.01

-.01

.04

1558

- suspicous

-.16

---

.00

1182

EAT - Avoid eating when I am hungry

.17

0.0005

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1546

- hopeful

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0.2

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1466

- angry

.17

0.2

.00

791

SPQ - I am aware that people notice me when I go out for a meal or to see a film.

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0.0001

.02

.01

-.05

-.02

114

Do you perceive moving legs as a signal of nervousness?

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0.0001

.09

.08

-.11

1565

- sneaky

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1525

- happy

-.15

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1677

- happy

-.15

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1505

- oh my

-.15

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1531

- uncomfortable

.16

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1659

- sick

.16

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