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[gregtitus]

flamingnerd was telling me a few days ago that she doesn't think she knows any other smart guys who are non-Asperger-esque, so when I saw schizokitty post this earlier today, I had to go take the tests to actually see

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[flamingnerd]

interesting tests, but I think I actually said that I don't know many programmers and/or men I find attractive that aren't Asperger-esque. :P

Taking the tests themselves, I think that might be the tendency to systematize. I seem to be just a *little* extreme in that regard and prolly am simply seeking compatibility.

me:

Systemizing quotient: 57
0 - 19 = low
20 - 39 = average (most women score about 24 and most men score about 30)
40 - 50 = above average (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score in this range)
51 - 80 is very high (three times as many people with Asperger Syndrome score in this range, compared to typical men, and almost no women score in this range)
80 is maximum

Empathy quotient: 34
0 - 32 = low (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 20)
33 - 52 = average (most women score about 47 and most men score about 42)
53 - 63 is above average
64 - 80 is very high
80 is maximum

Autism Spectrum quotient: 25
0 - 10 = low
11 - 22 = average (most women score about 15 and most men score about 17)
23 - 31 = above average
32 - 50 is very high (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 35)
50 is maximum

Reading the Mind in the Eyes: 29
A typical score is in the range 22-30. If you scored over 30,
you are very accurate at decoding a person's facial expressions
around their eyes. A score under 22 indicates you find this quite difficult.

[gregtitus]

Aha. Sorry for mischaracterizing your comment. :-)

The compatibility seeking does make sense, since you have such a high systemizing quotient. I felt like the systemizing test had a bunch of are-you-forced-to-systemize-random-stuff-in-life type questions, and while I think I have a very systematic bent when I indulge in it, I usually keep it fairly focused on work stuff or troubleshooting or places where it actually seems useful, rather than being a way of life. So I don't know whether my score was artificially low because of that, or maybe the test is accurate and my brain is not naturally super-systemizing but I can force myself into it? (Or perhaps I'm just mistaken about being all that systemizing in the first place.)