Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) test

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I got 9/24. i guess im not highly sensitive? haha

24 but doesn't surprise me at all. First took that test several years ago when I was first trying to figure out what was really 'wrong' with me

I'm only oversensitive to sound. But I thought this thread meant ''sensitive'', as in sensitive emotions. (I'm more sensitive as in emotions than I am to sound, I think.)

Hi all, my therapist - a doctoral student in existential psychotherapy and counselling psychology - told me I have autistic traits, so I took the AQ test and scored 34 (33 is the cut off for autism, 26 for Asperger’s). Yet, I also scored 26 on the HSP test.

“In brief, you can best sort out sensitivity from ASDs by keeping in mind two differences. First, social perception--HSPs are generally more skilled at observing what's going on in a social situation, even when they are not joining in. Second, HSPs have intense imaginations and varied interests rather than narrow preoccupations.” - Elaine Aron in Comfort Zone, August 2009

I personally feel highly sensitive, and this therapist is the first person to link me with the autism spectrum, but how to get round subjectivity and childhood amnesia? Which professionals should I get a second and third opinion from? What to read?

I ticked 20, which means I am an oversensitive person. I couldn't find the button to score it properly, it seemed to just want me to score it myself.

This one describes me the most. It is also true with questions. Like I can read body language without no trouble, but if I was to be tested on how good my non-verbal social cues skills are, I'd clam up and get all the answers wrong.

I ticked 20 but to some I don't relate at all.

Thanks for this quote – to me that seems to be a huge difference. I score high on the HSP test too, but the key questions I didn't relate to concerned feeling empathy, and being aware of other people's emotions.

Dansercoer, I'd recommend trying to find someone in your area who specializes in autism screening (maybe do a Google search? That's how I did it, and it worked out well!)

But that describes me perfectly well.

I scored 20 in this test, which makes me a highly sensitive person. For example, I am sensitive to loud noises, and tend to get startled upon hearing said noise.

26

Thank you.

I have the impression that high sensitivity is not part of common taxonomy, in which case ASDs become the next 'best' thing. Which specialists would you recommend for ASD screening: psychiatrists, neuropsychologists … ?

18. Not too surprising, really.

16 - Mildly high sensitive person seems right.

26

16 are true for me.

25/27