is this valid?

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ok i have taken an online test and was wondering if my score was valid
it is an aspies test it even has a link to this site.

http://www.rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php

i scored a 171 of 200 on it and am wondering if this is qualafyingh enough data to seek a diagnosis and what not.

p.s. my self diagnosis dose not just contain this data i have searched high and low on the net the more i find the more it is apparent in me.

I don't think self diagnosis is ever a great idea. I've taken several tests online myself but I don't take the results very seriously. If they'd come out really high for an ASD I'd have set up some real testing with our psychologist. I've got three kids in the spectrum and have plenty of AS traits myself but I think that's more just my ADHD and quirky personality. My ADHD was properly diagnosed by a qualified professional from whom I get medication for it. I had read through some literature he gave me about my children's ADHD and thought, hmm, that sounds like me too, so I set up my own apt. Best thing I've ever done for myself.

If it really seems true to you from the online test and your own research, then by all means seek a diagnosis. "Validity" of a test is not the issue here--your concerns are valid enough on their own.

Hope you'll let us know what you find out.

kiley

if you dont self diagnose and just go of proffessionals you could be lead wrong, and i dont plan on just going off self diagnosis that to is inadiquate, it is best to have both as doctors and all professionals are not perfect and alot do make mistakes.

Yes, I agree, take it with a grain of salt. In particular, psychologists and psychiatrists can be prone to "be righter" syndrome. That is, once they have spoken and made up their minds, watch out! And often it seems to me that many helping professionals write better than they actually practice.