Ross and Carrie Have Autistic Traits: AQ Test Edition

Oh No, Ross and Carrie

Ross and Carrie

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🗓️ 24 June 2024

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Summary

Ross and Carrie explore the AQ test, a “metric for counting autistic traits” created by Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen, aka Cousin Borat. They discuss various controversies surrounding the screener, plus tell each other their scores at the same time.

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to Ono Ross and Carrie, the show where we don't just report on fringe science,
0:13.0	spirituality, claims of the paranormal, no way,
0:15.2	we take part ourselves.
0:16.4	Yep, and they make the claims we show up
0:18.1	so you don't have to.
0:19.0	I'm Ross Blotcher.
0:19.8	And I'm Carrie Poppy.
0:21.2	And today we are talking about the autism quotient test.
0:25.3	Okay.
0:26.3	It's hard to say.
0:27.3	We've heard of IQ, EQ, EQ, but this is AQ.
0:30.6	AQ.
0:31.6	AQ. autism quotient test. I think I've run out of cues. P-Q you I feel like I've heard that? You mind your
0:38.5	p's and cues? Yeah, it's what it is. Subscribed to G GQ. Yep.
0:43.0	I think I'm out.
0:44.0	But the autism quotient test claims to be a way to screen yourself for autism before needing
0:51.8	to take a clinical assessment.
0:53.7	See if you're even a candidate,
0:55.2	you can even go in and get assessed, should you bother?
0:58.1	Interesting.
0:59.0	I mean that makes sense that you would want some hopefully reliable way to just kind of understand am I in the
1:06.0	ballpark could this apply to me or is it maybe something else in my life that I feel I need to be aware of. Yes, so there's something called
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