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When I told my family that R was officially diagnosed with autism, my father went into research mode. He knew I had already bought some books from MIBF 2017, but he then absolutely insisted I look up on Temple Grandin.
A few days later, my brother, who is currently studying overseas, called me over Facebook Messenger and asked how we were taking the diagnosis. And, I guess in his way to try to cheer me up and make me laugh, we took this
little quiz together.
The quiz is called the Autism and Asperger Quiz, or AQ for short. As summarized on the page, this is a "screening measure to help you determine whether you might have an autism spectrum disorder (including Asperger's disorder).
This screening quiz is not designed to make a diagnosis or take the place of a professional diagnosis or consultation. Please take the time to fill out the below form as accurately, honestly and completely as possible. All of your responses are confidential" (emphasis mine).
A list of 50 questions, people who are on the spectrum tend to score 32 and higher, while people not in the spectrum tend to score 31 and below.
My brother scored 29.
I scored 33.
After laughing about it between us siblings a bit, my brother then asked me if I wanted to order some books on autism since books where he currently is are cheaper. He also happened to have an account with
Book Depository (Yes, I finally got an account for myself, was that impressed with them!) and so we went hunting for books by Temple Grandin.
So when my cousin, who had been visiting my brother, came back home, he had with him the two books my brother ordered in my behalf. I decided to read this one first, as I wanted to first know more about the brain on the spectrum before I could even think about tackling the other one.
But first, a little biography on the authors.
