Autism Spectrum Quotient

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32.  interested in patterns, can get very absorbed in things and also easily distracted by sights/sounds. sometimes flexibility is hard, but I usually manage alright with it, though I can have trouble understanding instructions.  I am also socially anxious and introverted but find people interesting and very aware of others' emotions.

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    15, though I must admit that I do find the apparent equivalence of introversion with Autism amusing in the utmost. I'd probably score 0 without the introversion questions in there.

It's a matter of correlation, and also the idea of being on a spectrum that moves beyond the disease model.  In some important ways - particularly response to levels of sensory and social stimulation - autism seems to be associated with an extreme form of what many introverts experience.  

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    15, though I must admit that I do find the apparent equivalence of introversion with Autism amusing in the utmost. I'd probably score 0 without the introversion questions in there.

It's a matter of correlation, and also the idea of being on a spectrum that moves beyond the disease model.  In some important ways - particularly response to levels of sensory and social stimulation - autism seems to be associated with an extreme form of what many introverts experience.  

     I don't really see the association, though that's just my own experience. While I have difficulty engaging strangers in conversation, I consider myself to have very good social skills otherwise and have never heard any differently. Still, I've always weighed heavily towards the introverted side, because I just like to have time to myself.

Sure - I imagine people develop as introverts for a combination of different reasons.  A person who is shy is most likely going to be an introvert, but many introverts are not especially shy.