http://openpsychometrics.org/tests/NPI

I like how they dont block http!!

I got 22 <<>> It says the higher the # the more you are..

If visit the link, notice and read the INTRODUCTION and PARTICIPATION sections. If any one us do the survey, can we really take the results seriously or do the results help in some way without taking the services of some professional behaviorist & personality specialist personnel?

I dunno... What # did you get??

I think its just playtime really. Depending on how you answer the questions...

I do not doubt that opinion. My score was 2. out of possible 40.

Congrats on 2!!

Do you really believe in online tests for syndromes which in reality require skilled specialists to officially diagnose?

At most, those tests are fun when you don't take their results seriously.

I do see that people often fill in IQ tests online or do tests such as "am I on the autism spectrum?" which is nice when you don't take them seriously. But people should never make any claims without a serious diagnostic process or serious IQ test. (I know there are many self-diagnosed autistics, who are usually welcomed to large extent in the autistic community, because some live too far away to find a skilled specialist that can make a diagnosis, and in some areas waiting lists for such procedures are very long. But those self-diagnosed usually have done a lot of reading and research rather than just filling in an online test).

And when it comes to IQ tests, even in official tests you cannot really be sure. I did 3 official IQ tests, and got 3 totally different results (gotta add: I did those 3 official tests at quite different ages, and the tests were composed differently).



So if you take an online test, never worry or fret about the result. They're fun as long as you don't take them seriously.

@Tsunami,
about post #6. Some people read and think, about themselves and about other people, and they ponder about a person and decide somebody is or is not or something in-between, ... the autism-spectrum. I say, too much emphasis on concluding a label for a person but not enough emphasis on profile details of a person.

About I.Q.: Any mention or reference or focus on I.Q. is uncomfortable! People all over need to stop pointing to I.Q. and start pointing to care and effort.

Agree. Although certain tags have value. People who are gifted, people with an autism spectrum disorder, people with OCD, people with anxiety disorder, ... can easier find and access the right help once they have been diagnosed. For that purpose alone such tags can help.
Also, it can then make a person better understand things that happen in life (even retrospectively), and for some it can restore lost self-confident and embrace their diversity. Then a person may suddenly flourish, while being unconfident before.

Diagnoses should of course be made by specially trained specialists. Although I know that in very remote areas it can be hard to get such diagnosis, while in some places the waiting lists are very long.

As for IQ tests... I guess a person without an above average IQ also can use such scores to get the right help. The number of "gifted" children (= IQ well above 130) actually underperform in school because the lessons are "too easy" for them and thus they lose motivation. If they then end up in a class or school for gifted children, they are actually getting back their interest and are triggered again to gain knowledge because they're in an adapted environment where they are intellectually challenged again. So for that sake, an IQ test can be handy.
Too many children with a high IQ could flourish if they are in the right study environment, but end up underperforming because they are not challenged enough in class. Parents of gifted children will often confirm it can be more of a curse than a blessing.

A response from @Tsunami

If you could trust those "specially trained specialists". How could any possibly be certified for such specialty? Trustable? How? By faith?

Not sure how it works internationally, but here only specially trained psychologists are allowed to make a diagnosis and diagnostic document that is officially recognised.

I think it works as such in most of Europe.

The psychologists trained to do so are usually people with specific extra training and experience in a certain condition on top of their overall degree (Master or PHD) in psychology. So we're talking about experts here.
Only such diagnostic reports will be recognised as official here.

Subject to availability of such specialists and length of waiting lists, a second opinion can be asked.

So it has nothing to do with just believing someone is qualified and reliable. Those who are allowed to make an official diagnosis have to be recognised to do so. At least, that's how things work here. It may differ between certain countries.

PS: in some countries or some areas, even in very developed countries, distances to specialised diagnostic centers or long waiting lists lead to people going down the self-diagnostic route.

Those self-diagnosed people may be welcomed in the community, but if for any reason an official diagnostic report is needed then those people will have to somehow find a way to an official diagnostic center.

Maybe some conditions can be diagnosed by regular psychologists, but certainly not all conditions.

There is also a big difference between a temporary period of depression or a bipolar disorder for example (the latter being a more permanent condition, so I would assume the latter requires a specialised diagnostic process).