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Originally Posted by Tsunami
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.
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@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.