Name/Pseudonym:

Please indicate your sex: male female intersexed

Are you gifted? no not sure top ten percent 98th percentile (Mensa level) 99.9th percentile

Are you on the autistic spectrum? no not sure yes - formal diagnosis yes - self diagnosed

If yes, which diagnosis?

Please try to rate each of the statements from 0 to 4.
0 indicates no, not at all, or not at all true of me.
4 indicates yes, definitely, or very true of me.

Please try to answer all of the questions and statements as quickly as you can.

1. When I awake in the morning, I am not sure whether I am really awake for a few minutes.
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2. I have had unusual reactions to alcohol.
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3. My feelings blend into one another.
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4. I am very close to my childhood feelings.
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5. I am very careful about what I say to people until I get to know them really well.
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6. I am very sensitive to other people's feelings.
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7. I like to pigeonhole things as much as possible.
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8. I like solid music with a definite beat.
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9. I think children have a special sense of joy and wonder that is later often lost.
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10. In an organization, everyone should have a definite place and a specific role.
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11. People of different nations are basically very much alike.
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12. There are a great many forces influencing us which science does not understand at all.
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13. I have dream, daydreams, nightmares in which my body or someone else's body is being stabbed, injured, or torn apart.
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14. I have had unusual reactions to marijuana.
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15. Sometimes I don't know whether I am thinking or feeling.
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16. I can remember things from when I was less than three years old.
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17. I expect other people to keep a certain distance.
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18. I think I would be a good psychotherapist.
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19. I keep my desk and worktable neat and well organized.
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20. I think it might be fun to wear medieval armor.
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21. A good teacher needs to help a child remain special.
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22. When making a decision, you shouldn't let your feelings get in the way.
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23. Being dressed neatly and cleanly is very important.
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24. There is a time for thinking and there is a time for feeling: they should be kept separate.
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25. My daydreams don't always stay in control.
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26. I have had unusual reactions to coffee or tea.
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27. For me, things are black and white; there are no shades of gray.
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28. I had a difficult and complicated childhood.
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29. When I get involved with someone, I know exactly who I am and who the other person is. We may cooperate, but we maintain our separate selves.
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30. I am easily hurt.
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31. I get to appointments right on time.
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32. I like heavy solid clothing.
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33. Children and adults have a lot in common. They should give themselves a chance to be together without any strict roles.
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34. In getting along with other people in an organization, it is very important to be flexible and adaptable.
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35. I believe many of the world's problems could be solved if only people trusted each other more.
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36. Either you are telling the truth or you are lying; that's all there is to it.
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37. I spend a lot of time daydreaming, fantasizing, or in reverie.
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38. I am afraid I may fall apart completely.
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39. I like to have beautiful experiences without analyzing them or trying to understand them in detail.
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40. I have definite plans for my future. I can lay out pretty well what I expect year by year at least for the next few years.
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41. I can usually tell what another person is thinking or feeling without anyone saying anything.
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42. I am unusually sensitive to loud noises and to bright lights.
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43. I am good at keeping accounts and keeping track of my money.
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44. I like stories that have a definite beginning, middle, and end.
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45. I think an artist must in part remain a child.
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46. A good organization is one in which all the lines of responsibility are precise and clearly established.
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47. Each nation should be clear about its interests and its own boundaries, as well as the interests and boundaries of other nations.
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48. There is a place for everything, and everything should be in its place.
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49. Every time something frightening happens to me, I have nightmares or fantasies or flashbacks involving the frightening event.
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50. I feel unsure of who I am at times.
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51. At times I feel happy and sad all at once.
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52. I have a clear memory of my past. I could tell you pretty well what happened year by year.
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53. When I get involved with someone, we sometimes get too close.
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54. I am a very sensitive person.
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55. I like things to be spelled out precisely and specifically.
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56. I think a good teacher must remain in part a child.
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57. I like paintings and drawings with clean outlines and no blurred edges.
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58. A good relationship is one in which everything is clearly defined and spelled out.
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59. People are totally different from each other.
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60. When I wake up, I wake up quickly and I am absolutely sure I am awake.
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61. At times I have felt as if I were coming apart.
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62. My thoughts blend into one another.
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63. I had a difficult and complicated adolescence.
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64. Sometimes it's scary when one gets too involved with another person.
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65. I enjoy soaking up atmosphere even if I don't understand exactly what's going on.
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66. [Note: this question was removed by Hartmann. I don't know why he didn't renumber everything.]
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67. I like paintings or drawings with soft and blurred edges.
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68. A good parent has to be a bit of a child too.
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69. I cannot imagine marrying or living with someone of another religion.
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70. It is very hard to empathize truly with another person because people are so different.
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71. All important thought involves feelings, too.
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72. I have dreams and daydreams or nightmares in which I see isolated body parts - arms, legs, heads, and so on.
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73. Things around me seem to change their size and shape.
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74. I can easily imagine myself to be an animal or what it might be like to be an animal.
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75. I feel very separate and distinct from everyone else.
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76. When I am in a new situation, I try to find out precisely what is going on and what the rules are as soon as possible.
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77. I enjoy(ed) geometry; there are simple, straightforward rules, and everything fits.
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78. A good parent must be able to empathize with his or her children, to be their friend and playmate at the same time.
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79. I cannot imagine living with or marrying a person of another race.
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80. People are so different that I never know what someone else is thinking or feeling.
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81. Beauty is a very subjective thing. I know what I like, but I wouldn't expect anyone else to agree.
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82. In my daydreams, people kind of merge into one another or one person turns into another.
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83. My body sometimes seems to change its size or shape.
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84. I get overinvolved in things.
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85. When something happens to a friend of mine or a lover, it is almost as if it happened to me.
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86. When I work on a project, I don't like to tie myself down to a definite outline. I rather like to let my mind wander.
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87. Good solid frames are very important for a picture or a painting.
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88. I think children need strict discipline.
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89. People are happier with their own kind than when they mix.
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90. East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet. (Kipling)
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91. There are definite rules and standards, which one can learn, about what is and is not beautiful.
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92. In my dreams, people sometimes merge into each other or become other people.
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93. I believe I am influenced by forces which no one can understand.
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94. When I read something, I get so involved that it can be difficult to get back to reality.
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95. I trust people easily.
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96. When I am working on a project, I make a careful detailed outline and then follow it closely.
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97. The movies and TV shows I like the best are the ones where there are good guys and bad guys and you always know who they are.
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98. If we open ourselves to the world, we find that things go better than expected.
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99. Most people are sane; some people are crazy; there is no in-between.
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100. I have had déjà vu experiences.
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101. I have a very definite sense of space around me.
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102. When I get really involved in a game or in playing at something, it's sometimes hard when the game stops and the rest of the world begins.
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103. I am a very open person.
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104. I think I would enjoy being an engineer.
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105. There are no sharp dividing lines between normal people, people with problems, and people who are considered psychotic or crazy.
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106. When I listen to music, I get so involved that it is sometimes difficult to get back to reality.
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107. I am always at least a little bit on my guard.
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108. I am a down-to-earth, no-nonsense kind of person.
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109. I like houses with flexible spaces, where you can shift things around and make different uses of the same rooms.
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110. Success is largely a matter of good organization and keeping good records.
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111. Everyone is a little crazy at times.
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112. I have daymares.
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113. I awake from one dream into another.
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114. Time slows down and speeds up for me. Time passes very differently on different occasions.
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115. I feel at one with the world.
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116. Sometimes I meet someone and trust him or her so completely that I can share just about everything about myself at the first meeting.
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117. I think I would enjoy being the captain of a ship.
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118. Good fences make good neighbours.
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119. My dreams are so vivid that even later I can't tell them from waking reality.
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120. I have often had the experience of different senses coming together. For example, I have felt that I could smell a colour, or see a sound, or hear an odour.
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121. I read things straight through from beginning to end. (I don't skip or go off on interesting tangents.)
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122. I have friends and I have enemies, and I know which are which.
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123. I think I would enjoy being some kind of a creative artist.
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124. A man is a man and a woman is a woman; it is very important to maintain that distinction.
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125. I know exactly what parts of town are safe and what parts are unsafe.
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126. I have had the experience of not knowing whether I was imagining something or it was actually happening.
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127. When I recall a conversation or a piece of music, I hear it just as though it were happening there again right in front of me.
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128. I think I would enjoy a really loose, flexible job where I could write my own job description.
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129. All men have something feminine in them and all women have something masculine in them.
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130. In my dreams, I have been a person of the opposite sex.
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131. I have had the experience of someone calling me or speaking my name and not being sure whether it was really happening or I was imagining it.
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132. I can visualize something so vividly that it is just as though it is happening right in front of me.
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133. I think I could be a good fortune-teller or a medium.
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134. In my dreams, I am always myself.
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135. I see auras or fields of energy around people.
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136. I can easily imagine myself to be someone of the opposite sex.
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137. I like clear, precise borders.
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138. I have had the feeling that someone who is close to me was in danger or was hurt, although I had no ordinary way of knowing it, and later found out it was true.
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139. I have a very clear and distinct sense of time.
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140. I like houses where rooms have definite walls and each room has a definite function.
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141. I have had dreams that later came true.
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142. I like fuzzy borders.
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143. I have had "out of body" experiences during which my mind seems to leave, or has actually left, my body.
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144. I like straight lines.
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145. I like wavy or curved lines better than I like straight lines.
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146. I feel sure that I can empathize with the very old.
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Source: Hartmann, Ernest, 1991. Boundaries in the mind: A new psychology of personality. BasicBooks, NY.

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