Please know, you do not need to spend thousands of dollars on an autism assessment, nor do you need to remain handcuffed to a practitioner who may be in complete denial of your autism due to the “way you look”, misdiagnoses, and/or taking advantage of you, ultimately stunting your growth, while ensuring you are always in their care.
We have found open access digital autism self-assessment tools for you to utilize on your own time and your own pace so that you can begin your own self-discovery and autism self- assessment journey while the diagnoses information remains 100% confidential unless you choose to share it.
The goal of the assessment page is to have you use these results as a steppingstone for not only yourself but your friends, family, and/or your medical practitioner to clarify and understand your medical diagnosis, functional capacities, and cognitive functioning.
The more you understand about your brain’s functionality and the external factors that could be impacting your cognitive functioning, can lead to liberating you and alleviation of barriers you are experiencing.
The Autism for Life Foundation strongly recommends DASHA KOLESIK Autism Resource "While You Wonder"! She also has a robust autism self-assessment section for you to utilize free of charge.
Dasha Kolesik is an autistic speech pathologist and autism assessor. As someone who has gone through the process of self- identification followed by formal identification, Dasha understands the challenges and benefits of this journey. Self-identification is valid and accepted by the Autistic Community. https://www.whileyouwonder.com/info-hub
If you want to understand your neurotype better, we highly recommend downloading and assessing Dasha Kolesik’s AN INTRODUCTION TO THE AUTISTIC NEUROTYPE. She also offers resources and guided webinars to help you self-identify as autistic.
https://www.whileyouwonder.com
Embrace Autism - RAADS–R Autism Self-Assessment
embrace-autism.com
Take our quick autism test
clinical-partners.co.uk
Autism Explained Screening Tools
autismcanada.org
Provincial Health Services Authority
Standards and Guidelines for Autism Spectrum PDF
Autism Test: Signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Adults
additudemag.com
Take the Autism Test
wired.com
Online Autism Test For Adults – 2023 Version
autism360.com
Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ)
psychology-tools.com
Chicago Chronical Heckman’s Research Shows Non-Cognitive Skills Promote Achievement
http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/040108/heckman.shtml
Heckman – The Economics of human potential Cognitive Skills Are Not Enough
https://heckmanequation.org/resource/cognitive-skills-are-not-enough/
ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACE)’s: Adverse childhood experiences include childhood emotional, physical, or sexual abuse and household dysfunction during childhood.
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html (Embed link in ACES)
Ted Talks - How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime
https://www.ted.com/talks/nadine_burke_harris_how_childhood_trauma_affects_health_across_a_lifetime
ACE’s AWARE
Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire for Adults California Surgeon General’s Clinical Advisory Committee Our relationships and experiences—even those in
https://www.acesaware.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ACE-Questionnaire-for-Adults-Identified-English-rev.7.26.22.pdf
American Journal of Preventative Medicine
Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults
https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(98)00017-8/fulltext
Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Questionnaire Finding your ACE Score
https://cdn2.sportngin.com/attachments/document/0129/7914/ACEs___Resilience_Questionnaire-McMillan_.pdf
NPR
Take The ACE Quiz — And Learn What It Does And Doesn't Mean
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/03/02/387007941/take-the-ace-quiz-and-learn-what-it-does-and-doesnt-mean
ACE’s TOO High
What ACEs/PCEs do you have? There are 10 types of childhood trauma measured in the CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences Study.
https://acestoohigh.com/got-your-ace-score/
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