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Thursday, May 5, 2011

Do The BAP.

Since the day it was suggested to us at Harri's assessment that he has Autism my husband and I have been engaged in an ongoing banter about which of the two of us is the more ASD like. At social gatherings he is the laid back, diplomatic type, whereas I tend to be more the ' tell like it is and worry later if I offended someone' kind. My hubby loves a chat on the phone whereas I dread phone calls because I find it hard to tell when it's my turn to speak, preferring to communicate by text. We both have auditory sensory integration issues too. My other half would happily live miles from nowhere on a secluded property and not miss the stimulation or company of others. Yet I would terribly. We are both a mish mash of differing characteristics that could be seen as ASD like traits.  So to settle it a while back we did the online Autism Quotient test as some of you may recall. Both he and I scored high, meaning close to the cut off for NT and moving into ASD.

Neither of us are in any way disabled by our traits and would not meet the full criteria for an ASD diagnosis (I think) though our quirks have got us into minor bother from time to time, especially mine with my forthright and frank communication style. But I think we quickly came to a place where despite our parents on both sides struggling to accept the diagnosis, we could clearly see how the two of us would make a baby like Harri.

Then not long after undertaking the AQ test I was introduced to the concept of the Broad Autism Phenotype or BAP. A quick and simple online test can be taken here. http://www.okcupid.com/tests/the-broad-autism-phenotype-test

Well wasn't that revealing? Essentially what it does is put you into one of eight possible categories with a brief explanation as to what each means. Obviously this is not a formal diagnositic tool so is not to be taken too seriously yet it probably does yield some food for thought and I have to admit the outcome for myself and my dear hubby was very accurate. So me? I have a Rigid Personality, which means I am likely on the BAP. My other half, he scored as about as high as you can go which means certainly BAP and possibly Autistic. So yes he wins hands down. Of course knowing these results means little except to provide a bit more insight into how our personalities shape the way we interact with people and the world around us and most importantly each other within our little family.

Anyway it's there for you all to have a go. Only takes a couple of minutes. I hope you'll share your results.
And if you can find another minute can you pop over to visit http://autismandoughtisms.wordpress.com/  and leave your results there too. Consider it part of a collaborative research project. Thanks.

12 comments:

  1. I know you already know my results, but I'll share them here too :)

    I also have a Rigid Personality (59 aloof, 96 rigid, 45 pragmatic).

    Looking forward to seeing other people's results too - all very interesting, and apparently rather accurate!

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  2. OK I got Rigid also as you all know,
    which came out like this (aloof 82% rigid 81% pragmatic 66%).

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  3. Wow. We parents are all rigid. I am too, more rigid and pragmatic than aloof. I forget my numbers, but will post all at http://bothsidesofthecoin1.blogspot.com tomorrow. No, this is only sorta a shameless plug. Don't you judge me.

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  4. I love that so many people are taking this test - so glad Laura asked Kim to write about being BAPpy! I scored 108 aloof, 120 rigid and 95 pragmatic. Glad you and your hubby got some insight from this test.

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  5. Brian I am rigid and judgemental so I'll try but not making any promises.

    Hey aspergergirl maybe, You win hands down so far :) Yes I find it really intersting and should have acknowledged Kim at Countering (see blog list people) for the link to the BAP.

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  6. Scored above the cutoff in all 3 scales: 126 aloof, 94 rigid, 105 pragmatic. (shrug) Wylie and I ARE both Aloof. We're just...kinda... too cool... to care... haha!

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  7. I was boringly NT but hubby was aloof. No surprises there ;)

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  8. SS, I like the too cool to care idea.

    bbsmum, does hubby agree with that aloof rating?

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  9. For those who have already commmented I have just changed the above post to inlude a link to Autism and Oughtisms blog (see first comment) where you can also leave your results as it turns out by coincidence we are simultaneously blogging about this.

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  10. I'm laughing my bum off on this one. Apparently I'm on the broader autistic phenotype or actually autistic--scores of 101 aloof, 105 rigid, 56 pragmatic. Geesh, that explains alot... :)

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  11. Wow Lizbeth, you scored similarly to my hubby. Dont' let anyone with the surname Geier or Wakefield near you with scores like that :)

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  12. I scored high in all 3. No suprise there!!!

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