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shadowkatDid that Autism Spectrum Test - gakked from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rahael and graffitiandsara:
Systemising: Your score: 14
0 - 19 = low
20 - 39 = average (most women score about 24 and most men score about 30)
40 - 50 = above average (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score in this range)
51 - 80 is very high (three times as many people with Asperger Syndrome score in this range, compared to typical men, and almost no women score in this range)
80 is maximum
Empathy: Your score: 61
0 - 32 = low (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 20)
33 - 52 = average (most women score about 47 and most men score about 42)
53 - 63 is above average
64 - 80 is very high
80 is
Reading the mind through the eyes score:
Your score: 31
A typical score is in the range 22-30. If you scored over 30,
you are very accurate at decoding a person's facial expressions
around their eyes. A score under 22 indicates you find this quite difficult.
ETA:
Autism spectrum
Your score: 7
0 - 10 = low
11 - 22 = average (most women score about 15 and most men score about 17)
23 - 31 = above average
32 - 50 is very high (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 35)
50 is maximum
The meme sort of ties into the movie I saw today withcjlasky
called Closer. Well not directly - the movie wasn't about autism, but it was about emotional connection or rather the lack thereof. It's directed by Mike Nichols, stars Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Jude Law, and Natalie Portman. Based on the play of the same title by Patrick Maber. Interesting film. Shown in a series of vignettes and felt at times very much like watching a play. It is about sex, but we never see the characters having sex, they talk about it. In fact talking about sex is how they deal with intimacy. The film is basically about four people who can physically connect, but not mentally or spiritually do so. Their art, their lives remain somewhat cold. It reminded me a little of the film version of Whose Afraid of Virigina Woolf? also directed by Mike Nichols and based on a dark stage play, this time by Edward Albee, about the inter-relationships of four screwed up people. Albee's play is warmer than Maber's and more layered. The characters are rawer and far more accessible than they are here.
Leaving the theater, I was struck by the fact that I didn't really know these people but then they don't appear to know themselves or each other. Outside of the character, Larry, played by Clive Owen, none of the characters appear to really feel anything or emotionally connect. Instead they are more interested in creating personas or false lives to entrap one another - they are more interested in being in control and as a result, lose everything. It's an odd film. One that examines the concept of "love at first sight" and pretty much states how empty it truly is. I love the trailer's tag line: "Those who believe in love at first sight, keep looking." That in a nutshell sums up the theme of this film. As does the song..."I can't take my eyes off of you..." even long enough to get to know more than your pretty face or the shape of your arm. The idea of creating people to be what we want them to be, as opposed to who they really are. Idealizing romance. Idealizing sex. And not ever really connecting.
I recommend Closer. But be prepared for a character sketch film, one with lots of talking, vignettes, flashes of character. In many ways it reminds me of Carnal Knowledge with Jack Nicholson and Candice Bergen and Art Garfunkle. Removed. Detached. Cold. But haunting...leaving it's thumbprint behind hours after it is over.
After cjlasky and I parted ways, I sank onto my couch and watched Teen Titans and JL Unlimited. Two decent episodes tonight. Teen Titans - I came into the middle of - it was dealing with some old guy who stole Robin's youth and turned NYC into London, and was alterring American History to reflect a Pro-British sentiment. Weird cartoon. Psychedelic in places. With two different animation styles. Flag images. And the central idea? Learn from your own history. How did Americans win the Revolution back in 1776? They cooperated and compromised and melded cultures to come up with one workable plan.
Very weird cartoon. JL Unlimited - was the episode about the Ultra Men - cloned by the government to replace Justice League. The best part of the episode though was the last scene, where the female head of the government actually unnerves Batman - by letting him know, she knows who he is. Yet he hasn't a clue who or what her team is about.
rahael and graffitiandsara:Systemising: Your score: 14
0 - 19 = low
20 - 39 = average (most women score about 24 and most men score about 30)
40 - 50 = above average (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score in this range)
51 - 80 is very high (three times as many people with Asperger Syndrome score in this range, compared to typical men, and almost no women score in this range)
80 is maximum
Empathy: Your score: 61
0 - 32 = low (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 20)
33 - 52 = average (most women score about 47 and most men score about 42)
53 - 63 is above average
64 - 80 is very high
80 is
Reading the mind through the eyes score:
Your score: 31
A typical score is in the range 22-30. If you scored over 30,
you are very accurate at decoding a person's facial expressions
around their eyes. A score under 22 indicates you find this quite difficult.
ETA:
Autism spectrum
Your score: 7
0 - 10 = low
11 - 22 = average (most women score about 15 and most men score about 17)
23 - 31 = above average
32 - 50 is very high (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 35)
50 is maximum
The meme sort of ties into the movie I saw today with
cjlaskycalled Closer. Well not directly - the movie wasn't about autism, but it was about emotional connection or rather the lack thereof. It's directed by Mike Nichols, stars Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Jude Law, and Natalie Portman. Based on the play of the same title by Patrick Maber. Interesting film. Shown in a series of vignettes and felt at times very much like watching a play. It is about sex, but we never see the characters having sex, they talk about it. In fact talking about sex is how they deal with intimacy. The film is basically about four people who can physically connect, but not mentally or spiritually do so. Their art, their lives remain somewhat cold. It reminded me a little of the film version of Whose Afraid of Virigina Woolf? also directed by Mike Nichols and based on a dark stage play, this time by Edward Albee, about the inter-relationships of four screwed up people. Albee's play is warmer than Maber's and more layered. The characters are rawer and far more accessible than they are here.
Leaving the theater, I was struck by the fact that I didn't really know these people but then they don't appear to know themselves or each other. Outside of the character, Larry, played by Clive Owen, none of the characters appear to really feel anything or emotionally connect. Instead they are more interested in creating personas or false lives to entrap one another - they are more interested in being in control and as a result, lose everything. It's an odd film. One that examines the concept of "love at first sight" and pretty much states how empty it truly is. I love the trailer's tag line: "Those who believe in love at first sight, keep looking." That in a nutshell sums up the theme of this film. As does the song..."I can't take my eyes off of you..." even long enough to get to know more than your pretty face or the shape of your arm. The idea of creating people to be what we want them to be, as opposed to who they really are. Idealizing romance. Idealizing sex. And not ever really connecting.
I recommend Closer. But be prepared for a character sketch film, one with lots of talking, vignettes, flashes of character. In many ways it reminds me of Carnal Knowledge with Jack Nicholson and Candice Bergen and Art Garfunkle. Removed. Detached. Cold. But haunting...leaving it's thumbprint behind hours after it is over.
After cjlasky and I parted ways, I sank onto my couch and watched Teen Titans and JL Unlimited. Two decent episodes tonight. Teen Titans - I came into the middle of - it was dealing with some old guy who stole Robin's youth and turned NYC into London, and was alterring American History to reflect a Pro-British sentiment. Weird cartoon. Psychedelic in places. With two different animation styles. Flag images. And the central idea? Learn from your own history. How did Americans win the Revolution back in 1776? They cooperated and compromised and melded cultures to come up with one workable plan.
Very weird cartoon. JL Unlimited - was the episode about the Ultra Men - cloned by the government to replace Justice League. The best part of the episode though was the last scene, where the female head of the government actually unnerves Batman - by letting him know, she knows who he is. Yet he hasn't a clue who or what her team is about.
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Date: 2004-12-05 06:16 am (UTC)systemising quotient: Your score: 39
empathy quotient: Your score: 12
autism quotient: Your score: 42
mind eye: Your score: 18
*is not autistic*
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Date: 2004-12-05 08:55 am (UTC)I agree with her. These meme's really don't tell you much. They are amusing to do though.
Meme, JLA
Date: 2004-12-08 08:03 pm (UTC)Systemizing quotient: 50
Empathy quotient: 66
Reading the mind in the eyes: 31
Autism Spectrum quotient: 14
So, I'm a little surprised/disturbed at the score for systemizing, because while I love maps, math, and understanding how things work, I'm a horribly disorganized person who can barely work a camera. Interesting, but yes, silly.
Ooh, I caught the last part of that JLA episode and loved that Batman moment. Very chilling. That was pretty daring of them since Batman is usually the most self-possessed and unflappable of the superhero bunch. The writing is better than most live-action tv shows which are just the umpteenth variation on "Pretty White People with Problems" (title from MAD TV sketch).
punkinpuss
Re: Meme, JLA
Date: 2004-12-09 01:39 pm (UTC)fun to do though, but I take the results with a grain of salt. (Except for the "mind in the eyes" bit which I was sort of proud of. Heh.)
I've found JLA to be one of the better programs on TV this year.
Much better action and character delination. Of course being a cartoon and on Cartoon Network - it can be tough to find, doesn't have as many episodes, and isn't very long. But you take what you can get.
That said - Lost is growing on me. Once I turned off the gender filter (had to - hardly any female characters on that show),
did fine.