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Tuesday, October 9, 2007
An online Asperger's Quiz
I was directed to an online Aspie Quiz which is quite good.
I scored 161
The quiz is at
I had a look at the other scores and based on rough estimates, I'm in the top 15% of people with Aspergers. 100 is still aspergers, so 161 is reasonably high.
76 comments:
- andromeda934 said...
Thank you for your wonderful blog, while I stumbled upon it after I took the Aspie quiz you mention, it has been a great source of being able to relate to someone else
- April 4, 2008 at 3:24 PM
I got 193(AS)and 10(NT).
- April 21, 2008 at 4:12 PM
Yes, very helpful quiz. I'm 178 of 200 for Asperger's and 43 of 200 for neurotypical. Not a surprising, as I have adequate social coping ability but I suffer for it a lot. I agree with andromeda934, that this quiz is a good way to relate what life with Asperger's is like, as we often have a real hard time verbalizing thoughts and feelings. Have your 'neurotypical' friends and family take the test to understand more!
- July 7, 2008 at 4:28 AM
I wanted to thank you for helping me cuferm what I thought. i scored a 162: 200 in aspie and a 47: 200 in neurotypical. It is vary hard to go around having no idle not knowing what is wrong with you and only geussing what it might be. you have made my life a lot better for the good and releved so of my stress.
- September 7, 2008 at 5:19 PM
- Collin Jones said...
im 169 for aspie and 21 for NT
pretty much what i figured
im undiagnosed, but have all the symptoms.
im not sure i want to be diagnosed.
- December 1, 2008 at 7:57 PM
I consider this Asperger's quiz to be the most comprehensive I've found. And, no surprise with my results: 186/200 AS, 24/200 NT. What this means for me is that I am able to 'pass' as NT (I think so), but it is a torture most days to play the role as 'actor'. I am a 37 y/o Male, self-diagnosed about 2 years ago. I cannot help but wonder how my life would have turned out differently had I known about Asperger's at least as a teenager. What a loss.
- January 1, 2009 at 2:31 PM
- RtPt said...
I realized reading some of the questions that I have taught myself a lot, especially as it comes to physical issues.
I found it difficult to answer some of the questions because I knew what the intention of the question but the question did not exactly fit for me. Oh, well...after studying the subject of Aspergers and autism, a person can tell if the diagnosis fits or not. I think most Aspies have had that eureka moment.
- May 20, 2009 at 1:41 AM
172 asp
14 nt
- July 28, 2009 at 5:52 PM
my parents think i have aspergers but have not been tested my orignal digonisis was add/adhd but my parents think its more then that i was just wondering why its so hard to get a correct digonsis i have been taking the aspergers quizes and have gotten 33-34 35 on one of the quizes took it a couple times that righ there has to tell you its more then add/adhd i know the quizes are not ment to digonsis
- September 30, 2009 at 12:15 PM
- Gavin Bollard said...
It's quite common for an ADHD diagnosis to precede an Aspergers one. The ADHD behaviour is much more noticeable.
It's also common for some childen to be diagnosed on the basis of a quiz (filled out about the child by several people, parents, teachers, doctor etc).
- September 30, 2009 at 12:32 PM
so in a way the quizes are a digonsis tool i have been taking quiz after quiz have gotten all different scores and have been doing tons of research on aspergers but i want to get perfessionaly told i do just so we finally know and can deal with it
- September 30, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Here's my advice for everyone.
If you have a good job and are leading a successful life, then stop looking for a diagnosis. I find it fascinating how often people turn to psychology to validate their existence. They want to be different. They want to feel special and they want attention.
This is a disability. It's not something you should wish on yourself.
This is almost as bad as people self-diagnosing bi-polar disorder; which I find to be extremely annoying. Some people wear it like a badge.
Well, if you want to be crazy, then fine. You'll be treated like a crazy.
I personally do not enjoy Asperger's and it has destroyed my life many times over.
By the way, many of the questions on the quiz were bogus. For example, it is normal for people to have songs stuck in their heads. I don't see the relevancy for many of the quiz items.
My score was 185/28. I would suggest to anyone who is leading a normal life and scoring highly on this quiz to reevaluate their intentions for seeking a diagnosis. You cannot possibly score off the charts on this quiz and still claim a normal life.
However, I will say anyone with AS should be able to reduce their quiz score with proper help. That is to say someone with a severe case of AS can actually score quite low on the quiz, if they have been receiving counseling for a great many years.
- February 5, 2010 at 1:54 AM
When I first took the quiz, I wondered about some of the "normal" questions too, like the song stuck in your head thing. But I think what it comes to is, does it inhibit your lifestyle?
I don't plan to "wear it like a badge" but it will very much help me explain myself when, for example, my family thinks I'm being lazy or crazy for thinking or doing things the way I do.
When I get a song in my head, it's not so much the whole song as it is one or two parts that repeat themselves over and over. This is often accompanied by head bobbing to match not only rhythm but specific consonant sounds, and sometimes my eyes blink harder than normal on those sounds as the song parts play.
I'm pretty sure not everyone does that.
After I took the quiz, I asked a few other people to take it, not telling them what exactly the quiz was for. (I did, however, ask them to think of these as serious questions, and to be perfectly honest about if anything inhibited them in any way, and they complied by talking through the questions with me.) They scored much, much lower than my 174.
I think the conclusion is that Asperger's (or any other condition, for that matter) is harder for some than for others. For me, I am extremely happy to have a name for what I have been going through my whole life. Yes, perhaps the symptoms and things may be diminished with therapies and such, but when you're on the low financial end and you have to deal with it daily, it is wonderful to have a name and something to reference.
- March 12, 2010 at 4:25 PM
i agree with the above. i have have had on going issues my entire life, and now at the age of 21 i have gone through a period of trying to work out who i am and why i behave the way i do, so i am seeing a specialist and i have found comfort in doing alot of research on asbergers. i dont want to label myself, i just want peace of mind, getting a diagnosis is going to lift years of confusion and hurt off my shoulders. knowing whats the cause to my issues may not cure them, but if its going to make me feel better about myself, then why not?
- July 6, 2010 at 11:40 AM
Well, first of all, congratulations for the blog. It's beyond amazing.
As for the test, I've already knew about it. It's a good and quite complete test. I've done it a fem times already, and is always the same: "You are very likely an Aspie". Last score of mine was 146 for Aspie and 61 for NT.
When I first heard about Aspergers, i felt something different. Then I looked for more information and I realized I had a lot of the symptomps. The problem is that where I live, a remote part of Northeastern Brazil, nobody even knows Aspies exist (in fact, they barely know about Autism). Even my psychologist didn't knew about it. So that, even a decent diagnosis for me is complicated; I just "diagosed myself" based on what I saw in internet, and I get upset thinking I might be wrong but I can't even know the right answer.
Your blog popped as a light here for me, and I the more I know about Aspies, the more I feel I'm one. I'm a girl and I just turned 18 now (what I think just makes things worse), and there's no long time I found out about Aspies. Until now, I just thought of myself (and so did and do a lot of people) as just "weird" or very different from the others. Now I think I've finally found what makes me be the way I am and I'll just figure out how to deal with it. I just wanted to say thank you, because your blog is really interesting, and clear and is helping me very much.
Thank you and keep going with it.
- August 28, 2010 at 8:56 AM
I was 178 (AS) / 28 (NT). Im 26 (female) and have always felt "weird". It is a relief to know Im not just weird, but theres a cause, and more people actually understand. I think I do pass as "normal" (weirdish normal) but it is hard to say the least.
I had been diagnosed as a bipolar before, and of course been called eccentric a million times.
- September 25, 2010 at 2:10 PM
What does a score of 122 (AS) and 89 (NT) mean?
- October 18, 2010 at 1:58 PM
- Gavin Bollard said...
I think that 122 (AS) and 89 (NT) means that you're neurotypical (not aspergers).
- October 18, 2010 at 2:02 PM
I scored 133 AS and 82 NT. It says I am very likely an Aspie.
(as a child, I tested as Gifted & Talented)
I have never been diagnosed with Aspergers, but as a teen I was diagnosed with ADHD, OCD, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Bipolar 2. Oh and Polysubstance Abuse.
Now, I cannot see HOW I can have all of those disorders at once. It just doesn't make any sense.
I had a horrendous time trying to get my family to understand me. My mom was very verbally abusive which caused me to have a severe rage problem. I just started throwing things at her to get my point across. That behavior has continued into adulthood.
During my teen years I had a horrible time trying to fit in socially. I found my niche in the avante guarde gay art and club kid scene. I used to frequent gay bars and raves. My parents threw me out of the house when I was 18 and I spent some time living on the streets. I was addicted to crystal meth. I was raped and experienced numerous rejections and betrayals by my peers (including being set up to be raped by a male "friend")
I went to live with my grandparents at 21 where I began my (long) recovery. Working a Starbucks job seemed to help ward away depression. When I did return to school I did very well. Straight A's, but I had to focus on that exclusively and had no social life.
I am 31 and when I met my husband I got completely obsessed with him to the point where I couldn't function in my daily life. Luckily he loves me and wanted to be with me despite my craziness, but he also had tremendous difficulty understanding me and my mood swings. I have had problems dealing with my anger and emotions and have become violent before. He has helped me tremendously through being very firm with me and the violence and rage attacks (towards him) have stopped.
Right now, I am a stay at home mom and I do a great job with my son. He is almost 3 years old, potty trained but still breastfeeding. I am socially phobic. Tried joining mommy groups but was backstabbed too many times. Eye contact makes me terribly nervous. People always misunderstand what I am saying and assume bad things about me. I am a health fanatic... we are vegetarian and I am health obsessed. I talk about health topics constantly. When I decide on something we need I will obsess about it until the obsession dies. Drives my husband crazy. I went on a raw food kick and was completely obsessed to where I stopped cooking for the family. Not good. I have numerous food sensitivites and am desparately trying to cure myself with diet.
I hate looking people in the eye it drives me crazy I don't/can't do it. I think people are suspicious of me because of this. I stutter like crazy if I am nervous, I talk too loudly (my husband always tells me to lower my voice), or I just talk and talk and talk to where others can't get a word in edgewise.
Whether or not I have Aspergers, who knows? I absolutely refuse to take psychiatric drugs (other than clonazepam) as they are poison and always make me feel worse not better.
I would love to hear your thoughts!
PS. My father recently died from his drug addiction. 2006. After reading up on Aspergers, I am almost sure he had some form of Autism. He was diagnosed with Major Anxiety Disorder.
- October 28, 2010 at 6:49 PM
- Nick said...
I took this quiz a couple years ago when someone first told me I was likely an Aspie (and didn't buy into it) and just recently in August.
2 years ago I scored 166 AS and 37 NT, and recently 164 and 28. I really wanted to see if my growing understanding of my own issues would change the results or not.
- December 16, 2010 at 1:42 AM
I recieved a score of 106/103 what does that mean ???
- February 11, 2011 at 10:09 AM
I received 105/127 can anyone explain what the results mean in more depth?
- March 18, 2011 at 4:17 PM
- Gotehagetanks said...
I scored 152/45 (Or something simmilar). Guess I do have Asperger's, but I don't suffer from it at all.
- March 20, 2011 at 4:47 AM
I got "you have answered inconsistently on too many control questions" and no score calculated. What the hell does that mean?
- April 8, 2011 at 6:21 AM
- Peanut said...
189/200 (Aspie score) & 15/200 (NT)
Ok. First off, I apologize for the long novel, but as someone with Asperger's, verbal communication is not my gig. Instead, I find it much easier to write it all down. So, I'm really glad I took this test. Now what? I really need some help trying to cope with this condition as I am a single mother with 2 teenagers, trying my hardest to provide a normal life for them as well as for myself, but it hasn't been easy. Seriously. Thank God my kids love me, but I'm totally miserable and stressed out to no end trying to figure out how to live in a world that just doesn't understand me--and vice versa. I have been struggling DAILY trying to "fit in" the social norm. It's really difficult in my work environment as well in that it is a very conservative atmosphere where everybody is supposed to act "perfect" but I'm the square peg amongst a bunch of round holes. Nobody gets me and I can't seem to understand anyone or anything for that matter. I feel totally inadequate--like an alien trying to figure out how to coexist in a world saturated with an entirely different species. To make matters worse, I am an IT Training Consultant which means that I have to train others in front of a class as well as attend regular meetings with subject matter experts to discuss training needs. Since communication is critical in my line of work, I need all the advice I can get--or find another career opportunity!For years, I have had people tell me that I needed to "get out more" and "try to make friends". I have even heard people say that they "feel sorry for me" because I can't make friends. This has made me feel even more inadequate and "strange". People also tell me that I am: immature, hyper, sensitive, naive, serious, withdrawn, cold-hearted, moody, and argumentative. They also say that I talk too fast, fiddle too much, say things that are inappropriate, say things that don't make sense, digress and ramble too much, giggle too much, twirl my hair all the time, have weird habits (OCD and rocking), repeat things, bla, bla, bla...As a result, my self confidence has deteriorated and I have become even more withdrawn and "paranoid" because I am abnormal. Does any of this make sense? Sometimes, my mind literally goes blank and I can't find the right words to say in social situations. When this happens, I feel so stupid and humiliated! I hate living like this!!! Every single day is a constant struggle for me to find ways to convince others that I am able to "fit in" and adapt to their ways. But it is rather exhausting and frustrating because I can't be my REAL self and I have to put in a concerted effort to "fake it" and painstakenly try to figure people out. After a while, I just have to take a break from it all and isolate myself because I become overwhelmed trying to understand others and trying to "fit in" this confusing world. It really is tiring. Sometimes, I sleep for days at a time and still feel like I have never fully recovered. Because of this, keeping a steady job that I enjoy has been very difficult. This constant inablitiy to comprehend and decifer the actions and intentions of others as well as figuring out how to relate with society as a normal human being has completely drained me. I really need advice on how to live a normal life with Asperger's because I can't continue living like this. I am so tired and worn out. Any suggestions?
- April 17, 2011 at 3:50 PM
- Gavin Bollard said...
@Peanut I can see where you're coming from but you really need to re-read your post and have a think about what you're saying.
The person who is in charge of your personal happiness (or otherwise) is you.
You're the one forcing yourself (the square peg) into the round hole. Nobody else is "making you" do this.
It's obvious that you will never fit in regardless of how hard you try. You ARE different. Like all people with aspergers, you have peculiarities and like ALL people everywhere, you are also an individual.
Stop trying to be someone or something that you're not and learn to love yourself for who you are.
You'll need to do things to boost your self esteem but hopefully one day you'll no longer be concerned about what others think of you.
You're better than this.
Let go of who you think people want you to be and just be yourself. Others can either accept or reject it - and at least then you'll know who cares about you and who doesn't.
Pretending is very hard work and it's depressing too.
- April 17, 2011 at 8:12 PM
Thanks for posting the link to the quiz. 159/48.
I guess knowing why social situations of any kind completely freak me out is welcome. I fail miserably at sticking with normal and gave up a long time ago. It's much better not to get involved with normal people- for me anyway.
- June 12, 2011 at 2:08 AM
@Peanut. You are not alone. I also was a single parent of teens working as an IT trainer and change manager. Looking back from my recent Aspie diagnosis, I realise that I just bulldozed my way through my career pretty unaware of my impact. But I found that project work was better for me - the thought of working for same organisation year after year was too depressing. At least new people every 6 months or so meant that if I 'burnt out' colleagues, I could move on. I also found that my specific skill was simplifying the material for participants to make learning easier rather than being a great people person. My special interest was investment so that I could retire early and not have to deal with people every day. I have arrived at that point and absolutely love my life on my 20acre property studying for my masters and then PhD with no-one dictating to me. My suggestion is that you find a special interest and let that become your focus and give you a sense of pride in yourself so that the things that are difficult fade somewhat into the background. Remember that some of life's greates discoveries have come from Aspies.
- June 16, 2011 at 9:19 PM
- vampires stories online said...
excellent quiz. i used to think i was a freak and was very ashamed of pacing and flapping my fingers, although i only do it in the privacy of my own house. also, it was very confusing to me when people talked to me and suddenly i didn't understand what they were saying...
i've seen people way below average intelligence level who didn't have problems with the things i struggled with.
one should be told he has asperger as soon as possible, age four or three, i think. it helps a lot with self esteem, makes sense of the problems and is very reassuring.
- August 1, 2011 at 6:28 AM
- lynnsdecor said...
When my daughter was 2, I swore that she had autism. I got her tested and they said she was borderline. (she basically scored a few point from having the diagnosis) Well, I took matters into my own hands and studied everything I could about the therapies people use for autism. I worked with her myself. But in learning about her..I've learned about myself. Everything she does, is something I did as a kid too. I remember every report card that came home said, "Michelle is a good student, she just needs to pay attention more in class".
I just took this quiz and scored 165 on the Aspie and 55 on the NT.
This explains alot. TY!
- August 5, 2011 at 3:55 AM
my son has a diagnosis of aspergers, and i took the quiz out of curiosity. i scored higher on the aspie scale than the "normal". the more i read and learn about it though, the more it seems to me that the spectrum is the human condition. we are all on it! who hasn't freaked out in a loud, crowded supermarket?
- September 5, 2011 at 9:24 PM
Sigh, I was recently reminded of Mary McDonnell's role in Grey's Anatomy as a talented doctor with Aspergers that led me to this whole shebang. When I saw her in the show again, I thought I saw part of myself and true enough, I am probably an Aspie! 136 for Aspie Score and 85 for NT. That kind of explains why I always feel different from other people....ah...what a revelation!
- November 4, 2011 at 11:56 AM
It's hard to get a conclusive answer
with quizzes, because, whether or not you do have AS, you'll know which questions to answer to improve the likelihood of your answer. Unless you have high AS and are unable to understand the ideas brought up in these questions.
Coming from a large number of siblings, and having extreme difficulties in social environment,gives me both ranges of correct answers, to each group; NT and AS
But my results ended in 139/37, as I created social rules from watching my family members communicate with others i knew the NT answers, as well as AS ones.
So, as a result, this quiz is mainly for people with high AS, as people with mild AS could answer the wrong, or right, questions, and receive a low result, if they're able to cope with their AS.
Fnctioning as a NT is a possibility for mild cases of AS, i've seen 2 of my friends do it, not very convincingly, and another case.
- November 8, 2011 at 6:43 AM
I took the quiz as well and got 161/43 but as someone else said I know what to say in a social situation due to observation and practice. My father pounded normality into me against my will and I can function in society just prefer not to.
I read a blog that said the author was ok one on one with people but more than one she got drained and lost. I am the same way.
I can understand motivations of people and facial expressions but not when I am part of the conversation. I have to be separate and isolated for some strange reason.
My question is this. Now that I am diagnosed, even though it is a self-diagnoses and my wife completely agrees with me, what do I do?
I have little interest in getting officially diagnosed due to my dislike and distrust of the mental health field. I have had numerous dealings with psychiatrists, psychologists and psychopaths. I tend to prefer the psychopaths. They tend to be easier to deal with.
So, where do I go from here.
- January 13, 2012 at 8:51 AM
- Gavin Bollard said...
Where do you go from here?
Use the diagnosis to help you to better understand yourself and your motivations. Understand the weaknesses that Aspergers presents you with and find ways to overcome or go around them. In particular, make allowances for potential relationship hazards by compensating. For example, I know that sometimes(?) I get obsessed with my special interests and just want to talk about them. Knowing that it's a particular problem of mine makes me more aware of it and helps me to avoid starting a "boring" conversation with my wife and friends.
Since I've had a lot of misunderstandings in the past, I have a lot of memories which are sad to me. I guess that over the years I've hated myself for those memories and this hurts my self-esteem. Now however, I can see the role that Aspergers played in my reactions and by understanding myself, I feel less hatred.
Of course, if you have none of these issues, then there's no need for you to take the label anywhere.
- January 13, 2012 at 9:50 AM
Thank you for your answer. I am working on using my strengths. I now need to find a job that will work with me and my uniqueness. I think if they can see the benefit to my attention to detail, love of repetition and hard work I will be fine. A lot of places want all that and a social butterfly.
My wife is the one who first made the connection and has been nothing but wonderful in finding information to aid in this transition.
Thanks again.
- January 17, 2012 at 5:32 AM
Thank you everyone, especially Gavin of course, for this website and your comments. For the 1st time in many years the universe is starting to make sense :-) Just got to get to the point of my husband and adult sons recognizing and accepting their individual aspieness (think I invented a new word) and we can finally find some balance and peace in our lives. I love them for who they each are and the gifts they bring to our family and individual relationships.
For some reason I can't seem to access the Asperger quiz "problem loading page". Can anyone help?
- January 30, 2012 at 7:15 AM
I got 164. I haven't yet decided if this is a good thing or a bad thing. On one hand, I have answers to unexplained questions. On the other hand, I'm not sure how to go about these answers...
- February 18, 2012 at 2:11 PM
hahaha! 190 out of 200 for aspie, and 19 out 0f 200 for neurotypical
i am a female asperger, have had heavy(significant?) aspergers all my life. just want to know - am i the highest sccorer?
- February 29, 2012 at 11:47 PM
I got 130 out of 200, and they said I am very likely an aspie. I have never been diagnosed by a professional, but I have always had the symptoms ever since I was young. I stutter a lot,I have always been very 'awkward' in social situations, I withdrawl myself from people a lot of times, I have severe obsessions with certain topics, I have anxiety problems and I am prone to depression. But I'm happy I found this quiz...its good to at least know why I'm this way. And its also good to see so many other 'aspies' like me, who struggle with the same things that I do; sometimes it seems like I'm all alone in my struggles, but I was reading all the other comments, and it was just so comforting to see so many other aspies like me--so thanks to ALL of you guys--you really encouraged me a lot! :-)
- May 23, 2012 at 12:31 PM
- sabkon wells said...
hey. i am really very thankful for such an informative and interesting quiz. it was really a pleasure solving it.
Capstone Simulation
- August 22, 2012 at 7:51 PM
where did you look to other scores to compare?
- August 25, 2012 at 7:08 AM
I almost got misdiagnosed as a child the reason being i also have severe borderline personality but growing up i used the two crappy hands dealt and turned them into the powerball jackpot the answers yes i do ramble occasionally ill take the test
- September 10, 2012 at 4:18 AM
This quiz was very helpful. In the past, i never understood why i seemed to be so different from everyone else, and why i didnt like to talk to people i didnt know...but i scored 151/200 for Aspie's, and 51/200 for NT, which definitely helps a lot. Ive taken other online quizzes, and they all say that i very likely have Aspergers...well, anyways, thank you OP for putting up the original link. Really gave me a more in depth analysis on whats going on...
Ill go now before I keep rambling on haha....
- September 24, 2012 at 12:34 AM
I scored 152/200.
My wife and I both took another Asperger's Quiz yesterday and I scored in the "Aspie" range and my wife scored in the Neurotypical range -- I believe these tests are reliable.
- November 2, 2012 at 4:55 PM
I felt like this was helpful. When I mentioned that I extremely dislike being touched, hugged, or kissed (in the context of familial affection) without permission, a psychologist that I was seeing at the time suggest that I might be mild Asperger's (yes, I know the traditional verb is "have"). I scored 119 out of 200 for Asperger's on this quiz, which I took after looking more into Asperger's. Knowing the symptoms are extraordinarily useful. For example, in driving, especially at night, I suffer from light sensitivity, issues with multitasking (and resultant anxiety), following directions/recognizing locations, etc. Knowing that I likely am Asperger's doesn't make any of that better, I just calls my attention to it. On that note, I have found some good information on helping me deal with driving (and some other issues). SO... thanks.
- November 7, 2012 at 2:11 PM
I scored 130 aspie/ 80 NT
I am glad I am able to confirm unofficially my condition. I found out about 6 yrs ago. I am nearly 66. I spend most of my life beating myself up over not being like my siblings, a black sheep if you will. I am now happily in self acceptance after a life time of trying to act "normal", like an alien trying to pass as an earthling, haha
- November 24, 2012 at 3:54 PM
- Matthew said...
Just came across this blog. My fiancee's mother, having a boy in their family with high-functioning autism, noticed my Aspergers traits when she first heard about my struggles with depression and loneliness, and brought it up a few months ago. After taking several tests, going over the diagnosis with a professional counselor (who thinks I probably have it), hanging out with my fiancee's autistic brother and finding that we communicate very similarly and have a lot of things in common, and reading everything I can find, I am pretty confident in saying I have Aspergers. It would explain every single quirk and struggle I've faced my whole life. On this test I scored 163/33, just one more piece of confirmation.
I'm doing okay, though, after fourteen months of really bad depression I finally found a natural supplement called Amoryn for increasing serotonin levels, and I've felt significantly better after taking it for about a month. My fiancee and her family understand the condition and they're very supportive. I'm working on learning to enjoy the positive aspects of it and trying to find ways to compensate for the weaknesses. It's challenging and painful at times but it's possible. Thanks for the great resources...we're looking at some books for couples who have one NT and one AS, since my fiancee is definitely on the normal side of things.
- November 27, 2012 at 4:33 PM
- Matthew said...
Oh, and as far as Aspie/NT relationships go, there seems to be a lot of negative stuff about them, but I've heard several stories of people who have wonderful relationships. I suspect my father may even have it mildly, and he and my mother are doing great. I think it really just depends--like any relationship--on understanding the personality of your partner and learning to communicate well. Even if it's challenging, I think it's worth it.
- November 27, 2012 at 5:01 PM
Tommy I. (16 years old)
I got 106/95. I have lots of trouble socializing, so I expected a higher Aspie score. Maybe it's because I find it difficult to engage in conversation, but when it works out, I actually like socializing. Maybe.
I've had three actual friends, approximately (there's some "partial friend" too. One of my actual friendships and all of my partial friendships were barely made during my final year[out of 9] at that school before I moved) and I concentrate more on te people I like/know and avoid people I don't like/know.
I thought I would be a clear Aspie. If I could only fix what problems I TRUELY have, that would be awesome. If someone has advice, I'd like to here it.
- December 16, 2012 at 8:26 AM
Scored 38 (AS) and 175 (NT)
- December 25, 2012 at 1:40 PM
Interesting. I'm an older adult who thought he might be an "Aspie" after reading about it. Aspergers is a syndrome I never heard of when younger, though I could certainly relate to some of the difficulties described when I first read of it. This test says I have both Aspie AND neurotypical traits (114/113). So does that make me a "normal Aspie" or what? Or perhaps I'm a "bineural" (seems like a logical term if people who have both hetero and homosexual traits are "bisexual").
- January 5, 2013 at 9:34 AM
- Autumn said...
Your Aspie score: 184 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 32 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie
My husband has Asperger's. When I learned that I started studying it so that I could better understand him. As I studied the symptoms and characteristics of Aspies though I kept having "I do that!" moments.
Taking this quiz and learning my results (posted at the top of this comment) has helped me so much. I already have a therapy appointment for next week (I also have adult ADD, professionally diagnosed) and now I can't wait to ask for more testing to see if I really do have Asperger's (I refuse to say I've been diagnosed because of online quiz results.)
As for the one Anonymous person who was unhappy that people are proud of having Asperger's I say get over it. Fuck yes I will wear it as a badge. I happen to like who I am, quirks and all. I don't care if other people don't understand me, or can't follow along with my line of thinking as easily, I prefer to hang out with books and computers over people anyway.
YOU might not like your diagnosis, but don't bother telling anyone else that they shouldn't like theirs as well. After all, Aspies prefer to do and learn things for themselves and do not enjoy being told how things should be done :P
- January 13, 2013 at 9:30 PM
My score 159/56 - tried this on behalf of son who was wondering about the need for a formal diagnosis. Bit shocked really as I am 55 and thought I was "normal". I guess I surrounded myself with people like me - I suppose my whole family (wife and 4 kids) are Aspie too.
- March 10, 2013 at 11:45 AM
Thanks goodness for this quiz (and another). Whether some of the questions are pointless or not, I answered all of the them honestly and came out with a bad score. I also did another quiz and got pretty much the same result.
To find an explanation for many personal traits was, although concerning, a relief. Having been cursed since childhood with mentally seizing up in stressful learning situations, getting confused and angry at social gatherings, finding it extremely difficult to make and keep friends, preferring repetitive work and jumping out of my skin at the slightest noise I believe I can finally give a name to the beast.
If I have any problem with the results it's where do I take it from here? Working for a government department and being put in situations that cause conflict with what I consider to be my Asperger's on an almost daily basis I now find myself worrying about what to do next. Without a formal diagnosis my employer cannot make the necessary adjustments but I also fear going to a professional and being labelled as a problem or a hypochondriac.
Where I go from here is something I find myself currently at a loss to determine.
- March 25, 2013 at 10:26 AM
I have been looking into aspergers as a cause for all my problems and considering going to the doctors. did this test got 192 aspie score and nt score of 16.... now im worried. im 20.
- April 4, 2013 at 9:34 PM
- Forever Lost in Books said...
I've taken this test and I got a 153 out of 200 score for Aspie and 56 for the neurotypical. I've been worried for a while about this, and I've talked about it to my parents; they said that they didn't want for me to get diagnosed because it could affect my future. Any advice?
- April 28, 2013 at 10:34 AM
Hi there, I'm 101 and 107... looking at the spider graph - when you look at my social traits and special interest/talent I'm Aspie; everything else I'm extremely neurotypical. So I have the good with the bad I guess. For Poe - who was trying to come up with a field of work earlier (and any others)... my 'special talents' are in pay per click marketing and excel and analytics... these are fascinating areas (to me anyway!) and also need less social skills than many other areas. Aspie skills & jobs seem often to be more numbers or tech or analysis based and less people and politics focused. It would be interesting to hear what others with talents have found to do career wise. Thanks :)
By the way - i think it is funny that after filling out this form we have to put the two words in... according to the instructions to "Prove you're not a robot". (Sometimes I feel like the aspie traits I have ARE very robotic! ... in a good way of course!)
- May 8, 2013 at 11:50 AM
- margaret elaine said...
I came up 154 AS and 68 NT. This seems to fit pretty well with my suspicions.... but now that Aspergers doesn't 'exist' what do I do with the information?? I have been suspicious of this for years... So thankful for the thoroughness of his test and for the great comments. Thank you.
- August 5, 2013 at 3:26 PM
I'm an even Steven. 101 Aspie, 101 NT. The Aspie part of me likes that it's a nice even number! :)
- August 17, 2013 at 12:37 PM
I received 185/32 on the quiz. I've taken it probably 5 times in the past year. I even took my daughter whom I believed is Aspie to a professional. At the end of the meeting, I asked him whether or not he believed we should get a diagnosis. He smirked and said, "For her or YOU?" Hm, I suppose it's noticeable when I thought it wasn't. I'm nearly 32 years old, married, three children. Two of which are Aspies. I believe understanding what we are is CRUCIAL. Because before, my husband would get so irritated with me, thinking I had some disorder, such as anxiety or something of that nature. He said people thought I was a stone faced snob and I needed to smile and talk. He also assumed I was lazy and depressed and couldn't snap out of it when it came to studying roots of all religion and the origin of the universe. Now that we have a fuller grasp on the truth of the matter, our marriage has flourished. Not that we had issues before per say, but now he's very supportive and even encourages me to explain the Asperger's thing to others when I see that it needs to be mentioned. The professional I went to said that from his observation, I do have Asperger's but advised to not get a diagnosis on paper. That it's really only important for children, so they can receive specialized services.
- December 10, 2013 at 3:20 PM
I scored 41/ 200 for Aspie and 160 / 200 for NT. I was diagnosed with Aspie at 5, and I my doctor told me that it doesn't seem like I have it, and that I may have been misdiagnosed. That's why I took this test. Well who cares, I get free money.
- January 10, 2014 at 5:05 PM
199 for Aspie and 23 for NT. I am not diagnosed but I suspect.
- April 9, 2014 at 11:54 PM
Scored 133(AS) and 90(NT) I can function in life, but struggle mightily to connect with others. Very little friends, and people typically avoid me. Hmmm...it's enlightening to hear i'm not the only one though. Or do you guys struggle with relating and connecting with others too? I look at others interact and socialize and i'm like "how the heck are you guys doing that?" sad, but i will never give up in overcoming this or accepting this...whatever i have to do. Good luck to you all
- July 10, 2014 at 2:38 PM
- Natasha Quinonez said...
I scored a 156/200, and I printed out my results to share with my mother. I recently went to a therapist who said I could just self-diagnose myself, and I plan to use this as a way to talk to my mom about it. She's always saying, "Oh, you're not like that .You just barely started acting like that. I'm pretty sure that if I had taken this quiz only 10 years earlier, my score would have been a lot higher. I have taught myself how to deal with certain asperger's traits that were simply seen by my mother as me being ridiculous. I love this blog, and I have been exploring it a lot since I found it. I plan to read a little bit of it each day.
- August 17, 2014 at 2:58 PM
I got 136/200 for aspie and 86/200 for non-aspie. I talked with my mom who told me she had to force me into learning things like morality, diplomacy, dexterity which i am still not good at (she even has to teach me how to be right handed because i wouldn't decide). She fought to give me a normal life.
I'm horrible with everything social, and being introvert surely doesn't help. I have major issues verbalizing my thoughts and feelings. There's many fabrics and textures that i don't feel comfortable touching, i love reading, stress is a big issue since my childhood, i was taking meditation with my psycho-educator to reduce my shaking and small tocs. i feel better alone at my house, i need to do things on my own to learn. i can get easily upset, very sensible, empathic (even tho latest studies say aspies are empathic while old studies say they are not empathic), i'm shy and dont talk often but when i do about something i like, i could talk for hours.
I did other tests online and when 32 is the minimum for aspie diagnostic, i get 33.. so if i'm not aspie, i am borderline aspie.
- November 17, 2014 at 6:33 AM
Aspire score 161, NT 69
Helps explains my love of graphing linear equations and my Venn diagrams- and my daughter saying, "Mom! You shouldn't say that."
- December 13, 2014 at 12:02 PM
My Aspie score is just high enough to make life difficult, but low enough that life shouldn't be as difficult as it is...
- February 14, 2015 at 6:20 AM
- Snow White said...
I'm not sure that my score is accurate. I scored 75 for Asperger's & 129 for NT. They said I was NT. I have been diagnosed twice before with Asperger's. Once in Spring 2000 and in August 2004.
- May 7, 2015 at 9:07 PM
My score was a 133 of 200 for Asperger's and 93 of 200 (NT), I'm not sure what this means. I've always been odd, weird, or a misfit, but an Aspie??
- May 18, 2015 at 5:45 PM
(Aspie) score: 138 of 200
(non-autistic) score: 58 of 200
My Aspie talent is through the roof. I don't know what that means, but there it is. I have one focus that one day might play into my career assuming I choose that path along with my wife.
The one thing about being married and finding out you are an Aspie after your eldest getting diagnosed is that it is quite humbling and jarring all at the same time. I have had very little self awareness up until last November when we got diagnoses (my son and me), and the past ten months has been very challenging.
The one good thing about having a diagnosis is knowing my own strengths and weaknesses, which I never really acknowledged before because I could care less about what others thought about me, so I never cared what I thought about me. The latter was an error, which has forced me to try and learn things that I should have learned as a child.
We'll keep trying to communicate better to my wife, as she suffers the most for it. I'll at least love her to the end and die trying to please her, which is what all marriages are about in the end.
Thanks for your blog, Gavin. I e-mailed you a while back, but have just now returned to give it a proper go. As a father and husband and an Aspie, I thank you deeply for your service here. Blessings.
- September 29, 2015 at 4:41 AM
Here are some things said about my test results "Your neurodiverse (Aspie) score: 138 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 72 of 200
You are very likely neurodiverse (Aspie)"
It also said I may have OCD. If you got around my score you are probably an Aspie. Sadly I haven't been diagnosed. I am a girl so I think sometimes this affects the score.
- March 7, 2017 at 6:30 AM
- mobius wolf said...
Ack! Oh the eye contact, too.
That always bothered me, they make such a big deal about it.
The only time it's not a problem is when I'm angry. After that no one minds the lack of eye contact.
Oh boy. I'm learning more about myself than I might want to know.
- June 6, 2017 at 11:39 PM
- Melody Miller Sokolow said...
Anonymous isn't the highest scorer. I've gotten anywhere from 189 - 196 consistently over last three years. I'm 60, a female, with two grown sons. Just got formal diagnosis a year or so ago. Without any prior clue. One of my sons is autistic.
- November 24, 2017 at 6:34 PM
My 18 year old scored 96 (NDiverse)/145 (NT), which is likely neurotypical, BUT we noticed that his talent spikes very high in the neurodiverse side (on the spider web it's peaked at the 8 line). I've been trying to do a little more research about that...does anyone have any insights for him/me? Thanking you kindly in advance for any thoughts you would like to share.
- December 29, 2017 at 11:51 AM
I was diagnosed as a child with ADHD and Aspergers, and again as a teenager with ADHD and HFA. However I've repeatedly scored in the low 20s on Cohen's AQ test. On this test I received 135 (for NT) and 66 (for aspie).
However, on EQ tests I have scored well below the threshold for aspergers (i know from my personal life this is certainly true)
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PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — Multiple shots were fired inside a northern New Jersey mall shortly before closing time, and the search was on early Tuesday for the suspected shooter, a Bergen County official said. There was no report of injuries.
Bergen County spokeswoman Jeanne Baratta told The Associated Press that authorities believe the suspected shooter is still in the Garden State Plaza Mall early Tuesday. She said SWAT teams have concentrated their search in the northeast corner of the 2.2-million-square-foot mall, near a Nordstrom store.
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Most toddler vaccines not linked to blood disease
Although the MMR vaccine has been linked to a heightened risk of a rare blood disorder, other childhood vaccines do not appear to be, researchers reported Monday.
The disorder is called immune thrombocytopenic purpura, or ITP, and it arises when the immune system destroys blood cells called platelets. That limits the blood's ability to clot, which can cause bleeding under the skin, bruising and nosebleeds—or, in rare cases, serious problems like bleeding in the brain.
Doctors have long known that the MMR vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella can cause ITP—usually triggering a mild, temporary case. It's estimated that ITP arises once for every 40,000 MMR shots.
But it had not been clear whether any other childhood vaccines might cause ITP.
"It's such a rare disease to start with, and then it would only rarely be triggered by a vaccine," said Dr. Sean T. O'Leary of Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, the lead researcher on the new study.
That means scientists need data on a very large number of children to weed out a possible connection to any one vaccine.
So for their study, O'Leary and his colleagues looked at medical records for 1.8 million U.S. infants and children who received routine vaccines between 2000 and 2009.
Over that time, 197 kids were diagnosed with ITP.
The researchers compared a child's risk of developing ITP within 42 days of receiving a vaccine compared with other times. And they found no evidence that any vaccine other than MMR was linked to an increased risk of ITP in young children.
The picture was different, however, with older kids, the researchers report in the journal Pediatrics.
Among 7- to 17-year-olds, hepatitis A vaccination was tied to an increased ITP risk. And in 11- to 17-year-olds, the chickenpox vaccine and the vaccine against tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis (Tdap) were both linked to the blood disorder.
However, that was based on just one or two cases of ITP tied to each vaccine.
"So it's by no means conclusive that there are associations," O'Leary stressed.
ITP in children usually goes away on its own and may not require treatment.
In general, most cases affect children between the ages of 1 and 3. And O'Leary said his team can be "fairly comfortable" in saying that for that age group, there is no association between ITP and vaccines other than MMR.
There is still a question with older kids and teenagers. But ITP is so rare at those ages, O'Leary said it will be very challenging to study the potential links further.
On the other hand, since ITP is so rare, it should reassure parents.
"I don't think this is something parents should be worried about," O'Leary said.
Even with the MMR vaccine, experts stress that parents should not be deterred by the risk of ITP. In fact, children are more likely to develop ITP if they become infected with the viruses that the MMR prevents.
A child's risk of ITP after measles, for instance, is about 10 times higher than it is with the MMR, O'Leary pointed out.
Researchers aren't sure why MMR, in particular, would carry a risk of ITP. But it may be because the viruses MMR prevents are more closely associated with ITP than other viruses are.
The MMR vaccine contains weakened (rather than "killed") versions of the viruses; it's thought that in some children, the immune system's response to the vaccine viruses leads to an abnormal attack on platelets—possibly in kids who have a genetic susceptibility.
O'Leary noted that some parents worry that childhood vaccines have been little studied.
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Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy, 12 February 2014 -- The Lamborghini Huracán has already obtained 700 orders during a, as yet unfinished, month-long private preview tour worldwide for VIP clients. An excellent start for the heir to the best selling Lamborghini to date, the Gallardo.
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i have an xbox now. you still play 2k/have madden?
When its fn or nba or ncaa online its me
haha its pretty dope but my bro plays that because hes retarded
Im gettin it
If its a,legit sports game its me or netflix
If its a weird game its him
Ya team up is legit
damn thats wack but ok.. haha i wasnt ducking you i was at school so i didnt have xbox live
nice we should play ncaa soon who do u typically use? fsu?
what games u been playing?
oh shit didn't know that was you my brother prob got those messages while i was away at school
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The wildlife of the Adirondacks are now awakening from their winter slumber and are ready to "spring" back into action now that the days are becoming warmer. Many locals know this is the season where one might come across one of our furry forest friends on an adventure in the woods or even in their backyard. However, the animal mascots of the Lake Placid Olympic Museum never seem to "sleep" and are always cheerfully greeting our visitors. On display you can see the entire collection of Winter Olympic mascots which over the years have become examples of the imagination and artistic creativity of their host country.
The first unofficial Olympic mascot was named "Schuss" and was born at the Grenoble Olympic Winter Games in 1968. Schuss was a little man on skis and became the first of a long line of mascots that continues as an Olympic tradition. The mascot has the job of creating Olympic spirit, giving the Olympics a festive atmosphere and promoting the history and culture of the host city. From a dog to the polar bear, the mascots lend an element of humor and joy to the Olympics.
There have been several different types of bear mascots that have appeared in the Olympic Games, but the Olympic Winter Games of 1980 in Lake Placid had the only raccoon. The name Roni was chosen by Lake Placid school children and comes from the word "raccoon" in Iroquoian, the language of the native people from the region of Lake Placid and the State of New York. The raccoon is a common animal from the Adirondack region and some might recognize that the facial features of a raccoon with the black and white mask around its eyes resembles the sunglasses or goggles worn by some winter sport athletes. The artist, Don Moss can be credited for creating the lovable Roni Raccoon and bringing him to life. Moss designed several items for Capital Sports that were made into Roni souvenirs ranging from belt buckles to posters.
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Fitting right into the stereo-typical personality of a raccoon that is always getting into trouble, Roni Raccoon didn't get through the Olympics without a controversy of his own. A poster was created by Amy Schneider with Roni standing on a mountain grabbing the Olympic rings. Since the design of the Olympic rings symbolizes the universality of Olympism and the meeting of the athletes and nations of the world, the symbol is subject to very strict rules by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in that nothing shall touch the rings. The poster had already been produced in a small quantity before the IOC deemed it illegal and can sometimes be found in antique stores and online auction sites. Schneider quickly created a different version of the poster with Roni's claws digging into the side of the mountain rather than the rings.
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I am looking at some VENOM lipos.
Just wondering if anyone uses VENOM brand batteries and whether they are a good brand of battery or not.
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Spend your money on Traxxas PowerCells... I love mine and they have a lifetime warranty (KEEP RECIEPT) ... still lifetime free for 1yr and 50% for life replacement. DONE AND DONE!!! Thank you Traxxas
And NO I don't work for Traxxas, just not stupid. I do own Three Traxxas trucks thou and just ordered my 4th. Batteries thou, simple math... Batteries for life for 50% of the cost I am gonna have 4 trucks to run and three get run at the same time most of the time. Powercells either NIMH or LIPO have been good for me and plenty of power
If i go lipo i will have to get an external LVD and a new charger that has a balancer.
I am using stock electronics setup in the summit and it is 6 months old and it now guzzles my 2 x 3000mah batts in about 10mins (CRAWLING).
I reckon i will get 5000mah NIMH's coz they will be a fair bit cheaper than 7600mah lipos.
Thanks for your help.
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Go with at least a minimum of a 5000MAH battery thou no matter what battery you choose, I get with a full on run and my absolute low side of running is 35 min with my Taxxas Powercell 5800mah 25c 2s lipos on my Summit... crawling around and goofing off while my buddies with their Wraiths are trying to get up the trails means about just under 1.5 hrs of battery life for me with my Dewalt 14.4v powered Summit.
So the origional question was are Venom batt's any good, they work but don't have the life span especially when you are looking for balanced packs that will run down at a equal level over time. I won't recommend then for a Summit, a single battery pack truck on a entry level basis okay sure. NOT A SUMMIT, give it the amps... "it wants em"...
Do you run other lipos and/or do you run any NIMH packs. If so what other lipos do you run and what NIMH packs do you run.
Ok you have convinced me to stay with traxxas powercell which i thought everyone would say.
Is it right that if i want to go any bigger than 5000mah i will have to go LIPO. Which was my thought in the beginning.
Also will a LIPO have a longer run time than a NIMH. for example will a 5000mah LIPO have a longer run time than a 5000mah NIMH?
Last edited by danielhawkins; 11-19-2012 at 04:27 AM.
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IMO the Traxxas LiPos are to expensive compared to SPC, Gens Ace and some other batts.
Traxxas 5Ah 25c - 75$ (37.50$warranty) Link:http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXBYTV&P=7
SPC 5Ah 25c - 35$ (Right now they're on sale for 23$) http://spcracing.com/index.php?productID=59
For me it's an easy choice, SPC all the way.
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My Summit summits.
I currently have the cheapest 7600's I could find... if I had a chance to do it all over again, I would have gotten SPC packs hands down. Shoot... there 8200's for the Summit are on sale right now for $50!
Whatever it is I just typed... could be wrong.
$100 for 8200mah @ 30c though + shipping!
I have my two 4s 5000mah 30c making total 10,000mah for cheaper. They come with nice 8 gauge wire and everyone who uses them says they're excellent in every way!
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Don't hate me because my shipping is cheaper!
Whatever it is I just typed... could be wrong.
Hahah yeah yeah yeah.
I have a venom 2s 60c 5600mah lipo
It's a sport pack. I bought it yesturday. When I used it I broke the balence connector of because I forgot to unplug it. I don't like there style of connector. Get a normal one soldered on
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They are but will be expensive to post to Australia.
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I can't find 1 but to make sure is there defnitely not a postage calculator.???
Don't worry just went proceed to chekcout... $116 postage...wow... mgiht b cheaper on ebay...
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Yep the whole thing is startin to look a bit expensive i reckon.
If i actually needed them coz my other batteries have totally stuffed i would get them but my other batteries still slog along for about 10mins so i am sort of just doing a normal upgrade so i do want something cheaper than that.
So now i am lookin back at some 5000mah NIMH's... anyone run them in a summit?
How do they go for run time?
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I run SPC 5000's in my Summit, I get about 25 mins when bashing and about an hour when trailing/crawling. It's luuuuvly!
My Summit summits.
Ive got a Venom 2S 5300 70/140C high powered Lipo though used it in my bandit - awesome battery! not cheap though
I run 2 x Redback 2S 5000mah 30/60C Lipos in my 5 week old Summit - goes very well on high speed running, lasts like 45 mins to an hour. Crawling id imagine it'd last for a hour or two.
Yeah with the stock 3000's I get about an hour crawling, and 25 mins bashing.
The other thing is only ever got about 1/2 an hour crawling even on the first day i got it.
Does that then mean my batteries might have been stuffed even when i got them?
Last edited by danielhawkins; 11-20-2012 at 07:27 PM.
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There isn't?
I have found otherwise...
My buddy bought 3300mAh Traxxas LiPo's and 3300mAh Traxxas NiMh's at the same time as his eMaxx. He was new to electric (I say new because he had been out of the hobby for over 10 years and had nitro RC's when he was in the hobby) so he thought he would have to have NiMh due to the "dangerous" LiPo's being too much for his kids. I charged up and cycled both sets of packs on my iCharger 206B... the LiPo's lasted about 10 minutes longer and where cool to the touch. The NiMh's where hot to the touch, so we figured that a portion of the stored energy was converted to heat instead of run time.
Whatever it is I just typed... could be wrong.
On another thread they were saying that the NiMh's start losing volts right from the first pull of the throttle whereas lipo's because of how much it can deliver at once it uses less voltage therefore making it run longer than NiMh's...
TEll me if am wrong Jimmie but thats what i thought?
Also no one has answered my other question...
Forgetting the ru time now but back when i bought the truck even after a few charges where the batt was given time to peak its voltage i still only ever got about 25mins crawling out of them and about 15mins bashing. others are getting way longer with the same batts (2 x 3000mah 7 cell 8.4v NiMh's)... does that mean the batts might have been stuffed when i got them?
Last edited by danielhawkins; 11-21-2012 at 03:43 PM.
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LiPo's do lose less voltage, but that has more to do with cell chemistry... not sure if it has much impact on run time.
Whatever it is I just typed... could be wrong.
I havent but it sure felt like ages!, I'll time it next time i use it, i reckon at least 30 mins bashing on 2 x 5000mah lipos.
A hour crawling on 2x2s sounds about right in my experience.
Sent using lipo power
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they have tried
Venom has lifetime WARRANTY
My 2S 5300 70/140C Venom has been excellent! though only had it for about 4 weeks, and about 30 mins run time all up
Try HRB batteries i have a 5000mah 2s lipo and poppin' wheelies on take-off on my brushless 2wd slash. oh and their frickin cheap!


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After one ticket, enough is enough!
I've been a loyal Chestnut Hill shopper for some time now, but the current militant attitude of the parking meter people from Philadelphia are chasing me away!
Even if you pay – don't dare miss by two minutes – they are there!
Don't have a broken meter.
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City employees help save a life
At 7:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving, while many families were sitting down for dinner, I was rushing to my school to watch a drama unfold that I will never forget.
A car had crashed into the side of one of our buildings. When I arrived at the scene, about 20 city employees were already there. I was deeply moved by their performance. Police had blocked traffic. Firefighters labored for 90 minutes to free the driver from the car. Fire-rescue personnel transported him to the hospital.
A building inspector from Licenses and Inspections and the fire chief searched the building for gas leaks and structural damage. Police interviewed witnesses and collected a mountain of data. By midnight, the car was towed, the street was clean, the building was boarded up, and I was headed home.
Aside from praying for the life of the motorist, I found myself reflecting on our city, our municipal employees and even the taxes we pay. We hear so many stories about the problems our city faces. But I was proud to watch our city flawlessly perform over four hours to save a life, prevent further harm and manage the consequences.
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once said, "Taxes are what we pay for civilized society." At the end of a long Thanksgiving day, I said thanks for the blessings of this thing we call civilized society.
Edward Marshall, Head of School
Greene Street Friends School
Culling deer ruins Christmas
Beginning now and continuing through March of 2013, the sound of rifle fire will slice the night air in Wissahickon Valley Park. Once again, innocent deer will be killed. This, the unexamined fashion of "deer management" is going on in and around every major eastern United States city, all for the same bogus reasons.
It's been said that deer are killed because of "arrogant human-centeredness and alienated ignorance endemic to a culture that neither respects nature, nor recognizes that other natural beings have as much intrinsic worth and right to live as human beings do."
Tragically, the fabricated "facts" about deer still stand. And many critically important factors carefully omitted from the "Final Deer Report" are now in oblivion. Yet it is this never-peer-reviewed report that is the basis for the 15-year-long atrocity in our backyard.
It will continue unabatedly because not enough people will act in an effort to stop this evil among us. Remember, killing deer is self-perpetuating. Albert Einstein once said, "The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing."
There goes my Christmas. Thanks Philadelphia Parks and Recreation.
Bridget Irons
Chestnut Hill
'Great article' on Hill ballet dancer
What a great article you wrote for the Local this past week on Carinthia Bank ("On her toes: Chestnut Hill teen Banks on huge talent")! What a shame that the online version doesn't display like the actual newspaper. The overall design of the article was beautifully arranged with photos and graphics. It was really impressive.
I just wanted to thank you for taking our press release and developing a feature on this story. Carinthia is a special girl, coming from a special family. We were blessed to have had Carinthia and her sister, Caroline, in our school for so many years. I knew right away that she could go the distance. She had prima ballerina written all over her from a very young age.
Just wanted you to know how much I appreciate the article.
Nancy Malmed, Artistic Director
Wissahickon Dance Academy
A sad day at Rutgers University
It is sad that Rutgers planned a celebration for the 60th anniversary of Selman A. Waksman receiving the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1952 (which took place on 12/12/12) without any mention of Albert Schatz, (Ph. D,) in its program notes or in the titles of the 10 presentations that were made that day.
Len Lear's article in the Chestnut Hill Local, "New book reveals betrayal of genius/humanitarian – Mt. Airy scientist's discovery saved millions of lives" (11/14/12), summarizes Schatz' life and the controversy around his discovery of streptomycin, the first effective cure for tuberculosis, when he was a 23 year-old graduate student at Rutgers University. Waksman, Schatz' department head, stole credit for the discovery.
Lear wrote, "Not many human beings on earth can honestly claim that something they did was responsible for saving millions of human lives. But West Mt. Airy resident Albert Schatz, who died of pancreatic cancer at 84 in his home in January of 2005, did just that. And this humble humanitarian never got the proper credit for his astonishing achievement."
In 1994, Rutgers righted their egregious wrongdoing when they awarded the Rutgers Medal to Schatz as "co-discoverer" of streptomycin. The award states, "The worldwide impact of this discovery is now part of medical history."
It behooves universities to make sure that graduate students, such as my father, get due credit for their discoveries.
Linda Schatz
Mt. Airy
NCAA punishment of Penn State is 'cruel and unusual'
The Penn State University Nation is being held hostage by the NCAA's decision to punish hundreds of thousands of blameless people. The NCAA used its absolute power to punish not just the actual offenders but the entire Penn State Nation.
Yes, terrible acts were committed by a former football coach and a few others who did not act when presented with the situation. They participated in a cover-up and, as always, the cover-up expands the magnitude of the crime and the related fallout.
How many of us recall being in class when a teacher demanded to know which one did something bad. When no pupils responded, the entire class was punished. Innocent students resented the guilt by association. Think about what happens in the military when one or two men, either by neglect or laziness, fail to clean their area of the barracks knowing that an inspection is coming. When the inspection happens, the entire company is punished for the acts of one or two members. Everybody loses in this situation.
The four-year penalty handed down to Penn State University by the NCAA represents cruel and unusual punishment. Sounds familiar doesn't it.
The collateral damage is sweeping and has had an impact on every aspect of the University's programs and on the Penn State Nation. I wonder how many talented high school graduates will not select Penn State because of the punishment in place?
So now, untold numbers of young high school seniors have changed their minds and are applying to other colleges. The NCAA tentacles have impacted faculty, student body, administrators, local merchants and Penn State fans. How about benefactors who regularly donate stipends of money and/or include Penn State in their wills?
Here is what should be done to correct this situation:
1. Reduction of the four-year penalty to a two-year sentence.
2. Reduce the 60 million fine to $30 million.
3. Allow any students/players who elected to transfer to another school to return without penalty.
4. Increase the number of new football scholarships from 15 to 30.
5. At the end of year two, everything returns to normal as it was prior to the NCAA action.
6. Finally, at the end of year two, they should restore all honors formerly held by Joe Paterno. This includes records, memorials and all other material symbols and honors he had earned and have nothing to do with the issues.
If Winston Churchill were still alive, and became aware of the NCAA/Penn State situation, he might paraphrase his original "so many, so few" WWII speech to read: "Never have so many been punished for the acts of so few."
Ronald "Red" Barnes, Ph.D


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