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baddie warming my strap while taking the RAADS-R
petition to add a fifth category of answer to the RAADS-R Autism test for "I do not know how to answer this question // The premise of this question is highly flawed"
The RAADS-R test is the single most frustrating test I have ever laid eyes on.
I've been "peer reviewed", and the topic of ASD has been brought up by two different therapists of mine, but I've never been officially diagnosed.
I keep opening the RAADS-R test and am only able to make it like ten questions deep before getting annoyed. There are just so many variables, and technicalities, and well yes but no's.
Too frustrating.
Took a RAADS-R test
On the Embrace Autism RAADS controversy (and why we’re focusing on the wrong thing):
There’s a controversy over on instagram about a provider giving instructions on how to increase one’s score on the RAADS-R, but no one is talking about a bigger problem:
That the RAADS-R kind of sucks.
It’s 18 years old. The thing is so dated that if it were human, it would be old enough to vote. We have a ton of research since then.
Not to mention the horrendous questions about sympathy and whether you enjoy being with your friends. They show an archaic understanding of autistic people’s ability to care and connect.
The AQ deserves more scrutiny too. It’s 25 years old; I’m in my 30s, and I was in 4th grade when that thing was published! And few people seem aware that its creator built his career on the sexist “extreme male brain theory”. The screener reflects both his sexism and his belief that autistic people are unlikely to be creative or appreciate storytelling.
Honestly? I don’t care all that much whether someone is giving tips on how to take the RAADS.
I do care that in 2026, we’re still forced to rely on biased screeners from my pre-DSM-5, pre-double-empathy-problem childhood. We deserve tools that aren’t fossils (and the CATI looks pretty promising).
time for another tumblr poll!
take the RAADS-R test (linked below) and answer with what score you got!
0-24
25-49
50-64
65-89
90-129
130-159
160-226
227-240
https://embrace-autism.com/raads-r/
what does this mean. what is a "normal rhythm". is it 4/4? 3/4? is it not formatted like a music signature???
people are advertising their RAADS-R scores online again, which means I am obligated to break the bad news that the actual measurement of autism level is how quickly you gave up on the test due to the ambiguous wording of the questions.