Timeline for Rationale behind an “all-or-nothing” design for a test for the purposes of diagnosis and epidemology
Current License: CC BY-SA 3.0
23 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2020 at 9:55 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
Commonmark migration
|
|
| Mar 1, 2017 at 16:54 | comment | added | Wrzlprmft | @what: There is an underlying truth to many clichés, but that does not free them from being clichés. Not everybody interested in mathematics is automatically autistic. Still such a person may be primed that they are more “autistic” than the average population and thus be more likely to choose the “autistic” option in the test (because they are forced to make a choice). But such priming is something that you do not want to be reflected by a test (of course you cannot completely avoid it, but this test seems to amplify it). | |
| Mar 1, 2017 at 12:23 | comment | added | user3116 | @Wrzlprmft "people with clichéically autistic interests like mathematics" Very likely that similarity isn't "clichéically" but very meaningful. | |
| Mar 1, 2017 at 9:36 | comment | added | Wrzlprmft | @what: Why do you assume that the high-scoring mathematicians do not have Asperger or autism? – Where do say this? Just that I am concerned whether a test is flawed does not mean that I consider all conclusions drawn from its results wrong. My problem with the test design is (to be blunt) that it may measure whether somebody is a mathematician and not whether somebody is autistic. This would be problematic since the test may e.g. diagnose autism in a non-autistic mathematician. | |
| Feb 28, 2017 at 21:54 | comment | added | user3116 | Why do you assume that the high-scoring mathematicians do not have Asperger or autism? Currently, high-tech and IT companies are specifically recruiting high-functioning autists because they are often better at maths and programming than non-autists. Maybe the test results just reflect the fact that many (possibly subclinical) autists choose a career in a field that rewards their traits. | |
| Feb 22, 2017 at 17:08 | vote | accept | Wrzlprmft | ||
| Feb 20, 2017 at 7:21 | answer | added | Arnon Weinberg♦ | timeline score: 3 | |
| Feb 20, 2017 at 6:19 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackCogSci/status/833561761727074304 | ||
| Feb 20, 2017 at 5:01 | history | reopened |
Robin Kramer-ten Have AliceD♦ Arnon Weinberg♦ Chris Rogers Keno |
||
| Feb 8, 2017 at 8:11 | review | Reopen votes | |||
| Feb 20, 2017 at 5:01 | |||||
| Feb 8, 2017 at 7:56 | history | edited | Robin Kramer-ten Have |
added tags
|
|
| Feb 8, 2017 at 7:56 | comment | added | Robin Kramer-ten Have | I believe the question has been reduced in such a degree that it became answerable. Simply, why do the developers of the Autism-Spectrum Quotient test give four options, if they scale it down to just two (agree or disagree)? | |
| Feb 7, 2017 at 21:58 | history | edited | Wrzlprmft | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
deleted 714 characters in body
|
| Jan 1, 2017 at 23:25 | history | closed |
Seanny123 AliceD♦ Arnon Weinberg♦ Robin Kramer-ten Have Chris Rogers |
Needs details or clarity | |
| Dec 21, 2016 at 13:30 | comment | added | Wrzlprmft | @Seanny123: I narrowed down the question, though not as far as you suggested. I still hope that this is sufficiently narrow now. | |
| Dec 21, 2016 at 13:30 | history | edited | Wrzlprmft | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Narrowing down the question
|
| Dec 21, 2016 at 13:21 | history | edited | Wrzlprmft | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Narrowing down the question
|
| Dec 21, 2016 at 9:15 | comment | added | Seanny123 | I understand that you're (legitimately) only interested in their interplay, but I guess what I'm claiming is that I personally think we have to first establish their individual validity before considering their interplay. | |
| Dec 21, 2016 at 9:13 | comment | added | Wrzlprmft | @Seanny123: I understand your point and given that I cannot even remotely estimate how long potential answers would be, you may very well be correct. However, before I follow your suggestion, please consider the following: 1) I am not much interested in the test’s history or validation per se, unless it provides answers to my main question(s). 2) I am not that much concerned about the issues addressed in your last three questions on their own (e.g., I fully acknowledge that the influence of priming and stereotypes is inevitable). Instead I am concerned in their interplay. | |
| Dec 21, 2016 at 9:10 | review | Close votes | |||
| Jan 1, 2017 at 23:25 | |||||
| Dec 21, 2016 at 8:51 | comment | added | Seanny123 | This is a totally valid, but super-broad question. There are 4 sub-questions to this one question. First, was is the history of the Autism-Spectrum Quotient test and how has it been validated/contested over the years. Second, how much are the types of tests affected by priming and stereotypes. Third, is this test undermined by a lack of neutral option. Fourth, are surveys without methods of comparison still valid. Please split this question into sub-questions and I will upvote them all. | |
| Dec 21, 2016 at 8:48 | history | edited | Seanny123 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
removed some personal notes, fixed tags
|
| Dec 20, 2016 at 17:49 | history | asked | Wrzlprmft | CC BY-SA 3.0 |