CAT-Q - Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire

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When I am interacting with someone, I deliberately copy their body language or facial expressions

2

I monitor my body language or facial expressions so that I appear relaxed

3

I rarely feel the need to put on an act in order to get through a social situation

4

I have developed a script to follow in social situations, such as a list of questions or topics of conversation

5

I will repeat phrases that I have heard others say in the exact same way that I first heard them

6

I adjust my body language or facial expressions so that I appear interested by the person I am interacting with

7

In social situations, I feel like I'm performing rather than being myself

8

In my own social interactions, I use behaviours that I have learned from watching other people interacting

9

I always think about the impression I make on other people

10

I need the support of other people in order to socialise

11

I practice my facial expressions and body language to make sure they look natural

12

I don't feel the need to make eye contact with other people if I don't want to

13

I have to force myself to interact with people when I am in social situations

14

I have tried to improve my understanding of social skills by watching other people

15

I monitor my body language or facial expressions so that I appear interested by the person I am interacting with

16

When in social situations, I try to find ways to avoid interacting with others

17

I have researched the rules of social interactions, such as by studying psychology or reading books on human behaviour, to improve my own social skills

18

I am always aware of the impression I make on other people

19

I feel free to be myself when I am with other people

20

I learn how people use their bodies and faces to interact by watching television or films, or by reading fiction

21

I adjust my body language or facial expressions so that I appear relaxed

22

When talking to other people, I feel like the conversation flows naturally

23

I have spent time learning social skills from television shows and films, and try to use these in my interactions

24

In social interactions, I do not pay attention to what my face or body are doing

25

In social situations, I feel like I am pretending to be normal