When I took my IQ test, at least two oddities stood out to me which may have affected its (already nonexistent given that I hit the ceiling) accuracy.
1) There was a segment of the test in which I was instructed to try to memorize a paragraph of text read aloud to me so I could repeat it back “exactly as [the tester] said it”. For the first third or so of this test, I thought “exactly” meant that I would be marked not only on exact wording, but also on things like inflection [edit: apparently this is a technical term; I didn’t mean the technical definition, I meant the reference class which includes things like tone, pitch, emphasis, etc.] and speed, and tried very hard to imitate those aspects of her reading. Then I asked for clarification and she told me that it was only the words that mattered. A neurotypical might not have misunderstood the instructions as I did; someone more autistic than me who made the same error might not have thought to check for such a misunderstanding (and would probably also have taken much more processing power to try to remember inflection etc. while under the misapprehension).
2) There was a section where I was shown pictures of sheets of paper with pieces cut out of it (a la paper snowflakes except rectangular), both folded and unfolded (they were to be matched to each other; this was multiple-choice but I don’t remember if the choices were the unfolded or folded versions). I asked for a pencil and paper. The proctor remarked that there wasn’t an official policy about whether pencil and paper were allowed for the section, and made a judgment call and gave them to me. I’m not sure how, if at all, my autism interacted with this irregularity.
I remember doing the folded-sheets part you mentioned as part of a test required to enter the military*. It was a test on paper, and I completed the language/reading/writing section so quickly that I could afford to take my time, but I don’t remember if I drew diagrams or pictures to help myself. I do remember that apparently I did very well and have the spatial skills to be a fighter pilot if I want to (I laughed).
*I was rejected later on for health reasons. Which I’m still sore about, but that’s unrelated.
When I took my IQ test, at least two oddities stood out to me which may have affected its (already nonexistent given that I hit the ceiling) accuracy.
1) There was a segment of the test in which I was instructed to try to memorize a paragraph of text read aloud to me so I could repeat it back “exactly as [the tester] said it”. For the first third or so of this test, I thought “exactly” meant that I would be marked not only on exact wording, but also on things like inflection [edit: apparently this is a technical term; I didn’t mean the technical definition, I meant the reference class which includes things like tone, pitch, emphasis, etc.] and speed, and tried very hard to imitate those aspects of her reading. Then I asked for clarification and she told me that it was only the words that mattered. A neurotypical might not have misunderstood the instructions as I did; someone more autistic than me who made the same error might not have thought to check for such a misunderstanding (and would probably also have taken much more processing power to try to remember inflection etc. while under the misapprehension).
2) There was a section where I was shown pictures of sheets of paper with pieces cut out of it (a la paper snowflakes except rectangular), both folded and unfolded (they were to be matched to each other; this was multiple-choice but I don’t remember if the choices were the unfolded or folded versions). I asked for a pencil and paper. The proctor remarked that there wasn’t an official policy about whether pencil and paper were allowed for the section, and made a judgment call and gave them to me. I’m not sure how, if at all, my autism interacted with this irregularity.
I remember doing the folded-sheets part you mentioned as part of a test required to enter the military*. It was a test on paper, and I completed the language/reading/writing section so quickly that I could afford to take my time, but I don’t remember if I drew diagrams or pictures to help myself. I do remember that apparently I did very well and have the spatial skills to be a fighter pilot if I want to (I laughed).
*I was rejected later on for health reasons. Which I’m still sore about, but that’s unrelated.
cough.
right, intonation.