What is this test for?
Autism is defined by two dimensions: lasting particularities of communication and social interaction, and a restricted or repetitive character to behaviours, interests and activities — including sensory particularities. This questionnaire explores both dimensions through 21 concrete everyday adult situations, plus two questions about the cost of “masking”.
The result is not a verdict: it is a reasoned orientation — many elements, present, or unlikely — with, each time, what to do next.
Who is it for?
For adults wondering about themselves, often for a long time: a feeling of being “off” socially, exhaustion after interactions, a vital need for routines, sensory hypersensitivities, interests of unusual intensity. And for those whom a loved one, a therapist or a test like the CAT-Q has alerted.
How does it work?
You rate your agreement with 21 statements, thinking about your way of being all your life — not just the past few months. The count is transparent: the number of statements you clearly endorse, compared with two orientation markers we own as heuristics. Everything is computed in your browser; nothing is sent to a server.
The science behind this test
Diagnostic references (the WHO’s ICD-11, DSM-5-TR) and the recommendations of France’s health authority strictly frame the adult diagnosis: a specialist clinical interview, standardised tools such as the ADOS-2 and ADI-R, and attention to developmental history. In France, Autism Resource Centres (CRA) coordinate these evaluations.
Why not reuse Cambridge’s AQ or the RAADS-R, which you see everywhere? First, on rights: these instruments are reserved for research (the AQ requires a commercial licence via Cambridge Enterprise). Second, for scientific honesty: in a real clinical queue, a 2021 study found no association between the RAADS-R score and the final diagnosis. Rather than reproduce a tool without rights or guarantee, we wrote our own items, aligned with the official criteria, and we own it: this questionnaire is not validated.
The under-identification of women is documented: more developed camouflaging strategies (see Hull and colleagues’ work on the CAT-Q), less “visible” interests, prior psychiatric diagnoses that mask the picture. A deep, long-standing questioning deserves to be heard, even with a moderate score.
Full transparency
An orientation questionnaire designed by MoodTrakr from ICD-11/DSM-5-TR criteria — not clinically validated, with no published sensitivity or specificity, hence no probability shown. The reference instruments (ADOS-2, ADI-R, specialist interview) are listed with your result.
- MoodTrakr orientation questionnaire, not validated: the markers (14/21, 8/21) are transparent heuristics, not clinical thresholds.
- Social anxiety, ADHD or burnout can produce similar answers: only a specialist assessment can tell things apart.
- Women and people who mask heavily have historically been under-identified: a low score rules nothing out if the questioning runs deep and old.
The reference tests used by professionals
This questionnaire replaces none of the tools used in consultation. Here are the ones professionals actually use:
- ADOS-2 and ADI-R — the reference assessment tools, administered by a trained team
- Specialist adult ASD clinical interview — a trained psychiatrist or an autism resource centre
- AQ / RAADS-R — questionnaires used by clinicians as support — under licence, we do not reproduce them
Frequently asked questions
Can you be diagnosed autistic as an adult?
Yes. Adult diagnosis is explicitly provided for by French guidance (HAS, 2011): it goes through your GP or a psychiatrist, then a trained team — a specialist ASD clinic or Autism Resource Centre (CRA). Many adults are diagnosed after 30, 40 or 50.
Why don’t you offer the AQ or the RAADS-R test?
Because we are not allowed to — the AQ is reserved for research and its commercial use requires a Cambridge Enterprise licence — and because the RAADS-R, on top of its non-commercial licence, showed disappointing triage value in real-world clinics (Jones et al., 2021). We prefer a transparent in-house questionnaire to a tool copied without permission.
Can autism and ADHD coexist?
Yes, frequently — in fact the DSM-5 lifted the ban on diagnosing them together in 2013. If your difficulties are mainly about attention, organisation and impulsivity, also take the adult ADHD test (ASRS), which is a validated instrument.
Do we say “Asperger” or “autistic”?
Current classifications (ICD-11, DSM-5-TR) grouped the former subtypes — including Asperger syndrome — under the single label of “autism spectrum disorder”. Many people concerned simply say “autistic”, and that is accurate.
What should I do if my result points to many elements?
Nothing urgent, nothing grave: make an appointment with your GP or a psychiatrist, mentioning a question around the autism spectrum, ideally with this result and concrete examples. The process can take time; the CAT-Q (camouflaging) can usefully complete your file.
Sources & methodology
This page draws on the references below — official guidelines, published studies and institutional documents. Every link is checked automatically at each release. Instrument attribution: MoodTrakr orientation questionnaire (2026), built from ICD-11 (WHO) and DSM-5-TR (APA). Not clinically validated. French recommendations: HAS 2011 (adult diagnosis).
- HAS — autism and other PDD: diagnosis and evaluation in adults (2011)
- HAS — ASD: warning signs, screening, diagnosis in children and adolescents
- NICE (UK) — guideline CG142, autism in adults
- Jones SL et al., 2021 — the RAADS-R tested against real clinical practice (full text)
- Hull L et al., 2019 — development and validation of the CAT-Q (full text)
- Inserm — autism dossier
- French Health Insurance (Ameli) — autism
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