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Do you work hard to fit in socially? The CAT-Q is a 25-statement research questionnaire (Hull et al., 2019) about social camouflaging: the strategies people use to compensate for, mask or blend in around social differences. It takes about six minutes and gives a total score plus three sub-scores. It is not an autism test and cannot tell you whether you are autistic.
Scientific background: Hull, L., Mandy, W., Lai, M.-C., Baron-Cohen, S., Allison, C., Smith, P., & Petrides, K. V. (2019). Development and validation of the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49(3), 819–833. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3792-6. Items and scoring from the article's Online Appendix 1, used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Changes: translated into Traditional Chinese and presented as a web form. Traditional Chinese: Treehole Hong Kong translation (樹洞香港自行翻譯，未經心理計量驗證). Learn more
Results are for reference only and do not constitute a medical diagnosis — if you have concerns, please consult a doctor or mental-health professional. The CAT-Q measures camouflaging behaviour, not autism, and cannot tell you whether you are autistic. The Chinese wording is Treehole Hong Kong's own translation and has not been psychometrically validated.
Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q)
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Please read each statement below and choose the answer that best fits your experiences during social interactions.
When I am interacting with someone, I deliberately copy their body language or facial expressions
I monitor my body language or facial expressions so that I appear relaxed
I rarely feel the need to put on an act in order to get through a social situation
I have developed a script to follow in social situations (for example, a list of questions or topics of conversation)
I will repeat phrases that I have heard others say in the exact same way that I first heard them
I adjust my body language or facial expressions so that I appear interested by the person I am interacting with
In social situations, I feel like I’m ‘performing’ rather than being myself
In my own social interactions, I use behaviours that I have learned from watching other people interacting
I always think about the impression I make on other people
I need the support of other people in order to socialise
I practice my facial expressions and body language to make sure they look natural
I don’t feel the need to make eye contact with other people if I don’t want to
I have to force myself to interact with people when I am in social situations
I have tried to improve my understanding of social skills by watching other people
I monitor my body language or facial expressions so that I appear interested by the person I am interacting with
When in social situations, I try to find ways to avoid interacting with others
I have researched the rules of social interactions (for example, by studying psychology or reading books on human behaviour) to improve my own social skills
I am always aware of the impression I make on other people
I feel free to be myself when I am with other people
I learn how people use their bodies and faces to interact by watching television or films, or by reading fiction
I adjust my body language or facial expressions so that I appear relaxed
When talking to other people, I feel like the conversation flows naturally
I have spent time learning social skills from television shows and films, and try to use these in my interactions
In social interactions, I do not pay attention to what my face or body are doing
In social situations, I feel like I am pretending to be ‘normal’
Complete the assessment to open your report.
Results are for reference only and do not constitute a medical diagnosis — if you have concerns, please consult a doctor or mental-health professional.
