Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q)

Instructions: Please read each statement below and choose the answer that best fits your experiences during social interactions.

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

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

4. I have developed a script to follow in social situations. *

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

7. In social situations, I feel like I’m ‘performing’ rather than being myself. *

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

9. I always think about the impression I make on other people. *

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

10. I need the support of other people in order to socialize. *

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

12. I don’t feel the need to make eye contact with other people if I don’t want to. *

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

17. I have researched the rules of social interactions to improve my own social skills. *

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

18. I am always aware of the impression I make on other people. *

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

19. I feel free to be myself when I am with other people *

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

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

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

25. In social situations, I feel like I am pretending to be ‘normal’. *

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree

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