Camouflaging Autistic Traits (CAT-Q)-Self Report

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1. When I am interacting with someone, I deliberately copy their body language or facial expressions
2. I have developed a script to follow in social situations (for example, a list of questions or topics of conversation)
3. I will repeat phrases that I have heard others say in the exact same way that I first heard them.
4. In my own social interactions, I use behaviours that I have learned from watching other people interacting.
5. I practice my facial expressions and body language to make sure they look natural
6. I have tried to improve my understanding of social skills by watching other people.
7. 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.
8. I learn how people use their bodies and faces to interact by watching television or films, or by reading fiction
9. I have spent time learning social skills from television shows and films, and try to use these in my interactions
10. I monitor my body language or facial expressions so that I appear relaxed
11. I adjust my body language or facial expressions so that I appear interested by the person I am interacting with.
12. I always think about the impression I make on other people.
13. I don’t feel the need to make eye contact with other people if I don’t want to
14. I monitor my body language or facial expressions so that I appear interested by the person I am interacting with
15. I am always aware of the impression I make on other people
16. I adjust my body language or facial expressions so that I appear relaxed.
17. In social interactions, I do not pay attention to what my face or body are doing
18. I rarely feel the need to put on an act in order to get through a social situation
19. In social situations, I feel like I’m ‘performing’ rather than being myself.
20. I need the support of other people in order to socialise
21. I have to force myself to interact with people when I am in social situations
22. When in social situations, I try to find ways to avoid interacting with others
23. I feel free to be myself when I am with other people
24. When talking to other people, I feel like the conversation flows naturally
25. In social situations, I feel like I am pretending to be ‘normal’