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After completing all 80 questions, you’ll receive a comprehensive results page showing your total score and subscale breakdowns. This guide explains how to interpret these results.

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Results Page Overview

The results page displays several sections with staggered animations:
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Total Score Card

Shows your overall score out of a maximum of 240 points, with threshold indicator
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Interpretation Section

Provides context about what the scores mean and clinical significance
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Subscale Scores

Breaks down your score across the four assessment domains
4

How Scoring Works

Explains the scoring methodology (expandable accordion)
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Action Buttons

Export, print, delete, and retake options

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Total Score

Your total score is the sum of all four subscale scores:
  • Maximum possible: 240 points
  • Clinical threshold: 65 points
  • Your score: Displayed as a large number (e.g., “127/240”)

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Score Visualization

The total score card includes:
  • A horizontal progress bar showing your score relative to the maximum
  • A vertical line marking the threshold of 65
  • A status badge indicating “Above threshold” or “Below threshold”
The threshold line appears at 27% of the bar (65/240). Scores above this line are considered clinically significant.
Implementation in Results.tsx:24-86

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Clinical Significance

From the interpretation section in Results.tsx:96-112:
A total score of 65 or above suggests the presence of clinically significant autistic traits. However, this result alone is not sufficient for a diagnosis.

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What “Above Threshold” Means

  • The RAADS-R is a screening tool, not a diagnostic instrument
  • Scores above 65 indicate traits consistent with autism spectrum
  • Further assessment by a qualified healthcare professional is recommended
  • Results should be discussed in the context of your full clinical history

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What “Below Threshold” Means

  • Scores below 65 suggest fewer clinically significant autistic traits
  • This doesn’t rule out autism, especially if subscale scores vary significantly
  • Some individuals may have profiles that don’t fit typical patterns
  • Consider individual subscale results, not just the total

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Subscale Scores

The RAADS-R assesses four domains, each with its own scoring range and threshold:

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1. Social Relatedness

  • Questions: 39 items
  • Maximum score: 117 points
  • Threshold: 30 points
  • Assesses: Social interactions, empathy, understanding others, social awareness
Example items:
  • “I am often surprised when others tell me I have been rude”
  • “I can ‘put myself in other people’s shoes’”
  • “I often don’t know how to act in social situations”

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2. Circumscribed Interests

  • Questions: 14 items
  • Maximum score: 42 points
  • Threshold: 14 points
  • Assesses: Special interests, routines, focus patterns, resistance to change
This subscale measures the intensity and nature of focused interests characteristic of autism.

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3. Language

  • Questions: 7 items
  • Maximum score: 21 points
  • Threshold: 3 points
  • Assesses: Literal interpretation, understanding phrases, communication patterns
Example item:
  • “I have a hard time figuring out what some phrases mean, like ‘you are the apple of my eye’”
The Language subscale has the lowest threshold (3 points) relative to its maximum. Even small scores can be significant.

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4. Sensory Motor

  • Questions: 20 items
  • Maximum score: 60 points
  • Threshold: 15 points
  • Assesses: Sensory sensitivities, motor patterns, awareness of volume/tone
Example item:
  • “Sometimes I talk too loudly or too softly, and I am not aware of it”

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Domain Score Visualization

Each subscale displays:
  • Domain name (e.g., “Social Relatedness”)
  • Your score and maximum (e.g., “45/117”)
  • Progress bar with threshold marker
  • Status badge: “Above” or “Below” threshold
  • Color coding: Orange badge for above threshold, gray for below
From DomainBar.tsx and Results.tsx:123-134

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How Scoring Works

The scoring methodology is explained in the expandable “How Scoring Works” section:

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Response Values

Each question response has a point value:
Response OptionSymptom ItemsNormative Items
True now and when I was young3 points0 points
True only now2 points1 point
True only when younger than 161 point2 points
Never true0 points3 points

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Normative vs. Symptom Items

These describe experiences associated with autism. Agreement earns more points.Example: “I often don’t know how to act in social situations”
  • Responding “True now and when I was young” = 3 points
These describe neurotypical traits. Agreement earns fewer points.Example: “I am a sympathetic person”
  • Responding “True now and when I was young” = 0 points
  • Responding “Never true” = 3 points (reverse scoring)
Scoring logic in scoring.ts:11-13: 
export function scoreItem(responseIndex: number, isNormative: boolean): number {
  return isNormative ? responseIndex : 3 - responseIndex;
}

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Interpreting Your Profile

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Balanced Profile

If all subscales are similarly above or below thresholds:
  • Indicates consistent trait patterns across domains
  • More straightforward interpretation

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Uneven Profile

If some subscales are high and others low:
  • May indicate strengths in some areas and challenges in others
  • Particularly relevant for diagnosis and support planning
  • Discuss with a professional for personalized interpretation
Individual subscale scores above their respective thresholds indicate more prominent patterns in that area, even if total score is below 65.

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Next Steps Based on Results

1

Review All Subscales

Don’t focus only on the total score. Look at individual domain patterns.
2

Export Your Results

Save a copy in JSON, CSV, or PDF format for your records or to share with healthcare providers.
3

Consult a Professional

If scores are of concern or you have questions, seek evaluation from a qualified healthcare professional who can provide comprehensive assessment.

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Important Disclaimers

This questionnaire is not a diagnostic tool. Results should be discussed with a qualified healthcare professional who can provide a comprehensive assessment.
  • The RAADS-R is a self-report screening questionnaire
  • Clinical diagnosis requires professional evaluation
  • Many factors contribute to autism assessment
  • This tool measures traits, not impairment or support needs

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Reference

The RAADS-R is based on: Ritvo, R.A., Ritvo, E.R., Guthrie, D. et al. (2011). The Ritvo Autism Asperger Diagnostic Scale-Revised (RAADS-R). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 41(8), 1076–1085. Published under CC BY-NC

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