Instructions: Please read each statement below and choose the answer that best fits your experiences during social interactions. The CAT-Q is a self-report measure of social camouflaging behaviors in adults, used to identify camouflaging behaviors in autistic people. The CAT-Q platform utilizes the complete, validated CAT-Q (Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire), ensuring a scientifically sound and reliable assessment of your camouflaging behaviors.
CAT-Q Test When I am interacting with someone, I deliberately copy their body language or facial expressions. Strongly Disagree Disagree. Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire What is CAT-Q The Camouflaging of Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q) is a 25-item self-report questionnaire measuring strategies used to camouflage autistic traits and comprising three factors (Compensation, Masking and Assimilation) which are summed up to produce a total score from 25 to 175, with higher scores representing greater levels of.
Take the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire CAT. Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q) Please read each statement below and choose the answer that best fits your experiences during social interactions. Camouflaging of Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q)2 Self.
Compensation - (items 1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, and 23) Strategies used to actively compensate for difficulties in social situations. Examples: copying body language and facial expressions, learning social cues from movies and books. Masking - (items 2, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, and 24) Strategies used to hide autistic characteristics or portray a non-autistic persona.
Examples: adjusting. The Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q) is a 25-item self-report measure designed to assess camouflaging strategies in individuals aged 16 years and older (Hull et al., 2019). Camouflaging refers to strategies that people may use to adapt to or mask their autistic traits during social interactions, often to navigate a predominantly neurotypical social environment.
The CAT-Q.