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Childhood Autism Spectrum Test (CAST)

Question 1 of 39

Does s/he join in playing games with other children easily?


Question 2 of 39

Does s/he come up to you spontaneously for a chat?


Question 3 of 39

Was s/he speaking by 2 years old?


Question 4 of 39

Does s/he enjoy sports?


Question 5 of 39

Is it important to him/her to fit in with the peer group?


Question 6 of 39

Does s/he appear to notice unusual details that others miss?


Question 7 of 39

Does s/he tend to take things literally?


Question 8 of 39

When s/he was 3 years old, did s/he spend a lot of time pretending (e.g., play-acting being a superhero, or holding teddy's tea parties)?


Question 9 of 39

Does s/he like to do things over and over again, in the same way all the time?


Question 10 of 39

Does s/he find it easy to interact with other children?


Question 11 of 39

Can s/he keep a two-way conversation going?


Question 12 of 39

Can s/he read appropriately for his/her age?


Question 13 of 39

Does s/he mostly have the same interests as his/her peers?


Question 14 of 39

Does s/he have an interest which takes up so much time that s/he does little else?


Question 15 of 39

Does s/he have friends, rather than just acquaintances?


Question 16 of 39

Does s/he often bring you things s/he is interested in to show you?


Question 17 of 39

Does s/he enjoy joking around?


Question 18 of 39

Does s/he have difficulty understanding the rules for polite behavior?


Question 19 of 39

Does s/he appear to have an unusual memory for details?


Question 20 of 39

Is his/her voice unusual (e.g., overly adult, flat, or very monotonous)?


Question 21 of 39

Are people important to him/her?


Question 22 of 39

Can s/he dress him/herself?


Question 23 of 39

Is s/he good at turn-taking in conversation?


Question 24 of 39

Does s/he play imaginatively with other children, and engage in role-play?


Question 25 of 39

Does s/he often do or say things that are tactless or socially inappropriate?


Question 26 of 39

Can s/he count to 50 without leaving out any numbers?


Question 27 of 39

Does s/he make normal eye-contact?


Question 28 of 39

Does s/he have any unusual and repetitive movements?


Question 29 of 39

Is his/her social behavior very one-sided and always on his/her own terms?


Question 30 of 39

Does s/he sometimes say “you” or “s/he” when s/he means “I”?


Question 31 of 39

Does s/he prefer imaginative activities such as play-acting or story-telling, rather than numbers or lists of facts?


Question 32 of 39

Does s/he sometimes lose the listener because of not explaining what s/he is talking about?


Question 33 of 39

Can s/he ride a bicycle (even if with stabilizers)?


Question 34 of 39

Does s/he try to impose routines on him/herself, or on others, in such a way that it causes problems?


Question 35 of 39

Does s/he care how s/he is perceived by the rest of the group?


Question 36 of 39

Does s/he often turn conversations to his/her favorite subject rather than following what the other person wants to talk about?


Question 37 of 39

Does s/he have odd or unusual phrases?


Question 38 of 39

Have teachers/health visitors ever expressed any concerns about his/her development?


Question 39 of 39

Has s/he ever been diagnosed with any of the following: Language delay, ADHD, hearing or visual difficulties, Autism Spectrum Condition (including Asperger’s Syndrome), or a physical disability?