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In the Autistic spectrum quotient test (AQ) described in Article The Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ): Evidence from Asperger Sy...

, some questions are worded to expect a positive answer from individual with autistic traits and some are not. The first question is "I prefer to do things with others rather than on my own", which is defenitely possible to be true for an autistic individual, but doesn't sound like an autistic trait. Still, the test does count it as one (“Definitely agree” or “slightly agree” responses scored 1 point, on the following items: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 33, 35, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46), which is confirmed by

Article Is the Autism-Spectrum Quotient a Valid Measure of Traits As...

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Is there any reason for why this is?