What Is the RAADS-R?
The RAADS-R (Ritvo Autism Asperger Diagnostic Scale-Revised) is a standardised self-report measure used to support autism assessment in adults. It was developed to capture autistic traits across social, sensory, and communication domains, drawing on the lived experience of autistic adults during its development.
How It Is Used in a Proper Assessment
Within a comprehensive assessment, the RAADS-R is one input among several. Our psychologists interpret it alongside the MIGDAS clinical interview, your personal history, and other standardised tools such as the ABAS-3, CAT-Q, and SRS. It is never used on its own to reach a diagnostic outcome · it contributes one part of a fuller picture, interpreted by a registered psychologist.
What a Self-Score Can and Cannot Tell You
It's worth being honest about the limits of any self-report tool. A high or low score on the RAADS-R is not a diagnosis. Self-report has real limitations: masking or camouflaging can affect how someone answers, context and mood can shift responses, and a questionnaire can't capture the nuance a skilled clinical interview can. Only a full assessment with a psychologist can determine whether autism criteria are met.
We don't publish the RAADS-R questions or offer a scored version of it on this site. Providing an unsupervised, self-scored result would risk giving people a diagnostic-sounding answer without the clinical context needed to understand it properly.
Why a Full Assessment Matters
A comprehensive, neuroaffirming assessment brings together your history, a strengths-based clinical interview, and standardised measures like the RAADS-R, interpreted together by a psychologist. The result is a written report that reflects your whole picture, not a single number.