Table 2.
Features collected and their descriptions for adults based on AQ-10 Adult medical questionnaire [4]
| Feature | Type | Question description |
|---|---|---|
| Question 1 Answer | Multiple choice—4 options—after encoding: Binary (0, 1) | I often notice small sounds when others do not |
| Question 2 Answer | 4 options—after encoding: Binary (0, 1) | I usually concentrate more on the whole picture, rather than the small details |
| Question 3 Answer | Multiple choice—4 options—after encoding: Binary (0, 1) | I find it easy to do more than one thing at once |
| Question 4 Answer | Multiple choice—4 options—after encoding: Binary (0, 1) | If there is an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly |
| Question 5 Answer | Multiple choice—4 options—after encoding: Binary (0, 1) | I find it easy to ‘read between the lines’ when someone is talking to me |
| Question 6 Answer | Multiple choice—4 options—after encoding: Binary (0, 1) | I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored |
| Question 7 Answer | Multiple choice—4 options—after encoding: Binary (0, 1) | When I’m reading a story I find it difficult to work out the characters’ intentions |
| Question 8 Answer | Multiple choice—4 options—after encoding: Binary (0, 1) | I like to collect information about categories of things (e.g. types of car, types of bird, types of train, types of plant etc.) |
| Question 9 Answer | Multiple choice—4 options—after encoding: Binary (0, 1) | I find it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face |
| Question 10 Answer | Multiple choice—4 options—after encoding: Binary (0, 1) | I find it difficult to work out people’s intentions |