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For those who only experience monotropic cognitive style, monotropism is everything. it is woven into every aspect of life. It is who you are, your whole state of being; the way you think, process, respond, perceive sensory input, interact with people and your environment. The Monotropism Questionnaire (MQ), is a self-report tool designed to assess for features indicating monotropic cognitive style. Which is based on an Interest Based Account of Autism, and it has been argued to be a Unified Theory of Autism. Please see here for further information on monotropism theory, research, and practice. The present MQ items are informed by this Monotropism model to explain “Pathological Demand-Avoidance” in autistic persons, there is debate if the anxiety-based items should be removed from the tool, because how autism is often defined in clinical contexts, anxiety is not a core feature of autism, or a universal experience amongst autistics, and generally due to how autistics are being present, or previously situations. We know that autistics are systemically poorly treated by broader society and culture. Causing many autistics to become an Academic, Activist, or Advocate. This list is intended to only be used to guide researchers until research is conducted to indicate Autistics’ preferences on the matter. This document is published under a Creative Commons license, CC-BY-NC-SA, to allow the list to be widely shared. Below is the finalised list of potential research topics, which can be completed by adult participants for the Monotropism Questionnaire (MQ). The development of an observer rated version for use by adults, like caregivers, might best be waited for until refinement of the present MQ. There should be a separate list of potential research topics for investigating Monotropism in children and young persons. The research topics are grouped by category, for ease of reference. The placement of some research topics on the list maybe arbitrary.

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Text below; video here for those who prefer that format: This is for you if you have read some descriptions of monotropism, and perhaps taken the Monotropism Questionnaire, and it resonates with yo…

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