Social IQ
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Social IQ is a measure of a person's social ability compared to other people of their age. Like IQ, Social IQ is based on the "100 point" scale, in which 100 is the average score. Scores of 140 or above are considered to be very high.
Social IQ has up until now mostly been measured by techniques such as question and answer sessions, usually the ones that assess the person's pragmatic abilities, however some tests have been developed to measure social intelligence. One of these is the EQ Test, which stands for Emotional Intelligence. This test is often useful in diagnosing autistic spectrum disorders, including autism and Asperger's Syndrome. Other, non-autistic or semiautistic conditions such as Semantic Pragmatic Disorder or SPD, Schizophrenia, and ADHD, are also of relevance. People with with low social IQ will be considered "child like" and immature, even at the adult age group. This test could be also be used for assess people that might of have some sort of a personality disorder such as Schizophrenia or ADHD.
A good way to measure Social IQ is to use the basic IQ system, adapted for social skills. Most people have social IQ's from 85-115, but many exceed these limits. People with social IQ's below 85 may show symptoms of autistic spectrum disorders such as Asperger's Syndrome and have trouble with making friends, and with communication, and might need some social skill training or extra support from specialists. People with social IQ's over 120 are considered very socially skilled and well adjusted and will work well with very social jobs such as social work, education, and law enforcement.
The following example chart shows (assuming a person aged 12 is being tested, with an average social IQ of 100 for that age) how a person's social age can be higher or lower based on scores in the social IQ test.:
| Social IQ | Social Age |
| 120 (above average - socially mature for age) | 14 |
| 110 | 13.2 |
| 100 (average) | 12 |
| 90 | 10.8 |
| 80 | 9.6 |
| 70 (below this level, help is recommended) | 8.4 |
| 60 | 7.2 |
| 50 | 6 |
| 40 | 4.8 |
| 30 | 3.6 |
