Autism Test Pattern Recognition Parodies

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About

Autism Test Pattern Recognition Parodies or Autism Test Twitter Meme refers to a series of parody memes on Twitter where a pattern of shapes and colors resembling something or someone from a fandom that autistic people might stereotypically enjoy is shown under the caption "autism test," implying if you recognize the property by the image, you have autism. The trend became popularized on Twitter in late May 2023, carrying on into June. It is similar to the otaku test meme.

Origin

On May 28th, 2023, Twitter^[1] user @sspacedstars posted an image of a star on top of a green square next to an image of a blue rectangle with a small yellow square on top of it, writing, "autism test." The image is meant to resemble Tweek and Craig from South Park. The post gained over 820 likes in roughly two weeks (shown below).

Spread

The meme spread over the following days as other Twitter users shared similar images using the same caption. For example, on May 29th, 2023, Twitter^[2] user @noodlepootle posted another South Park themed autism test meme, garnering over 2,600 likes in two weeks (shown below, left). On May 31st, Twitter^[3] user @CradleTheBalls_ posted an Amazing World of Gumball version of the meme that gained over 5,900 likes in the same span of time (shown below, right).

On June 1st, Twitter^[4] user @CrispyFrise posted a Family Guy version of the meme that gained over 8,500 likes in a week (shown below, left). On June 2nd, Twitter^[5] user @arakicore posted a version of the test resembling the LetterBoxd logo, garnering over 40,000 likes in a week (shown below, right).