Most personality tools look at your software: preferences, habits, learned behavior. The Neurotype Assessment asks about your hardware, meaning how your brain handles sensory input, attention, and energy. MBTI sorts you into one of 16 boxes based on binary preferences, and the Enneagram doesn't separate your baseline from your learned patterns. This assessment maps six continuous dimensions informed by peer-reviewed neuroscience, and it reports what your configuration costs you to run, not just which box you land in.
No, the Neurotype Assessment is not powered by AI. Every profile and insight is data-driven and based on contemporary psychology and neuroscience. No prompts, no generation, no randomness.
No. This assessment maps cognitive tendencies and processing styles. It is an exploratory framework informed by published neuroscience, not a validated diagnostic instrument. It does not diagnose ADHD, autism, anxiety, or any clinical condition. If you think you may have a clinical condition, please consult a qualified professional.
Each of the six dimensions draws on established, peer-reviewed research: Sensory Processing Sensitivity (Aron & Aron, 1997), Monotropism theory (Murray et al., 2005), Novelty Seeking and Sensation Seeking (Cloninger, 1987; Zuckerman, 1994), the Behavioral Inhibition System (Gray, 1982), Empathizing-Systemizing theory (Baron-Cohen, 2009; Greenberg et al., 2018 validated the E-S model itself at n=500K), and Life History Theory (Del Giudice et al., 2011). The unifying framework is informed by the Free Energy Principle (Friston, 2010). One thing to be clear about: those citations validate the underlying theories, not this assessment. The 30-question instrument is new and has not been through formal psychometric validation; the accuracy answer below explains what that means in practice. Full citations and methodology are in our documentation.
The six dimensions are grounded in peer-reviewed neuroscience constructs. However, the assessment itself is a self-report instrument, and it measures your perception of your hardware cost, not the hardware directly. Scores reflect your self-reported responses under current conditions. Dimensions near the center (scores 2-3) are most likely to shift on retake. Extreme scores (0-1 or 4-5) tend to stay firm.
Free: your neurotype name, narrative, 6 dimensional scores, strengths, shadows, 15 cognitive alloys, shareable link, and Compare (side-by-side dimension bars with anyone). The Neurotype Full Report ($9, one-time): adds stress signatures, energy budgets, environment guide, 6 dimensional deep dives, extended alloy analysis, and growth map.
No. The Full Report is a one-time $9 purchase. Nothing recurs and there is nothing else to buy. Compare is free for everyone with an account.
The Neurotype Assessment is built and funded independently, with no investors or corporate sponsors behind it. Your $9 pays for hosting, research time, and continued work on the framework. The idea it all serves: neurodivergence is specialization, not disorder.
Your underlying hardware tends to be stable. The dimensions describe long-running processing tendencies, not mood states. But measurement conditions vary. Stress, sleep, recent experiences, and life stage can shift where your responses land. Trauma can also shift dimensions (a Fearless profile can become Vigilant after PTSD). Retaking in different states reveals which dimensions are stable hardware and which are context-dependent.
Create a free account, then invite someone via link or email. They take the assessment, and you both see a side-by-side comparison of your dimensions. Free compare shows dimension bars and headline insights. If both people own the Full Report ($9 each), the full premium analysis unlocks: friction maps, blind spots, and a communication guide.
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