ACE Test

Prior to your 18th birthday:

1. Did a parent or other adult in the household often or very often… Swear at you, insult you, put you down, or humiliate you? or Act in a way that made you afraid that you might be physically hurt?
   No___  Yes___
   
2. Did a parent or other adult in the household often or very often… Push, grab, slap, or throw something at you? or Ever hit you so hard that you had marks or were injured?
   No___  Yes___
   
3. Did an adult or person at least 5 years older than you ever… Touch or fondle you or have you touch their body in a sexual way? or Attempt or actually have oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse with you?
   No___  Yes___
   
4. Did you often or very often feel that … No one in your family loved you or thought you were important or special? or Your family didn’t look out for each other, feel close to each other, or support each other?
   No___ Yes____
   
5. Did you often or very often feel that … You didn’t have enough to eat, had to wear dirty clothes, and had no one to protect you? or Your parents were too drunk or high to take care of you or take you to the doctor if you needed it?
   No___  Yes____
   
6. Were your parents ever separated or divorced?
   No___  Yes____
   
7. Was your mother or stepmother:
   Often or very often pushed, grabbed, slapped, or had something thrown at her? or Sometimes, often, or very often kicked, bitten, hit with a fist, or hit with something hard? or Ever repeatedly hit over at least a few minutes or threatened with a gun or knife?
   No___  Yes ___
   
8. Did you live with anyone who was a problem drinker or alcoholic, or who used street drugs?
   No___  Yes ___
   
9. Was a household member depressed or mentally ill, or did a household member attempt suicide?
   No___  Yes ___
   
10. Did a household member go to prison or jail?
    No___  Yes ___
    
    Alternative Experiences that can affect one in the same way, but are not part of the official ACE test.
    
11. Did someone who lived in your home or outside your home, but whom you were very close to pass away?
    No___  Yes ___
    
12. Did you grow up in a family that was participating in illegal activities on a regular basis?
    No___  Yes ___
    
13. Did you witness the physical, emotional or sexual abuse of a sibling or other adult, not your mother or step-mother?
    No___  Yes ___
    
14. Did you witness the physical or emotional abuse of an animal?
    No___  Yes ___
    
15. Were you ever locked in a closet(or other small space) or outside as punishment? Or was food ever withheld as punishment?
    No___  Yes ___
    

Now add up your “Yes” answers in Questions 1-10. This is your "Official ACE Score."
Add up your answers in 11-15 and add to your ACE Score to get an "Unofficial ACE Score" and to see the reality of your childhood. 

What is my "Offical ACE Score?" 5 
What is my "Unofficial ACE Score?" 7 ​

Knowing this number is not a life sentence, nor does it define you in any way.  I use it as a place to start working with clients. A way to know what they are predisposed to and so I can help them to understand that their symptoms are a product of their childhood, NOT WHO THEY ARE!!!!

Learn more about the ACE test and the outcomes by clicking HERE.
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