I scored 31; my first reaction on seeing "A typical score is in the range 22-30" was that it they deliberately gave a lower range, so as to give a better feeling to the user (like those "Wow you matched the 'winner' profile by 98%! You should buy our product!" online tests).
But looking at comments here, and at the distribution given in the paper you linked, I guess I did get a decent score. Maybe my methodology worked better (hide the words, just look at the picture, describe the expression to myself, then pick the word that seems the closest); or all those years drawing stick-figure comics with exaggerated expressions (and iterating a lot on how to draw them right) did pay off.
I mean, I certainly don't consider myself above average in social skills :D
"Social skills" is one of those terms that's in dire need of explosion.
From my understanding, people on the autism spectrum have difficulty reading people's emotions and general social cues. I'm curious how these people develop these skills and what one can do to improve them. I ask this as a matter of personal interest; while I am somewhat neurotypical, I feel this is an area where I am very lacking.
(Sidenote: would this be considered an appropriate used of the discussion section?)