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Re: Asperger's for the Neurotypical.
« Reply #15 on: 2013-02-26, 04:08:08 »
I was diagnosed with a possibility of either high functioning aspergers or PDD-NOS, as well as OCD. In all honesty my OCD is what is the worst out of all of that cause I can socialize just fine with people I have stuff in common with as the case at DoK and various ren faires. I honestly know my OCD is really bad, my whole family has it actually including my brother and mother, mine just happens to hit my medieval interest the most, hence why I make tons of posts about maille and whatnot.

I used to go to schools with aspergers kids, and in all honesty I didnt make a single friend there, I was also singled out as the most "normal" of all the kids cause I could have a basic convo with some people. Thankfully now I got an idea of whats socially acceptable and what isnt, long time ago when I was in my teenage years I didnt really care what was acceptable and I was quite rebellious. Lack of friends will do that to you as you wont pick up social skills as easily through being isolated. This is why I think it's only POSSIBLE aspergers, because the more I socialize the easier it becomes, I still have a lot of trouble socializing with people I dont have anything in common with, as Joe Schmo is not likely to be interested in medieval armor and arms, he's more likely to be interested in football games and other "average" interests. Even my music taste is "rare" as I dont like anything thats "normal". Most people find my music taste too dark and unhappy sounding which makes it hard for me to find people with the same taste with the exceptions of goths.

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Re: Asperger's for the Neurotypical.
« Reply #16 on: 2013-02-26, 18:06:20 »
So long as you don't use it as an excuse to become a recluse from or in society, you'll be fine.  Believe it or not, none of us are all that alike- we share a lot in terms of interests, pursuits and hobbies, but we come from all walks of life and differing experiences.  That is nothing to be ashamed of, in fact, you should revel in it. 

When I was in school, all I ever wanted was to 'fit in'; being one of only a handful of Black kids in a predominantly white school district meant that I had not only racism but classism to deal with.  What side of town you lived in or were born in made a big difference...

In any case, my desire to belong to something greater than myself arose from this basic need to fit in.  I had to grow to be comfortable with myself, in my own skin before I could ever belong to something such as this- if I had spent my life up til now cataloging, recording and analyzing every slur or offhand negative statement about me or what I do, I'd be a really dark and disturbed individual.

Now, I have picked and chosen the people whose opinions matter; their opinions matter because I deem it so, because I care about them and know they care about me.  All else though?  Of no interest to me whatsoever.

I have found friends in some of the what I would've called the unlikeliest of places...
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Re: Asperger's for the Neurotypical.
« Reply #17 on: 2013-02-28, 10:50:21 »
Aspie Sean Week 4: "How To Know If You Have Asperger's Syndrome." :
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Re: Asperger's for the Neurotypical.
« Reply #18 on: 2013-02-28, 14:55:33 »
Just checked out your latest vid- you're very articulate, makes listening to what you're saying easy.
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Re: Asperger's for the Neurotypical.
« Reply #19 on: 2013-02-28, 20:59:34 »
Thanks!  :D

I've been a Bard in the SCA for years, even have an award or two for it, and those experiences have informed my presentation style.

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Re: Asperger's for the Neurotypical.
« Reply #20 on: 2013-03-07, 01:11:01 »
Tumblr's language makes me feel, just a little, like I'm starting a cult. "You have 1 follower... you have 5 followers... you have 10 followers.... John Doe is following you".

See what I mean? ;)
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Re: Asperger's for the Neurotypical.
« Reply #21 on: 2013-03-07, 04:59:53 »
Tumblr's language makes me feel, just a little, like I'm starting a cult. "You have 1 follower... you have 5 followers... you have 10 followers.... John Doe is following you".

See what I mean? ;)

Or being stalked. :D
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Re: Asperger's for the Neurotypical.
« Reply #22 on: 2013-03-07, 12:01:10 »
I took the AQ test and scored as Neurotypical.

I still think I do have it though because I have a lot of trouble emotionally connecting with people and was diagnosed as a kid of possibly having it.

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Re: Asperger's for the Neurotypical.
« Reply #23 on: 2013-03-08, 01:49:28 »
Was that the result from the one done by Wired.com?
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Re: Asperger's for the Neurotypical.
« Reply #24 on: 2013-03-08, 11:31:20 »
Actually I got it over here http://rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php
I did take it last year and saved my results. I have no clue why I came back so neurotypical despite being obviously "odd" to most people. Maybe I should try the other tests as well..

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Re: Asperger's for the Neurotypical.
« Reply #25 on: 2013-03-08, 15:15:14 »
Actually I got it over here http://rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php
I did take it last year and saved my results. I have no clue why I came back so neurotypical despite being obviously "odd" to most people. Maybe I should try the other tests as well..

I thought I'd try that one too. Here's what I got:

Your Aspie score: 78 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 150 of 200
You are very likely neurotypical
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Re: Asperger's for the Neurotypical.
« Reply #26 on: 2013-03-08, 20:49:38 »
Me:

Your Aspie score: 132 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 70 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie.

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Re: Asperger's for the Neurotypical.
« Reply #27 on: 2013-03-09, 10:42:45 »
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Re: Asperger's for the Neurotypical.
« Reply #28 on: 2013-03-10, 05:34:44 »
Well that was interesting.



Your Aspie score: 134 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 79 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie
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Re: Asperger's for the Neurotypical.
« Reply #29 on: 2013-03-10, 13:45:06 »

Huh, that is interesting. Of course it's not an actual diagnostic tool, but still, interesting indeed.
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