Salutations from Ontario!

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Hello! I finally decided to join this forum after lurking around for the last few months. I am an 18-year-old university student (entering my second year in psychology) hailing from Canada's capital.

A few months ago, I took an online test for the Big Five personality traits just for fun, after learning about it in one of my courses. I always knew I wasn't exactly the most extroverted or sociable individual (I'm very shy), but the rather extreme results I obtained intrigued me, even though I was somewhat skeptical of this test's accuracy. This prompted me to do more research, looking for similar informal tests, and I stumbled upon the AQ test, finding the RAADS-R, Rdos and BAPQ tests shortly thereafter. I had read an article or two about AS in the past and noticed that some of its elements could apply to me, but I didn't think much of it and forgot about that until this year. To my surprise, my results for these tests pointed towards a possible AS diagnosis.

While I refuse to accept a self-diagnosis, especially based on some self-administered online tests of slightly doubtful accuracy (I don't even completely trust myself when it comes to answering these tests as I may be unconsciously biased), I will acknowledge that I possess at least some traits that belong on the spectrum: very strong (almost obsessive) special interests, inability to make and maintain eye contact and being pretty bad at small talk (especially with people I don't know well) are some of my most obvious AS-like traits.

Despite having a positive online "diagnosis", I approach these results with skepticism: I believe it is more likely that I simply have some symptoms usually associated with AS rather than the syndrome itself. Still, anything is possible, and since I'm far from being a professional, I can only take a guess based on what I've been able to read. Regardless of my condition, I look forward to participating in discussions on WP. I find AS to be a fascinating topic and even though I may or may not truly be an Aspie, I can definitely relate to the symptoms of this condition and understand their effects.

welcome!

Welcome to Wrong Planet. You could very well have AS, though the only way to really find out is to get a clinical diagnosis. Now, normally it's something they do during childhood, but there are adults who slip through the cracks undiagnosed.

Welcome, sdu. I'm from Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Welcome!

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone. I really appreciate it!

Hi, I am from the capital as well. I have been too shy to post anything on here.

I go to Algonquin college, and I was told getting a professional diagnoses could be beneficial.

good luck

Alright more fellow Canadians! I'm from Southern Ontario.

I'm new here too. Welcome to WP!

Awesome, someone else from my city! I'm studying at uOttawa. I'm really shy too; it took me a while before I finally decided to join WP, and writing my introduction post was quite the task as I had to read it over and over again, trying to decide whether or not I should post it. I feel at ease now that I've gotten that out of the way.



Thanks! Nice to see other people from Ontario.