I honeslty don't know if I have a form of Aspergers or not. I was diagnosed ADD as a child (14 yrs ago), but if my memory is correct Aspergers and ADD can't be diagnosed at the same time. Is there at least a theory they are still both on the autistic spectrum? There seems to be a lot of the sam similarities. Is there such a thing as an inbetween type? I do know while I can act and function as a normal person it is very hard for me to get back on track if I am completley derailed.
I exhibit many of the social conditions asperger type people have (more specificaly I had them when I was younger, but have adapted to be fairly "normal"): A low number of friends, needing much alone time, deep interests, usually more logicaly inclined than most.
But the things that really tipped me off: I hate glare, light and get awful snow blindness, I highly sensative to heat and humidity, I guess AS people get annoyed by tags on the backs of thier T shirts (so I heard), I am a notorious pacer. If being a notorious night owl is a physical type of symptom I have that too, as well as having NO tolerence for taking a drug where I lose control (such as marijuana).
Things that make me think I may not have it: I have been able to adapt to certain environments (more accuratly I don't panic or hate new environments), While I am still naturaly quit and hate crowds I can deal with them and appear normal (usually) and at least somewhat social, While my emotions may not be as high as most people I still have them and display them clearly (though sometimes I have to "force" it), I can read other people, I am capable of empathy (I think), I am most certainly capable of small talk. I can find it very hard to keep focused on long non broken up text (such as a philosophy book or a fiction work).
18 May 2009, 5:09 pm
