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10 Apr 2017, 1:54 pm

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So based on what I've said,would it be a waste of money getting an assessment?

Money? It's completely free to get assessed in the UK.

If you wanna wait 6 month,yeah. I'd rather go private.

What's the rush?

I'm impatient. Plus,the guy who does the assessments is pretty much a genius. He's member of the royal college of psychiatrists and advises the world health organisation;I can be confident in his expertise.

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10 Apr 2017, 2:17 pm

the only advice i can give you is, get assessed if you think an autism diagnosis would improve your life. if not, then why bother?

you can also read up on autism (because assumptions of what it means to be autistic run rampant) and see if you relate in a less superficial way.

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10 Apr 2017, 2:31 pm

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So based on what I've said,would it be a waste of money getting an assessment?

No, I don't feel it would be a waste, cuz it would settle the issue, for you----and, you seem to really want that (as I would).

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10 Apr 2017, 2:51 pm

Well,I've been fired twice. I'm 25,and still living at home with no social life. I feel like I'm falling behind my age group. I need to know some sort of answer...

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10 Apr 2017, 3:00 pm

^^ Yep, TOTALLY understandable----I would DEFINITELY go for it!!

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10 Apr 2017, 3:07 pm

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^^ Yep, TOTALLY understandable----I would DEFINITELY go for it!!

Although,as I've said,when actually *in* social situations I can be very talkactive to the point of being annoying. But I always feel my efforts are feigned in some way. Like I'm trying to fit in. It doesn't come naturally.

The question is,social anxiety or ASD?

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10 Apr 2017, 3:16 pm

Tom1992 wrote:

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^^ Yep, TOTALLY understandable----I would DEFINITELY go for it!!

It sounds more like ASD to me. Trying to be social at times but just not being any good at it. The feeling of faking it.

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11 Apr 2017, 12:48 am

"Spectrum" is a bit misleading. It is more like a random selection of number and type of symptoms from a fairly wide menu than a single condition with degrees of severity.

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11 Apr 2017, 2:06 am

I'm an aspie, but I'm so sarcastic that I've actually had problems communicating with other aspies. A singular deviation from potential traits/problems does not exclude you from possibly being on the spectrum. I say find out for sure.

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12 Apr 2017, 2:04 am

So I 'stim' (what does that mean?),according to the examples I found online.

I do pace,but only when thinking or excited,or both.

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12 Apr 2017, 2:29 am

Still skeptical. I guess I'll find out on the 24th of this month (that's when my appointment is)

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12 Apr 2017, 3:07 am

I tend to do the "restless leg"-thing when I focus hard. Not sure if that counts as stimming or not.

Best of luck!

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12 Apr 2017, 4:01 am

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I tend to do the "restless leg"-thing when I focus hard. Not sure if that counts as stimming or not.

Best of luck!

Thanks. I'm nervous,to be honest.

Question: do I seem like a dumb ass to you?

Why do I ask this? Well,throughout my school and work life I have *always* had trouble solving the most basic of problems. Like I have some kind of learning disability. Is this common with Aspergers?

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12 Apr 2017, 4:14 am

I have some slight ADD-traits to go with my AS, but yes, I very much recognize that. It's not that I'm stupid (far from it, with no intent to brag), but rather that some filter seems to be malfunctioning; I take in all the things. All the impressions, all the information, all the sensory perceptions. So, when presented with, say, a math problem, I have to struggle to filter relevant information from irrelevant information, and all the while keep my brain in check so it doesn't tell me the answer less than halfway through the process of typing out the solution (which then forces me to work backwards). And also try to filter out people talking behind me, wonder what the stain on the paper is, reading the next problem before being done with this one and smelling that the person two chairs over just opened an orange. All of this whilst being acutely aware that I'm on a time limit.

I don't think you're a dumbass.

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12 Apr 2017, 4:49 am

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But it's like I really cannot comprehend basic things on an intellectual level. The most simples of things..

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12 Apr 2017, 5:42 am

I don't know what to say to that. Probably bring it up with the professional you're meeting.

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