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alienesque
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28 Feb 2008, 5:09 pm

JerryHatake wrote:
Nice to meet you, alienesque. :) 8)


Nice to meet you too Jerry! :D



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28 Feb 2008, 5:13 pm

I concur with MrMark :D

You're either light-aspie or very well adapted - probably the latter.


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28 Feb 2008, 5:14 pm

MrMark wrote:
I consistantly score between 100 and 120 aspie and 80 to 90 NT, hence the term "half-aspie." :D

I consider people like you & me to be "VHFA" or "well-adapted."


Hmm... Might be something in it then. Suddenly it all makes sense to me actually. All those moments I regret with family and friends. While doing the quiz I was thinking of specific instances that related to certain questions. Seems to me that with an understanding of what is going on I might have more control. I have a feeling that this site will be a good experience for me. :D



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28 Feb 2008, 6:34 pm

alienesque wrote:
I thought I'd especially answer you Zonder.


Thanks for the encouragement, Alienesque! I'm working on finding the balance between not giving out too much info too early and giving out no info. It certainly takes some intuition and balance - two things that aren't so easy. Right now I have one local woman who is running away from me, and another who is interested and understands because she has Asperger in her family. The latter one lives hundreds of miles away but, they say, hope springs eternal.

Hey - I took that test last week:
Aspie: 106
Non-autistic: 103
OCD: 105
Social phobia: 98
Bipolar: 97
Lysdexia (ha!): 95
Asperger etc.: 93
ADD: 91

The funny thing is that I talked to my mom last night about my early development. I've been obsessing about AS for the last three years but I guess I hadn't asked specific enough questions before. She said that I was a great kid because I kept to myself, didn't seem to care about other children, occupied myself examining everything around me, and that I didn't play using my imagination. I remember being fascinated with the characteristics of materials and patterns. I also remember thinking that to imagine myself as a train was stupid, I was a little kid. I asked her if she was worried that I wasn't interested in other kids and didn't talk until I was two. She said: "No! We were thrilled that you were so inquisitive and interested in EVERYTHING in your environment."

I'm finding that the more I learn about my uniqueness and the Autistic Spectrum, the more I like myself. I still vote for getting a diagnosis.

Z


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