Of all the Aspergers symptoms, which ones DON'T apply to you
jojobean
Veteran

Joined: 12 Aug 2009
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Posts: 3,341
Location: In Georgia sipping a virgin pina' colada while the rest of the world is drunk
I am very unstructured, but function well with it...if that makes sense.
I am bad, really bad at math.
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* Impaired social interaction
* Clumsiness
* Uncoordinated motor movements
* Limited interests
* Unusual preoccupations
* Repetitive routines or rituals
* Speech and language peculiarities
* Non-verbal communication problems
* Word repetition
* Few facial expressions - apart from anger or misery
* Excellent rote memory
* Musical ability
* Intense focus on one or two subjects
* Being "in their own world"
* Preoccupied with their own agenda
* Lack of empathy
* Deviant verbal communication
* Deviant nonverbal communication
* Idiosyncratic attachment to inanimate objects
* Eccentric personality(Not sure)
* Socially unadapted personality
* Particular aptitude e.g. arithmetic
* Flat, cheerless demeanor
* Single-mindedness
* Social withdrawal
* Lack of interest in other people(depends on the environment, although this is generally accurate)
* Poor coordination
Read more at http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/a/asperge ... ck=kcplink
Edit:decided to do the list.
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I am autism.
Bold means I don't have this trait:
# Impaired social interaction
# Clumsiness
# Uncoordinated motor movements
# Limited interests
# Unusual preoccupations
# Repetitive routines or rituals
# Speech and language peculiarities
# Non-verbal communication problems
# Word repetition
# Few facial expressions - apart from anger or misery
# Excellent rote memory
# Musical ability
# Intense focus on one or two subjects
# Being "in their own world"
# Preoccupied with their own agenda
# Lack of empathy
# Deviant verbal communication
# Deviant nonverbal communication
# Idiosyncratic attachment to inanimate objects
# Eccentric personality
# Socially unadapted personality
# Particular aptitude e.g. arithmetic
# Flat, cheerless demeanor
# Single-mindedness
# Social withdrawal
# Lack of interest in other people
# Poor coordination
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Crazy Bird Lady!! !
Also likes Pokemon
Avatar: A Shiny from the new Pokemon Pearl remake, Shiny Chatot... I named him TaterTot...
FINALLY diagnosed with ASD 2/6/2020
Almost all of them. It's the reason I am getting reassessed.
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Given a “tentative” diagnosis as a child as I needed services at school for what was later correctly discovered to be a major anxiety disorder.
This misdiagnosis caused me significant stress, which lessened upon finding out the truth about myself from my current and past long-term therapists - that I am an anxious and highly sensitive person but do not have an autism spectrum disorder.
My diagnoses - social anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
I’m no longer involved with the ASD world.
LuxoJr
Deinonychus

Joined: 2 Dec 2009
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Posts: 391
Location: a dance party on the moon
I have all the symptoms, but they all vary GREATLY on severity. So like 1 being least sever, 5 being the most, etc.
# Impaired social interaction - 3
# Clumsiness - 1
# Uncoordinated motor movements - 3
# Limited interests - 5
# Unusual preoccupations - 5
# Repetitive routines or rituals - 4
# Speech and language peculiarities - 3 (when I write or type I tend to be more formal and use big words xD)
# Non-verbal communication problems - 3
# Word repetition - 3
# Few facial expressions - apart from anger or misery - 4
# Excellent rote memory - 5
# Musical ability - 4 (art more than music, but I can play piano by ear and figure out various instruments)
# Intense focus on one or two subjects - 4
# Being "in their own world" - 10
# Preoccupied with their own agenda - 4
# Apparent lack of empathy - 5
# Deviant verbal communication - ?
# Deviant nonverbal communication - ?
# Idiosyncratic attachment to inanimate objects - 5
# Eccentric personality - 4 or 5 (I don't know how to judge myself on that particular subject.)
# Socially unadapted personality - 4
# Particular aptitude e.g. arithmetic - ?
# Flat, cheerless demeanor - 1 (I smile and laugh a lot but when neutral or even otherwise I just look blank)
# Single-mindedness - 2
# Social withdrawal - 4
# Lack of interest in other people - 5 (I like to be alone more than I do with other people, but I don't hate being with people.)
# Poor coordination - 4
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LuxoJr
Deinonychus

Joined: 2 Dec 2009
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Posts: 391
Location: a dance party on the moon
I have all the symptoms, but they all vary GREATLY on severity. So like 1 being least sever, 5 being the most, etc.
# Impaired social interaction - 3
# Clumsiness - 1
# Uncoordinated motor movements - 3
# Limited interests - 5
# Unusual preoccupations - 5
# Repetitive routines or rituals - 4
# Speech and language peculiarities - 3 (when I write or type I tend to be more formal and use big words xD)
# Non-verbal communication problems - 3
# Word repetition - 3
# Few facial expressions - apart from anger or misery - 4
# Excellent rote memory - 5
# Musical ability - 4 (art more than music, but I can play piano by ear and figure out various instruments)
# Intense focus on one or two subjects - 4
# Being "in their own world" - 10
# Preoccupied with their own agenda - 4
# Apparent lack of empathy - 5
# Deviant verbal communication - ?
# Deviant nonverbal communication - ?
# Idiosyncratic attachment to inanimate objects - 5
# Eccentric personality - 4 or 5 (I don't know how to judge myself on that particular subject.)
# Socially unadapted personality - 4
# Particular aptitude e.g. arithmetic - ?
# Flat, cheerless demeanor - 1 (I smile and laugh a lot but when neutral or even otherwise I just look blank)
# Single-mindedness - 2
# Social withdrawal - 4
# Lack of interest in other people - 5 (I like to be alone more than I do with other people, but I don't hate being with people.)
# Poor coordination - 4
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We could sail on a pancake sail ship in an ocean of chocolate. And if it sinks we could hitch a ride on a ratatouille rocket.
I'm not obsessed about routines.
Sure if routine is broken I will be very upset for a while, but I don't obsess and think about a routine. I just better not encounter something too spontaneous for me.
I'm going to do a 1-5 like lux
# Impaired social interaction - 4
# Clumsiness - 5
# Uncoordinated motor movements - 5
# Limited interests - 3
# Unusual preoccupations - 4
# Repetitive routines or rituals - 4
# Speech and language peculiarities - 5, I am very formal, I speak in different accents. I have about 15 accents that I can recognize I randomly start speaking in for no reason.
# Non-verbal communication problems - 5
# Word repetition - 5
# Few facial expressions - apart from anger or misery - 4
# Excellent rote memory - 5
# Musical ability - 5 I taught myself the Piano when I was young. I wrote my first song wen I was 8. I play 4 instruments.
# Intense focus on one or two subjects - 4
# Being "in their own world" - 5
# Preoccupied with their own agenda - 5
# Apparent lack of empathy - 5
# Deviant verbal communication - 5
# Deviant nonverbal communication - 5, I don't deal with nonverbal communication so...
# Idiosyncratic attachment to inanimate objects - 5
# Eccentric personality - 4
# Socially unadapted personality - 4
# Particular aptitude e.g. arithmetic - 4
# Flat, cheerless demeanor - 5, If I had a dollar for every time someone said "are you okay, are you sad?"
# Single-mindedness - 2
# Social withdrawal - 4
# Lack of interest in other people - 4 I like to be alone but I also like to talk to people.
# Poor coordination - 5