Angnix wrote:
I find that feedback from relatives helps a lot too, you might do things that they see and you do not realize. My therapist didn't think I had AS until relatives complained that I talked too much about birds, and that I had horrible social skills, like no small talk and other stuff that the therapist didn't see.
It's the feedback from others that got my attention, in addition to my own awareness that I was not fitting in and having a hard time connecting. Now I suspect it will be more difficult in my case because I suspect PDD rather than true AS...but I definitely intend to mention that feedback. Actually having my family in on this--I have my reasons not to, though.
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Official diagnosis: ADHD, synesthesia. Aspie quiz result (unofficial test): Like Frodo--I'm a halfling?

110/200 NT, 109/200 Aspie.