Female aspie vs. High IQ vs. Bipolar?

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I have many traits similar to AS, but I am better than aspies at interpreting nonverbal ques. I do however have social skills problems, special interests and even stimming.

But my aspie traits are blamed on high iq or bipolar ans I do have both of those and possibly ADHD.

I know female aspies present different and could explain nonverbal ability but it could also mean the other things I have could be mimicking it, how can I know the difference?

You could be very mild or borderline NT/AS as is, but a qualified psychologist is the only one who could really help you find out (preferably a specialist in ASD, especially since you are female).

To me though, Bipolar doesn't seem like it fits well with AS, unless symptoms would be caused by AS traits, such as the social skills and special interests. However bipolar is usually treated with medications while AS is not in and of itself (big reason not to get misdiagnosed). ADHD is common in general and is diagnosed alongside AS, so there isn't a clear conclusion there. Stimming could be as minor as a nervous habit, but as major as a disruption in normal daily activity, which is hard to say as it seems to differ from person to person and some diagnosed AS do not stim at all. So, that isn't definitive either. In any case, it seems like you have valid reason to explore the possibility and seek support. If you find helpful suggestions to improve your quality of life then I'd say that it is a good thing, even if you discover you don't have it.

Asperger in females is a little tricky. Most females mature faster then males socially and that is true of females that have Asperger as well it is true of those who do not. The major issue of asperger syndrome is that it requires a lot of practice and energy to learn to be social and while normal kids pick up on social life as they go along asperger kids learn about socializing from other kids mostly by observation. That is when they notice they are different they start feeling awkward and start imitating other people. It is possible due to faster development in females that they pick up( notice social behavior) on these social behaviors they become more aware of the differences between them and other girls. Males mostly compare their behavior to other males.

My main issue is that my current doctor and the one I had before are not interested in getting me tested. And I dont think medicaid would cover it ifcI independantly pursue this.

Everyone's different but i know for me at least i've always been distinctly aware of my mimicking. Keep in mind, I did not know this was an Aspie thing until a few months ago, and I'm not technically diagnosed.

I think the social problems of female aspies are less likely to be found out... instead of less likely to occur.
Because in a girl's group, we can still pretend to be with each other.
Also, girls are usually more quiet and less physical compared to boys.

I personally had a really difficult time convincing the specialists that I'm an Aspie.
They said I behaved really normal when I'm not tired, but then the quiz was longer than my patience could tolerate... so the doctor saw me being different.

Also , I'm not good at maths. I don't have the mathematical genius type of thing in me, in fact, my maths was below average.
People around me supposed every single Asian would be good at maths, but I ended up understanding NOTHING in my first lesson for my AS-level maths. (The United Kingdom AS-level)
It was just the first lesson and it already happened.
I just blank stared at my teacher.

So, not every single Aspie can do maths.
But most of the time, Aspies are stereotyped to do that.