Recently I went through a bout of neuropsychiatric testing. I was diagnosed with CAPD (Central Auditory Processing Disorder).
The Psychologist and Audiologist who diagnosed me with it told me that it could explain many of my problems with social
communication (i.e. misreading or not recognizing social cues, discomfort in social situations, etc.) However, a couple of days ago, I decided to take
an empathy test out of curiosity, and I scored an 11 out of 80. This surprised me, as I had always thought I was a reasonably empathetic person,
but then I realized that I was not as much empathetic, but more compassionate. The test said that people who scored below 30 were generally diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome/ASD. I did some research into Aspergers and found that almost if not all the symptoms and criteria for diagnosis matched up with me, including repetitive behavior, sensory sensitivity, misreading of social cues, and extreme fixation on a couple of interests. I wanted to get some opinions about if I do have Aspergers, why I might have not been diagnosed with it, and what to do about it from people on the spectrum, so I made this post. Some extra background information, I was also classified as gifted, and I think that some idiosyncrasies can stem from that, so I am not sure if that information might be useful.