Just took the "Aspie-quiz", got this chart (new he

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Welcome to Wrong Planet mra1200.

Agree: 2,4,5,6,7,9,12,13,16,20,22,23,26,33,35,39,41,42,43,45,46: 1 point
Disagree: 1,3,8,10,11,14,15,17,24,25,27,28,29,30,31,34,36,37,38,40,44,47,49,50: 1 point
Score: 45

My psychiatrist just got me to do this but I haven't had the result back... guess it's high.

Highest so far

Yes, would seem so...

I was surprised at my score (41) because it seems a bit high too, but no one would pick me out as an aspie when they first meet me.

It’s not until they get to know me, even if they are not familiar with the label terminology, that they realize that I am some alien life form. I would have thought I'd score more marginally. Oh well, maybe I really not fooling anyone, they are just too polite to show their shock and horror

I think that your AQ score doesn't actually correlate with either how well you cope or how you are perceived. It's just that a majority of aspies get more than 32... Seems a bit fishy to me.

So I haven't been doing much follow up on this, but things are starting to make it more real to me that this is the deal. I was reading this this morning (http://www.creative-minds.info/index_files/Depression.htm) and saw this:

check, in a BIG way.




check. just about every job or school situation I've been in I've been the brunt of jokes and teasing.



CHECK. I've been feeling and fearing this for a long time, like there was nothing for me in the world that I could provide to benefit it.



Sorta check. I think I've developed a thicker skin over the years, but some things do get to me still.



Noise, sorta. Smells definitely. Pressure to hurry absolutely.

· Extreme fatigue.[/quote]

Yes, I've had sleep problems my whole life. Can definitely relate to things about having a non-normal sleep cycle/rhythm from http://www.creative-minds.info/index_files/Sleep.htm

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Sometimes I just feel a little bit too normal though, like I'm maybe higher functioning than most in outward appearance, or something (if that makes sense). I just saw the ESPN interview with the surfer guy who has AS, and I can definitely relate to what he said about his cup overflowing when it comes to social interaction. I had a day of social overload on Friday, and have been just destroyed from recovering from it (and maybe feeling a touch of loneliness from going from one extreme to the other so fast).

I haven't been to my therapist since I rediscovered this info, but I hope to make mention of this to her soon and see what she thinks about it.

Had a conversation about AS tonight with my mom, something I never really wanted to do out of fear she might not take it well, if her drinking had anything to do with causing it. Whatever the case is, the past is the past and all I can do is move forward from here and try to straighten out my life as best as I can.

I asked about how I was as a kid, trying not to ask any leading questions, and she did say that speech development was far advanced for my age, as was reading skills. It was enough to have considered advancing me a grade, if not for my social development being far behind. I think she said my kindergarten teacher was pretty concerned about my social skills.

sigh... i guess this is leaning closer to meaning I really am an Aspie, as much as I've sorta been fighting this - as well as fighting having the talk with my mom about her drinking might have caused some development problems. thankfully she took it well as I made absolutely sure she knew I had forgiven her for that long ago.