09 Nov 2011, 2:43 pm
I posted somewhere here already but didn't explain myself very well. I've been thinking and taking notes for a while now so here's what I found out about myself lately:
- I have two friends (three if you count my boyfriend) and they all are very weird. My boyfriend actually has Asperger's. It takes me years to start considering a person a friend
- I can't make small talk at all, I have no idea of what the other person might like to talk about – but - I'm pretty sure it's not Tardigrades or any other of the things I'm interested in
- I stim (rock, finger tap, move my foot...) without noticing
- I get very anxious for stupid things, but don't show it
- I can't remember verbal instructions and can't multitask
- I'm very clumsy, especially if I'm talking and walking at the same time
- I get distracted very easily if I'm not doing something I consider interesting. When it happens I just stare at things without seeing them and stop hearing at all, lost in my thoughts
- I can't stand bright lights and several noises (clocks, people chewing, dogs barking and most high pitched or loud stuff)
- Soft touch is ok, but I don't like other people's touch except when I'm exceptionally relaxed, so I can be hugged just by my boyfriend and mum without wanting to be very far away from them. When I'm angry or in pain I can't stand touch at all
- I'm over average smart (grades > 9/10 without studying much, stupid IQ tests' results > 120)
- I learned to read at 4, by myself
- As a child I was a tomboy. My interests are still not girly at all
- As a child I had an obsessive interest with animals (classification, anatomy, behaviour...). I still do but it seems less weird now
- When I draw or read I become completely deaf XD
- People have got angry at me because I used to correct them
- People have got angry at me because I was slow at understanding what to do when they wanted something and pointed or made any other gesture but didn't speak
- I rarely understand jokes
- I love discussing, and even if I don't do it to change the other person's mind people get annoyed because I go on for too long
- I don't do things I consider pointless just because others do them (clapping hands, dancing or any other useless body movement except stimming)
- I don't like crowds
- I've been told I'm insensitive because I didn't get worried for random disabled people on the street (who don't seem to need help) or for news of various kind on tv, but I am in fact very much bothered by any kind of social injustice (I think it's rationally unfair, but don't feel anything about it – I don't know if I explained well)
- I can understand facial expressions
- I do use facial expressions and voice intonation, and (i think) appropriate eye contact, even though I don't like it
- I am not bothered by change
- I believe I actually played with other kids when I was little, but I did start going to school one year before because I apparently got bored in kindergarten and spent much more time drawing than playing, so... yeah
- I definitely use too many brackets XD
Now, I would really appreciate as many opinions as possible before I eventually decide if I want to talk with a psych-something or not. So please feel free to answer and tell me that I'm crazy, I won't mind 
09 Nov 2011, 6:02 pm
09 Nov 2011, 6:24 pm
09 Nov 2011, 8:03 pm
Welcome to WP! 
YEAH! I used to get in so much trouble for this.
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09 Nov 2011, 11:59 pm
Welcome to Wrong Planet.
10 Nov 2011, 4:22 am
I wrote it that detailed in hope that someone could give objective opinion. Does it sound like I'm "neurotypical"?
Thanks to all, by the way
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10 Nov 2011, 8:26 pm
To WrongPlanet!! !
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15 Nov 2011, 12:46 am
Welkome to WP!
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15 Nov 2011, 2:58 pm
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15 Nov 2011, 4:48 pm
Welcome to WP.
I can relate to much of what you wrote, especially the obsession with animal classification and behaviour. As a toddler and young child I would do not much else than read books about animals and spend time with my pets. I also am clumsy while walking and talking at the same time (because I get distracted by trying to follow conversations and end up tripping over my own feet/stepping into the gutter).
To me you don't seem entirely neurotypical but there are many things that can cause this, not just an autistic spectrum disorder.
Again, welcome.
16 Nov 2011, 10:57 am
17 Nov 2011, 7:15 am
Hello CocoNuts,
It's so weird...and wonderful...but you just described me also!! !! To a tee!! !!
Your post is almost word to word how I would introduce myself, only that you did it better!
It's been a long journey, but finally happy to find an explanation of some kind for what life has been like. Look forward to connecting over questions about stuff small & large in these forums, with you all.
Cheers
HIK
17 Nov 2011, 1:27 pm
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