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Hi all,

I'm not sure if I am on the spectrum, but there is a nonzero chance I might be. I know for sure that I have something called hyperlexia; but I think I also have other features of Asperger's. I was never diagnosed with anything as a child - my parents just said I was "weird" and "gifted" (I have a high IQ and a fair amount of musical talent).

As a child, I had poor social skills, no friends, preferred to be alone, and had no idea how to relate to kids my own age. I was bullied severely in school. I had a fascination with text and words to the exclusion of almost all else; I read compulsively, not so much for the story as for the language use and sentence structure. I could spot typos at a glance, starting at age 3. I've been composing music since age 5, and have a lifelong fascination with music as well.

I recently had a chat with an autistic friend of mine who says that she's almost sure I have it, based on the behaviours she observed. It kinda got me thinking. I took the AQ test and scored a 35. I'm not sure that a diagnosis would really be all that relevant to me at this point in my life - I think I've mostly figured out a way around my limitations and differences, and built a good and satisfying life for myself - but I'm curious to learn more, which is why I am here.

Oh, and I am a woman in my mid-thirties.

Welcome to WP. :)

Hello . I'm 19 and never thought I had anything like asperger's, or anything at all actually. I even studied disability for a couple of years and never realised it. It wasn't until my mum suggested it that I started researching. I didn't really need my diagnosis, but I wanted it just because it's interesting to learn something like that about yourself. I scored 37 on the AQ test and I will tell anyone who will listen about asperger's. I am proud to be on the autism spectrum

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Welkome to WP!

Mick