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Hey, I'm a 36 year old who has recently discovered that I may have Aspergers. I have been married for 6 years and my wife has always been frustrated by me being withdrawn in social settings and taking things that are said to me literally. I have an obsessive knowledge of music, especially heavy metal and I have what my wife calls 'routines' that I have to do or I get upset. Luckily, we have a friend who has a son who has high functioning Autism and told her to research it or Aspergers. I took the test that I found online and it said 32 or more was considered probable.....I scored a 37, which is in the 'extreme' category. I have trouble doing some things which people consider to be simple tasks sometimes, but I have done things such as being completely self taught on the guitar. For years I have thought that I must be 'defective', but i'm glad that I found out that I am not alone in this and there are people who understand what it's like to live with this.

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Mick

i also diagnosed myself. welcome to WP.

Welcome, I suggest trying the aspire quiz and some of the other tests on this thread. I had my wife take it after I did and the resulting graphs were like polar opposites. I am in a similar situation as you (see my intro thread) I also made a thread about good books for my wife and I to read. I am reading a couple of them now via kindle NT/AS books
I really don't know what the test mean but I did print copies to show my Dr. on the 17th so we will see what she says/thinks.

Aspie Quiz

A lot of people also take the Aspie Quiz. It's longer, though. And welcome to your new home!

i took it... 179/200 AT

41/200 NT