03 May 2014, 9:21 pm
I love math (numbers, logic puzzles...) and art (drawing, painting, crafting, sewing, collages...) a lot. 
I am very weird and i love weird people. 
I also love going on tumblr. I am completely introverted!! ! I was diagnosed last year with OCD, general anxiety disorder, and mood disorder but I think i may be an aspie too...
I took an "aspie-quiz" online and i got a 163 out of 200 for aspie and 48 out of 200 for neurotypical. I'm not sure how much that score was influenced by my OCD but a lot of the questions spoke out to me because they were very specific, but described what happens to me. For example some that stuck out the most were:
do you mistake noises for voices? YES
do you stay away from situations where people might express affection for you? YES
do you like to follow (walk behind) people you are attached to? yes, and it's subconscious
do you argue a lot? YES
have others told you that you have an odd posture or gait? YES
have others commented or have you observed yourself that you make unusual facial expressions? YES all the time
do you tend to shut down or have a meltdown when stressed or overwhelmed? YES
do you tend to say things that are considered socially inappropriate when you are tired, frustrated or when you act naturally? yes when I actually do talk
do you tend to get so absorbed by your special interests that you forget or ignore everything else? Yes, and right now it's indie rock bands.
do you dislike it when people stamp their foot in the floor? YES-- i can't even stand to feel people walk by bc of the ground slightly shaking
do you or others think that you have unconventional ways of solving problems? yup especially in math
do you have an urge to observe the habits of humans and/or animals? i have been doing this for years
do you notice patterns in things all the time? yes every minute of every day (could but just the OCD though)
do you prefer to only meet people you know, one-on-one, or in small, familiar groups? YES and I say this all the time but people just don't get it
do you expect other people to know your thoughts, experiences and opinions without you having to tell them? YES this is the main problem i have with talking to people. I confuse them and then i feel bad so i don't talk again for a while
do you get confused by several verbal instructions at the same time? yes i can not remember them and it's very overwhelming
Do these questions come off strongly to any of you guys?
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03 May 2014, 10:25 pm
Edit: Thanks for adding classical to the poll!
Most of the traits you listed describe me too.
Welcome to WP... 
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04 May 2014, 1:01 am
I bet you'd love graph theory & ternary logic. I couldn't answer your music quiz because my collection, when I get around to organizing it again is probably something like 200gb of all the types of music you listed, subdivided extradimensionally. 
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06 May 2014, 3:50 pm
yes I totally feel you
yes those are great autie test questions.
yes.
It feels. SO GOOD. To see other people talking about their autistic traits. So. Good. This is why I created an account here.
Also, I can't even define what kind of music I like! From an outside perspective, it probably appears random. But there are certain melodies...or maybe it's the actual intervals between the notes? and also chords and chord progressions...that just *grip* me. But having said that I have found these musical *things I like* in electronic, indie, blues, alt and rock, as well as in sound art that may or may not also be considered "music."
I'm glad you feel good
It makes me feel good as well
02 Aug 2014, 10:10 pm
I am very weird and i love weird people. I also love going on tumblr. I am completely introverted!! ! I was diagnosed last year with OCD, general anxiety disorder, and mood disorder but I think i may be an aspie too... I took an "aspie-quiz" online and i got a 163 out of 200 for aspie and 48 out of 200 for neurotypical. I'm not sure how much that score was influenced by my OCD but a lot of the questions spoke out to me because they were very specific, but described what happens to me. For example some that stuck out the most were:
do you mistake noises for voices? YES
do you stay away from situations where people might express affection for you? YES
do you like to follow (walk behind) people you are attached to? yes, and it's subconscious
do you argue a lot? YES
have others told you that you have an odd posture or gait? YES
have others commented or have you observed yourself that you make unusual facial expressions? YES all the time
do you tend to shut down or have a meltdown when stressed or overwhelmed? YES
do you tend to say things that are considered socially inappropriate when you are tired, frustrated or when you act naturally? yes when I actually do talk
do you tend to get so absorbed by your special interests that you forget or ignore everything else? Yes, and right now it's indie rock bands.
do you dislike it when people stamp their foot in the floor? YES-- i can't even stand to feel people walk by bc of the ground slightly shaking
do you or others think that you have unconventional ways of solving problems? yup especially in math
do you have an urge to observe the habits of humans and/or animals? i have been doing this for years
do you notice patterns in things all the time? yes every minute of every day (could but just the OCD though)
do you prefer to only meet people you know, one-on-one, or in small, familiar groups? YES and I say this all the time but people just don't get it
do you expect other people to know your thoughts, experiences and opinions without you having to tell them? YES this is the main problem i have with talking to people. I confuse them and then i feel bad so i don't talk again for a while
do you get confused by several verbal instructions at the same time? yes i can not remember them and it's very overwhelming
Do these questions come off strongly to any of you guys?
I'm newly diagnosed and just roaming through the forum, taking it all in. A lot of the above items apply to me, and this is the first time I've ever heard someone mention the whole mistaking noises for voices thing. That's definitely me! It's one reason I don't like a lot of noise sometimes, because I'm sure I'm going to miss hearing someone yelling for me but it'll be lost in the cacophony. I'm making so many new connections between autism and my own "quirks" it's astonishing!
