Hey all, I'm Aury and I'm new to this forum. I just wanted to introduce myself!
I'm a 21 year old female college student, currently studying religion. I have always been different from my peers and even my siblings, but until recently I just chalked it up to stubbornness/ anxiety. About a year ago, a friend of mine suggested that I might have Asperger's, and he and I shared many of the same unusual traits and "quirks". This led to my decision to seek diagnosis; I first saw a neuropsychologist, one who evaluated my intellect but not my history. After sitting on a diagnosis of GAD and Non-verbal processing disorder for 6 months, I decided to seek a second opinion from the psychologist at my school's disability office. I received my results yesterday. He confirmed the first psychologist's diagnosis, but stated that all the history was there and all of the traits were there to warrant a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Level 1 (since Asperger's is no longer a diagnosis used).
I am excited to read all of your stories and experiences and hopefully contribute some of my own!
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Your neurodiverse (Aspie) score: 152 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 59 of 200
You are very likely neurodiverse (Aspie)
27 Jun 2015, 6:31 pm
