Do I really have autism?

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So, I know I am different... But I don't think it's autism till I took a test as a meme and was shocked by the results...
I then took another test and got another score that was very frightening...
I am very confused... I don't bang my head on the wall if someone says something or scream in public....

Honestly, I don't know what to think....
Here are the results... Are these tests faulty?
If not, what do I do?????

Edit: I have had friends take the test and they all test like 9-20 on the one test and 40-100 on the second...

Please be mindful that these online "autism" tests are merely "screening tools."

They do not conclusively diagnose autism in the least.

In truth, even if it turns out that you don't have autism, WrongPlanet would still welcome you as someone who has an understanding of autism.

We still have this image of autism like some no-contact, self-harming child.
It's a spectrum. Multi-dimensional spectrum. There are children banging their heads and screaming in public - and all the intermediate options - and there are stereotypical Silicone Valley nerds who can't do small talk but invent the newest microchips. And many, many, many different people. Some artists. Some without any obvious talent. Some on disability. Some not. Some struggling with employment and/or relationships. Some doing not bad.

Maybe considering autism would help you understand yourself, even if you don't need a formal diagnosis. Maybe it's something you don't really need to think about, just living your life.
In any case, autistic or not, you are first of all Yourself. And welcome on the Wrong Planet!

By the way, I used to scream in public as a child. Nobody thought of me and autism unless I was over 30, behaving perfectly normal but with seriously messed up mental health inside.

Hey boosted turbo, you're likely what would be called "high functioning" autistic. Austism, the word, has a stigma, it's just being wired a little differently, it doesn't mean you're crazy, foolish or unhinged.

I let this sit for a while... So I could ponder on what it means, what it is, what repercussions it has.

After some research i came to the conclusion that autism is just a categorization. It's a word with little to no meaning. Such as "introvert", "egotistical", "misogynist", etc.
While these words carry meaning they do not explain the ethos of that person, but more so they categorize the actions of the person...

Two introverts will not have the same beliefs, values, or cultures... They simply are in commonality with their desired actions.



So in my time I have spent googling autism and what it means to the person I have found that while I do have very similar traits to those who are professionally identified as autistic. I find that it is just another categorization to help subsidize the lack of understanding a person has on their own identity... For instance, autism is defined mostly by ones actions. With everything there are outliers in each society. These outliers need a reasoning as to why they behave as such. It helps a person cope with the realities around them to understand there is commonality with others. So a broad definition of autism based on ones actions can make a minority seem more like a majority. And with this new paradigm of being a bigger group of people. Society is more likely to understand their commonality.

For instance, ask the average American what a Sikh is and they have no clue do to the Sikh's low American population...
Ask a Pakastani what a Sikh is and they will respond with a generalized set of standards Sikhs categorize into since Sikh's have a relatively higher percapita population in Pakistan...



With this I have concluded that even though I share many of the same actions as identified autistic people.
I will not consider myself autistic.

This comes from the understanding that people from outside the society give stereotypes.
Despite the amount of effort I see in this society to change the stigma of the world "Autistic" I find it futile at it's core for many reason I will not get into...

I appreciate the responses. But as I have said, due to my own values and goals I will not identify as autistic even though I share a lot of the same actions as one who does identify.



Edit: If you read this, sorry for the spelling and grammar. I do not write well

While I don't agree with your views on autism you have to do what's right for you , I wish you well