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This site has me intrigued, to say the least.

I guess this is the right forum to say some about who one is, so I'll try to do that.
My mental condition has always been debated among my family, as I am extremely intelligent when it comes to linguistics, well above average for cognitive abilities, and above average for mathematics when it comes to testing/proof of ability, yet my grades do not reflect this. For example, I thought the test pitifully, painfully easy and achieved a perfect score on the SAT on my first attempt to take it, yet my high-school GPA is something like a 1.5 due to the amount of homework I didn't do. Whenever I was asked as to why I didn't complete those assignments, I answered with all honesty that I had no idea. I had no cruel intentions in not finishing those tasks assigned to me, I loved doing the work, but for some reason or another I didn't do it. Anyway, last year I was diagnosed with ADHD, and I am on medication to treat those symptoms, and this is working to some degree, yet I still notice some oddities about myself that this treatment isn't really fixing, yet seem to correlate to this diagnosis.

I have no idea how to act in situations of human contact. This problem is accentuated tenfold when this interaction involves someone in whom I have some form of a romantic interest, for I lose my 'shield' (if you will) that I have developed. This 'shield' is that I have convinced myself not to care what others think, (even though I still consciously do, I just suppress the annoyance) and to do this in the most polite way possible (so whatever their perception is, it is most likely good.) Since I don't have this protective barrier, I tend to stumble over my speech much more, afterthought is increased, and thus I become quiet.

I found out about AS a few months ago, and I felt scared (I still do, to be honest, that is why I am registering with these forums, so I can un-justify my fears by talking to those that are knowledgeable on this subject.) Quite a few of the symptoms of AS applied to me when I read about it first, so I decided to start a log of my daily activities, feelings, thoughts (eventually needed its own book, ) annoyances and otherwise. This journal seemed to further show some degree of correlation. I am 18 and I am still in high-school, so I don't have the ability to get tested, nor do I agree with self-diagnosis, so I want more information.

Anyway, I am joining this forum to learn as much as I can about this. I thoroughly enjoy helping people, so any comfort I can give to those that are depressed, downtrodden or likewise would be great. Thanks for reading this, sorry that it is long.

~Mikey

Welcome to WP Mikey!^.^

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I also did poorly in school up until my junior/senior year. I would do the homework and then throw it out or forget it and not understand that it had to be turned in (mostly in elementary school). I would also read all day long. I would bring a large stack of books and when the teacher took one away I would grab another.

once you get settled into your meds you can see about pursuing a diagnosis.

Welcome greetings to Wrong Planet, fellow-traveler Mikey.

I can relate to the homework issue, I didn't do my homework either, at least most of the time. At least half of it was just too damn boring to even start with, and most of the time I had the feeling that I had more important stuff to do.... Also I didn't always attend classes for more or less the same reasons.
All that got better at university, so now I hold a postgrad diploma and an MSc.

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Hi Mribakov and welcome to the wrongplanet. This is definitely the right place to learn about AS. A diagnosis isn't something everyone wants, but I felt I wanted one---so I was recently diagnosed officially with AS---which was no surprise to me. I was never scared of anything to do with AS. If there was a magic medicine one could take to get rid of it, I would not take it. I feel like AS has been a gift to me. But at the same time there are certain drawbacks about the condition. For that reason, I have begun a few sessions with a social worker who is and expert in the AS field. Hopefully, I can deal with some of those social issues better. If you get diagnosed, that might be an option for you too. Anyway, enjoy the site.

I did terrible in high school (1.8GPA), but once I got to college classes I immediately shot up to a 3.8! I guess I just liked what I was doing more so in college. Economics, Accounting, Composition, Sociology were all great. In high school I was too busy trying to act cool, and cool kids didn't get good grades (at least not in my book). I was always the one doing the physics experiments and then letting the rest of my group get all the credit while I refused to do the actual homework assignment. The rest of the group never had a chance without me, but I ended up with the low grades.

Life is all about choices.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Magliabechi.

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I laughed because in High School, my best friend was Valedictorian, we were the smartest people in the entire school (I'm sorry if that sounds like bragging) and yet I graduated 40th. I loved learning, but I hated, hated, hated every day in school. Things got much better in college.