Wondering about whether I have AS

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When I first heard about AS I wondered whether it was a possibility if I had it or not. At the same time, other sites have pointed out that so many claims are self diagnosed, when it could just be social ineptitude and not something to do with brain functions.

I just took the test and got these results:

Your Aspie score: 129 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 78 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie

AQ-score: 36 of 50

Here's some things about me:

-I've always felt like I've been far behind socially. I have an interest in improving my social skill, but it is very difficult for me to do so. It could be just as a result of being really shy, but at the same time I do have difficulty reading between the lines of what people say and sometimes I do have issues with realizing what is sarcasm and what isn't. There is a lot about having a social life that I do not understand. Certain subtle things. I've always had this thing where I'm unsure whether people consider me a friend of not. Maybe it is because of low self esteem, but I try not to interact with people a whole lot because I feel like I somehow may be a bother to them.
-If a girl has ever been interested in me, I have no damn clue. I really don't know how I'd tell as far as body language or other cues, so I've kind of always assumed no one was ever interested.
-I think I do have a pretty monotone voice. I have trouble with saying things that are joking or sarcastic because the way I say things result in people always thinking I am serious.
-I tend to have certain things I'm obsessed with information wise. These aren't education/science related though. I really like collecting knowledge about useless pop culture trivia like comic books, movies, and wrestling. For the longest time I had an obsession with learning about the histories of championships in professional wrestling, and having encyclopedic knowledge on Star Wars, then Trek, then LOTR, and now comic books.
-I can't shake the feeling that people find me odd, or that I'm coming off as awkward somehow. Maybe it's paranoia but I get this feeling that people I walk past find me odd because of how I look or how I'm walking. Does anyone else have a thing with not swinging their arms when they walk?
-I like collecting things. Trading cards mostly. Sometimes this has bordered on obsession with getting sets/organizing cards a certain way. I tend to re organize my collections pretty often.

I've always found it very likely that I have social anxiety disorder, but after hearing other things that are typical among those with AS I couldn't help but be curious if it was a possibility.

You sound pretty Aspie to me!

whats this test ya talking about, coz i think that i might have AS im not to sure

Lennythegiant,

From what you said, you sound a lot like me. In fact, though startek isn't really an interest of mine, etc... I bet we could have some long talks. I'm not formally diagnosed, but fit nearly every set of criteria that came out, and am close to ones here. ALSO, out of everything I saw, or shown here, it is the only thing that fits.

kellaway225,

It isn't official, and DOES expect that you have reason to believe you have AS. I say that because it doesn't have an IQ test, or talk about development, etc... It is just another nail in the coffin so to speak.

http://www.rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php

Steve

Another thing that stood out to me about the test, the question about rainy weather. Because I love it when it is overcast. I'm much more comfortable when it is cooler out.

Looking back over the questions:

-I definitely spend much more time listening to and observing people and things around me than speaking.
-As much as I desire improvements in my social life, it does feel like an awful lot of work
-I was bullied quite a bit as a kid. A lot in middle school, a bit less in high school.
-Timing is off sometimes when speaking to others. Sometimes I accidentally start before someone finishes.
-Eye contact is trouble sometimes. I'm trying to get better, but some days I just can't seem to be able to make eye contact with people I'm talking with.
-Noises bug the hell out me sometimes when I want it to be absolutely quiet. I know the birds outside sometimes keep me from going back to sleep in the morning.
-I have a tendency to pace, press my eyes, and I really enjoy the appearance of lights. One of my favorite things about Christmas is all of the lights.
-Sometimes I make lists just for fun. Sometimes even listing what happened when I play certain video games, like keeping track of the story.

when I took that test I got:

Your Aspie score: 148 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 60 of 200 - it was around 60
You are very likely an Aspie

If you wanna improve Eye contact, you could just look at their nose, or their mouth. Looking in peoples eyes freak me out.