Wondering if I have AS

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Someone described Aspergers Syndrome to me a few days ago. I had never heard of it before. It sounded scarily like myself, and now I am wondering if I have it. If I do, it won't really change anything about me, and won't upset me, but I wanted to share things about myself to see what you guys think. These are the things off the top of my head that I could immediately match with AS actions.

- I have always been obsessed with something, to the point of where it gets in the way of other activities. When I was an infant, it was ceiling fans. I would stare at them for hours. I didn't want to go to the Toys section of Wal-Mart, I wanted to go watch the fans. I often would draw them. (I'm very artistic.)
- I grew out of ceiling fans and attached myself to dinosaurs, which I kept up until 6 or 7 years ago. Everything I wanted was dinosaurs, everything I owned was dinosaurs. I drew them as well.
- My next (and current obsession) has been with the Star Wars saga. I do all the things I did with the previous obsessions with this one. I draw it and collect the action figures.
- When I watch a movie or listen to a song, I watch it two or three times and pretty much have it memorized. I then recite the lines, mimicking the vocals of the actor, over and over until perfected. I often will say one particular line of dialogue until it is perfected to myself countless times, and after I get it how I like it, I still try to make it better.
- I find noises that I particularly like and also reproduce them or find a recording of them and put them on "repeat."
- I'm socially very awkward, I can't handle situations of large groups. I never go to parties or anything where there will be more than 5 or 6 people, especially if I do not know the people. I only can be myself in one-on-one situations.
- When I listen to a song or watch a movie, I find my favorite part and listen/watch it over and over. I can never grow tired of them, no matter how many times I do it.

Other random, possibly AS actions about me:
- I have never been coordinated enough to play any sort of sport, although I've tried.
- I have to watch someone when they speak, otherwise I cannot comprehend their words.
- I don't like to look people in the eye when I speak.
- I'm afraid of saying something that will cause others to think wrongly of me. In most cases I won't speak in groups where I feel I don't know how people around me will think of me.
- I'm afraid of taking risks.

Like I said, these are all off the top of my head. Just for the record I'm an 18 year old gay male college student at UCF in Orlando, Florida. My major is History Education. If anyone needs to ask me questions please feel free. I appreciate everyone's time in reading and responding to this.

Welcome to WP, agen_kolar.
I am a History student as well, History is awesome.
Anyway, a lot of that does sound like AS. Although some could also be social anxiety, which I have too.
The only one I have the opposite thing with was having to watch people when they speak. With me I don't need to watch them at all, I find it easier not to. But I can't take in what they're saying well unless I write it down. Other than that though, some of those also applied to me so you could have AS.

I think you probably have very few aspie traits.
Well, everybody is a litle aspie.
Welcome

Most colleges have some type of psychology center, if you have dorms, then the college is probably big enough to be able to do evals... I'd talk to them, as they're often free for students. (Although smaller, or commuter schools usually aren't big enough for something like that)

Darn. My university dosen't do evals. I'm still working on that.

Anyway, a lot of those really sound like AS. The

Why are you asking us what we think? We're not doctors. Go in for a diagnoses if you're serious about it.

So does wikipedia.

You really are a negative person all round.

I too, have had obsessions ever since I could remember. I have been a cat lover since earliest childhood. My favorite story was about a Siamese cat. Whatever other obsessions I have had, cats have been a constant in my life.

I think it only natural that someone wants to confirm that the things that think relate to AS in them are viewed the same way by others who know a bit more about it before they go off to a doctor and make an ASS out of themselves saying they think they have some sort of condition... For others they have to pay rather dearly for doctors appointments and would not want to go that route if someone can point out that they really may not have it...

As for wikipedia having the info, well, somepeople would rather talk about it then read about it. This is a forum, not an info site, it is for people to talk!

Welcome to WP agen_kolar, it sounds like you do at least have a lot of Aspie tendancies!

I said you were negative (purposely too it seems), I didn't say you were a social failure.

And I provided a reason for the negativity: Social failure.

It seems you weren't able to understand my previous post.

well, he does have a point: asking people on a forum about wether he has asperger syndrome is not much use is it.
I mean, how am i supposed know ?

Anyway, welcome to WP agen_kolar