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littlelily613
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21 Aug 2011, 11:12 pm

camelia wrote:
He didn't further subcategorize the AS.


Can AS BE subcategorized? I've never heard of that before...


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21 Aug 2011, 11:14 pm

Fnord wrote:
I felt relief in finally knowing why I am this way.

I felt mourning because I could finally lay to rest any hope of being "normal".


Me too! I was expecting the diagnosis, but was not expecting the second feeling you mentioned there. Once I had the diagnosis though, I felt slightly depressed that this was my life and normalcy (by NT standards) was out of the question.


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Diagnosed with classic Autism
AQ score= 48
PDD assessment score= 170 (severe PDD)
EQ=8 SQ=93 (Extreme Systemizer)
Alexithymia Quiz=164/185 (high)