I think I have AS, do my symptoms comply?

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I think you do!

My results from three tests:

Autism Spectrum quotient

Your score: 41
0 - 10 = low
11 - 22 = average (most women score about 15 and most men score about 17)
23 - 31 = above average
32 - 50 is very high (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 35)
50 is maximum

Systemizing quotient

Your score: 52
0 - 19 = low
20 - 39 = average (most women score about 24 and most men score about 30)
40 - 50 = above average (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score in this range)
51 - 80 is very high (three times as many people with Asperger Syndrome score in this range, compared to typical men, and almost no women score in this range)
80 is maximum


Empathy quotient

Your score: 12
0 - 32 = low (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 20)
33 - 52 = average (most women score about 47 and most men score about 42)
53 - 63 is above average
64 - 80 is very high
80 is maximum

Yes, from what you gave, there's too little information to go on to get a solid idea of whether you'd possibly be ASD or not. Some of the online tests can be helpful (I think the rdos is the most extensive).

A word of advice though, if you do ever go in for a diagnosis, DON'T waste your time on any professional who doesn't have UBER UBER UBER experience with adult Aspergers in your age range and sex. There are very few professionals out there who are experienced enough to spot us in our undxed adult subtler forms. So do a lot of shopping around if you ever want to go in for the official label.

Again, don't waste your time with a diagnostician who doesn't have the experience. It's a waste of your time, money, and can be horribly disconcerting and depressing if they refuse to diagnose you. If you're serious about it, go to the best. There's a lot of people on this forum and others, including myself, who've had to discover this the hard way.

For myself, I went through one psychiatrist (straight out of med school), one therapist (experienced in Personality Disorders), a social worker (experienced in psychotic disorders), and a psychologist (who was just a complete idiot and wasn't much experienced in ASDs and only children at that). They all told me for various superficial reasons why I "couldn't possibly be Aspergers". Thankfully I'm stubborn as hell when I know I'm right. So I got an assessment done finally at a local Autism Center, they actually took a developmental history on me from my mother (! !! WHOA!! ! nobody thought of doing that before! ) and said "Yep, Aspergers".

My scores:

Systemizing Quotient = 46
Empathy Quotient = 17
AS Quotient = 45

On the other tests I scored 146

Yoyo