Are you smarter than the average nt?

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For certain toothaches, painkillers don't do a damn thing.

The only cure is either a root canal or an extraction.

You should have gone to the dentist. Aren't they free in the U.K.?

This is me too. I get migraines and forget to do anything about them. It's not until my Husband points out that I'm walking around squinting and being grumpy that I even realize I'm having one

I was told by the psychologist who tested my HFA son that an IQ score would be totally meaningless because his abilities ranged from the top .002% to the bottom 6%. My NT son's abilities fall within a fairly narrow band and he has an IQ of 160. I don't think either of them are superior, they are just different and the NT one has always felt he is the dumb one because he compares himself to his brothers splinter skills. I wish he wouldn't. When I tell him he's smart too he says of course I say that because I'm his Mum so I have to. He certainly isn't a meathead. He is one of the nicest, kindest and most caring people you could ever meet. He just has no faith in himself.

Yeah the dentist is free but you generally have to wait at least a couple of days.

I was a child prodigy and still frequently amaze people, so yes in terms of purely intellectual matters.

In terms of day-to-day life and interactions, I'm often inept, at least by most people's standards. (Though they're often inept by mine.).

^^^ I would have put myself on that waiting list right away! (or as you say, "straight away.")

I had to endure a whole week of a toothache. Sleepless nights. Emergency room visits in a hospital located in a VERY bad area.

Until I had sense enough to find a dentist who took my insurance.

That right there describes what being autistic is often about. That is why functioning labels are also often meaningless.

I'm smarter than the average bear......

HF Autistics on the whole can achieve higher scores on intelligence rated exams so the term "meaningless" is a bit uncharitable and completely inaccurate. Wherever intelligence is measured HFAs can exceed that of NTs in more ways than one. To say that we all have weaknesses is also accurate, but, NTs cannot compete on the same level on intelligence scoring tests as HFAs. Whatever psychologist talked to you sounds like the new breed of shrink, dismissive, mental midget, easily threatened, and a typical NT meathead.

It is a shame that you took my post personally because it certainly wasn't directed at anyone close to you. I don't know you. How could I? Hmmmm... Are you a spy for the NT race? Perhaps you stumbled upon the wrong forums here. A pity. Batting for the "other" side, the NTs, whilst in the Autistic forums won't get you any sympathy here, that's for sure.

These forums are supposed to be our sanctuary, not a place where we, real Autistics, who suffer on a daily basis at the hands of NTs, can vent our anger and frustration. Most of us have endured incredible tortures and humiliations because of NTs who found us to be a threat, and/or too weird to handle. My own anxiety and depression has skyrocketed because of impossible social situations in the workplace, because of meathead NTs.

So, my original assessment stands.

Even Yogi ?

I'd have to think about that......

He's certainly got me beat in the picnic basket department.....

I'm definitely not what you'd call an intellectual, I'm afraid
I'd say my mental capacity is about average for someone my age, but I am a little slow on the uptake, and I have very poor common sense.

I appeared "intelligent" and a "walking encyclopedia" when I was a kid.

However, I possessed no critical thinking ability until I was in high school, at least.

I got sent to gr. 9 at age 12, and had a counsellor "expect more from my IQ" but nobody told me what it was. (probably 154) The teachers gave up on me because they were busy with the dummies and discipline problems, and thought I was lazy, not missing some basics.

I've always been book smart (math particularly) and did better than many of my peers in school, however I do stupid things constantly. My husband is NT and way smarter than me, but that's what drew me to him.

When I was a kid in grade school I could read, write, and draw better than most other kids in the same class but I don't remember the teachers actually saying I was smarter because of it. Maybe it's because I had such a struggle with math.

And everyone knows only *smart* people are good at math . Any dim-witted person can be good at reading and writing, and drawing is an utterly worthless ability that will never get you anywhere in life. (severe sarcasm)