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Which are your principal difficulties, strengths, or behaviours (choose up to 3)?
Intellectual impairment 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Non-verbal or minimally verbal 4%  4%  [ 5 ]
Frequent or obvious stimming, flapping 3%  3%  [ 4 ]
Strong or obsessive interest in a topic 18%  18%  [ 24 ]
Insular / not interested in other people 9%  9%  [ 13 ]
Poor social skills or awkwardness 24%  24%  [ 33 ]
High intelligence, say IQ>125 or so 18%  18%  [ 25 ]
Sensory overstimulation, shutdowns 11%  11%  [ 15 ]
Emotional regulation, meltdowns 13%  13%  [ 18 ]
Total votes : 137

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10 Apr 2023, 5:45 am

Intellectual impairment - no.
Non-verbal or minimally verbal - no.
Frequent or obvious stimming, flapping - somewhat.
Strong or obsessive interest in a topic - I had and have "manias"
Insular / not interested in other people - I do not remember having need of being emotionally loved,
Poor social skills or awkwardness - I behave oddly, I am a (I do not want to offend anyone) "r-word".
High intelligence, say IQ>125 or so - I had full scale IQ 117, VIQ 126, PIQ 104.
Sensory overstimulation, shutdowns - I do not have shutdowns, but physcial comfort is very important for me.
Emotional regulation, meltdowns - I do not have meltdowns, but I have emotional problems like fears or OCD.



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02 May 2023, 5:49 am

Strong or obsessive interest in a topic
Poor social skills or awkwardness
High intelligence, say IQ>125 or so



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02 May 2023, 9:39 pm

Obsessive interests, social awkwardness and poor emotional regulation.


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