Stupider: I am losing my intelligence...

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I am losing my intelligence...
I have felt it escalating for many months now. First I noticed that I misunderstood things more often than usual, and I needed more detailed explanations than usual. My comprehention and perception skills and my ability to reason seemed to be diminishing. Now I have noticed that my reading skills are getting worse. I have to read sentences and parts of sentences several times before I take in what I've read (I used to only need to do that once or twice). This happens the most when I'm reading something that I wrote (including this post). I read it to make sure it makes sense, and to check for mistakes. And when it comes to whether or not my post makes sense, I always have doubts.
I'll be starting Grade 12 in a month, and after that it's University. But not if I keep getting "stupider". It is very important that I regain what I've lost. Soon.

What (do you think) is going on and what can I do about it?

I doubt you have dementia at 17 so you're probably imagining it.

Are you getting enough sleep? Stressed? Have you any objective proof that you are getting more stupid or less intelligent?

And its more stupid btw.

I think you are losing your concentration, not your intelligence. A high-stress situation will do that to you; so will even a mild depression. So will health problems, family issues, etc... Or you could just be bored with schoolwork.

Stress can cause physical tension, or even physical symptoms like upset stomach or a headache. It can cause emotional tension, like frustration or a low tolerance for annoyances. A high stress level doesn't let you handle as much as you usually could. It could also show up as a feeling of low energy, or something like "the world is too much for me".

Argh mate, I've a different perspective here.

Perhaps you've a problem putting you're intelligence to good use? Not being applied, and being stuck in crap you want no part of can have this affect. Indulge in your interests my friend, take them as far as your mind will let you, and don't let ANYONE stop you. I only wish people wouldn't have distracted me so. I could have accomplished much more had I had free reign over my interests. As it were, people thought I was smart, and coaxed me into boring useless nothingness that had no meaning at all to me. Killed my spirit. Really did. Now, I'm on my own over here, and I'm doing projects, attempted a stirling engine (monumental failure, but fun as hell!) and built a solar collector, and collecting knowledge with no plans on stopping. Having money, time, and freedom has allowed me to break out of monotony that had once crushed my soul, this monotony of school... Argh, I hated the place so. Loved learning, reading, discovery, but all the pointless things had to get in the way of the real fun of understanding the world and the way things work.

I feel much the same...
I can't focus.
My spelling is getting worse.
I figet in class.

I FEEL LIKE I'M LOSING MY AS AS WELL AS MY SANITY

Yea me too. Must be stress. Hmm.

It is common for anyne with AS to be distracted by many things easily....but the most common distraction is our own thoughts.
We get lost in fantasy worlds of our own thoughts distracted by them protected and assured by them.
I too felt that my knowledge was peaking when i was your age, im 36 now. i felt my brain was full and i couldnt learn anymore.
remember this is normal for As to have these observations.
what do you do?
you accept that you rnot dieing or your brain isnt shrinking and it may be normal to occur.
i think it may be a function of adolescent stress.

I remember that in times like school holidays that my inteligence would slip, I thought that perhaps it is the lack of training my brain that it normaly gets dureing school time. Like if you dont train physicaly you get weaker, so you don't train your brain you get less inteligence. Often my math abilties and stuff would be poor for a week or so, often it can be good to just do some things to help. If you have a DS a good thing to have could be to get a Brain training game, it gives you a brain age, traines you and shows you imporvement over time.

Well puppy, the way it is, you grow into your feet.

Later, after this part and that grows, the last seems to be the heart, which I have heard doubles in size from 16 to 18.

This often leads to feelings of being tired, teen laying on the sofa, floor, resting a lot, as the body is very busy.

Fighting nature is not good, be a big puppy, rest.

The last year of High School takes this into account, Seniors coast to the finish line.

By the first year of the university your heart has caught up, you are fairly full grown, and performance picks up.

You are just growing up. It gets worse, wait till you face your first Tax Return, that will make you feel dumb.

I am sorry to say you are being a normal teen, and the cure is wait a year or two.

There was a very good reason that 21 was considered Legal Age, and those younger were living in a disabled condition. It is why we keep them is school and out of trouble.

It all works out, then you are a full human.

Hmm.. Well, the brain doesn't mature 'til your early twenties... maybe that's part of it.