Exceptionally high scores on AS-related tests

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I took The AS Test on Facebook earlier today and I scored a 72 out of a possible 72. I also took the rdos Aspie quiz last month and the scores were as follows: 175 for AS and 21 for NT. Furthermore, I took another Self Diagnostic test a few months ago (I don't remember the name) and I scored a 43 out of a possible 50.

From what I have seen, most of you score anywhere from 130-160 on the rdos test. Could this by why I feel like an outcast here? Should this be cause for concern? Your thoughts please.

You probably just have an unusually spread-out constellation of symptoms. Most of us "emphasize" one part of autism or another, with the primary traits being quite extreme and others perhaps not even present at all. But sooner or later, what with the inherent randomness of the world, there has to be somebody who simply has a large number of traits. That doesn't make your case all that hugely different from others'; it just means you have a large number of traits (and says nothing about severity).

Personally, I think with the AS tests and whatnot, above a certain point the score doesn't really say much about whether or not you have AS; it says more about whether your particular case emphasizes certain traits or else is more even across-the-board. The higher scores just mean you have more traits--though not necessarily more severe ones. Probably not more severe ones, actually, because extreme traits usually come from your brain being structured in a certain way, and tend to exclude other extreme traits because those would require a different structure.

So yeah, I wouldn't think it's any cause for concern. Interesting, maybe.

Have you checked your IQ, too? It seems the average IQ around here is "genius level".

you are not alone at least; my rdos test resulted in a 174 aspie/26 NT, with an IQ on the higher end of 'gifted' or the lower part of 'genious', depending on the test; i did some MQ tests (mixed quotient; combining IQ, EQ, creativity, coordination, problem solving and a few others) and they gave me a "top 5% of the world" rating...

There was a thread here a week (?) ago where a lot of people said they felt like they felt like outcasts. So, feeling that way could actually be how most people here feel.

As far as the test values, you are still you. It's not as if it changes any of your characteristics/traits.