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14 Mar 2015, 10:53 am

Hey :) I was wondering if I had aspergers or not, but I'm not sure because I lack some of the symptoms but I have others really strong, and thats what makes me unsure.

First of all I'm 14. I spend almost all day on my computer, except when at school or eating and such, On my laptop I spend most of the time playing "roblox" a childish game but I love it, I rage a lot on it but I go back to it 2 mins later. I'm also very sensitive to touch and whenever someone touches me in the back to scare me I feel a boiling rage, push them away and yell at them. When on my pc, I have a crooked shape and it feeks comfortable.

I have a lot of struggling in math class because of the formulas, it makes my brain rush and I have to be shown multiple time how to do them or I might not understand at all, leaving me clueless if I was thinking of something else, sometimes multiple thoughts "criss-crossing" in my head almost simulteanously. I have only 2 friends, when a classmate talks to me I'll often ignore them or say "hmm" because I don't want to talk to them, they're annoying and bore me. Even though I have usually no problem with eye contact, I don't do it naturally, I have to think of it to do it, or else I'll just look away, even when talking with friends. I also get lost in my mind a lot, people say I stare in void. For the facial expressions I don't have much tro.uble reading them and I used to take everything literally, but I got used to my father making sarcastic jokes

Thanks for reading, please answer I'd be grateful, have a good day.



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14 Mar 2015, 4:15 pm

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14 Mar 2015, 4:44 pm

We can't answer that question definitively at most we can say you have traits.

Read below to start

What is Asperger's Syndrome?

The above can give you an indication. If the above lot makes sense then you can talk with your parents on how to go forward. We can help you with how to deal with traits, if your parents not sympathetic and where to do further research. If you need to vent we are here.


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14 Mar 2015, 4:53 pm

ASPartOfMe wrote:
We can't answer that question definitively at most we can say you have traits.

Read below to start

What is Asperger's Syndrome?

The above can give you an indication. If the above lot makes sense then you can talk with your parents on how to go forward. We can help you with how to deal with traits, if your parents not sympathetic and where to do further research. If you need to vent we are here.

Ok, thanks for the info, I've already read a lot about it in the past weeks but my parents are rockheads so I guess I'll just wait until i'm an adult and see a psychiatrist by myself



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15 Mar 2015, 5:17 am

DailyPoutine1 wrote:
I was wondering if I had aspergers or not, but I'm not sure because I lack some of the symptoms but I have others really strong, and thats what makes me unsure.


It's possible (and common) for people with Asperger's to only have some of the symptoms.

It's not possible to give you any feedback about the personal traits you listed because they could be symptoms of some other condition, or simply regular personality traits. Asperger's is not an easy thing to recognize.



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15 Mar 2015, 5:58 am

If possible, you had better get a diagnosis while you are still a child because there's far more assistance for children than for adults currently. And probably getting a diagnosis is cheaper for children. You might benefit from an early diagnosis, if you do indeed have autism. But I understand it's largely dependent on your parents. If your parents are reluctant or dismissive, you could speak to your school counselor/psychologist. If he/she happens to be incompetent, then I don't know what else you can do. If you are managing life well enough, then maybe you don't need to worry about a diagnosis.