Hi Ash and welcome to WP.
There are lots of people here who are unsure or self-diagnosed, so please hang out and see how you like the place.
You'll find of the undiagnosed people some can't be bothered getting diagnosed (like me) and are happy with their self-diagnosis, and some who feel that a medical diagnosis will bring about some form of relief to know "officially" either way.
I think it is quite hard in the UK to find a GP who'll listen if you're an adult (well from my own limited experience), but that should be your first port of call. There are tips on this UK website for getting your GP to listen http://www.nas.org.uk/
At the end of the day I guess you need to decide if you're happy with your own feelings or whether being diagnosed will help. You might want to consider how it might help with your education (many institutions in the UK are starting to become aware of AS now and are putting in place mechanisms for helping people)
SteveK wrote:
AS people are generally GOOD with language.
I agree that generally people are, but there is a broad spectrum of AS sufferers. My own language is relatively advanced with a wide vocabulary, but I couldn't stand English Lit at school, especially Shakespeare and his contemporaries. I can read avidly, but only if it interests me.
SteveK wrote:
Aggression isn't really a symptom. I'm too passive, myself.
No it isn't, but there are many people with AS have "meltdowns" when they are put in stressful (especially social) situations. I am too passive on the whole, but can have a real temper when under pressure, often to my detriment.
I've done personality tests which have shown my "Assertiveness" as practically 0 and my "Aggression" way up the scale. This completely threw the testers as they had never seen someone with assertiveness and aggression so diametrically opposed
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