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I know that most of you here are not professionally qualified to offer provide me a diagnoses, and I am sure that some you simply don't care to reply, but I would greatly appreciate some opinions.

Up until my 11th year of life, I had a strange rocking problem. As I would stand, or sit I would rock compulsively. Through adolecents, I had always been told that my movements and communication patterns were weird, and was the subject of ridicule by my peers. My mom has always complained that I don't look people in the eye, although I've always felt shyness was to blame. To this day, I press the tips of my fingers together, as it brings some sort of relief. My interests were clearly both broad, dynamic and deep (computers, math, airplanes, population genetics, occultism, puzzles, psycology , world records ect). There has always been that peculiar fascination with logic, and reason. I have spent seemingly endless moments of isolation, locked in thought. This is especially true of my childhood. Of course, I have never had many friends, and the ones who were my friends were usually far brighter than me (as brightness is defined). Chit Chat to me, is like Grindcore at 90 DB to a grandmother. When I was 16, I was diagnosed with a Verbal/Peformance IQ discrepency of 9 points (FULL SCALE IQ NORMAL), I was also told I had a problem with visual integration and motor coordination. I felt that there was something wrong with the measure of intelligence, as standard meaures do not seem to represent problems that carried a significant property of abstraction.


I really feel that I might actually have this disorder..........
What do you people think?

Take one of the online tests for Asperger's and see how you score. You sound like you probably are.

I would recommend this test as being the most complete:
http://www.rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php

Last edited by Nephesh on 16 Mar 2009, 4:14 pm, edited 1 time in total.

I am not qualified as you mentioned but it sounds to me as if you have some problems but they can probably be worked worked out over time and with help from qualified professionals.

It's worth investigating.

I have taken those quizzes, and when they don't return a positive, it returns a borderline score. However, those tests are certainly incomplete. Of the greatest evidence that I have AS, is the fact that I show a VIQ/PIQ discrepency of 9 points, and a problem with motor coordination and visual integration. The mutual existence of these two, is almost exclusive to AS (if not hallmark of AS). And when you consider the statical improbabibility of these two manifesting together, independently, then you'll understand my suspicions. In addition, in my college years, I was given an intelligence test called a "Raven's Advanced Matrices" (highly fluid in structure), and scored at the top 5%, this is contrast to my fullscale WAIS IQ of 97. When I noted this discrepency to the psycologist, he was very confused and surprised. (But HE or I had no suspicions of my AS at the time) In all the written literature, of the only studies which determine a significant dissocation between fluid and crystallized intelligence, relate to the studies of those with AS children/adolescents (or HFA). In AS subjects, there is a differential rate of the development of Fluid and Crystallized score, where in the vast majority of people the two measures develop at nearly equal rates.

It's likely you would fit many criteria if you were to undergo an assessment, even if you did not meet the threshold for a diagnosis. It also depends on the diagnostic instruments used to a certain extent and the experience of the diagnostician (especially in atypical or borderline cases). With the DSM-IV, you have to experience significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning to meet the threshold for a diagnosis.

They will also take associated symptoms into account; sensory issues are extremely common, as are co-morbid conditions such as anxiety and the things you mentioned. If you experience much difficulty or require answers/self-knowledge, then a diagnosis might be worth pursuing. However, services vary considerably with geographical location.

Not all tests are created equal. Which tests are giving which results?

Also, have you taken the tests in consultation with someone who knows you very well, preferably someone familiar with you during childhood/adolescence? How you see and perceive yourself may not be consistent with others. In fact if you have AS or a similar condition, it is unlikely you will view yourself and your traits as others do.