I know a young man who definitely fits this description. He's extremely intelligent and is very, very good at masking his symptoms and going undetected when he needs to (short term with strangers mostly).
Since I am going to have to be tested for something else in order to get AS testing, I worry that I will not get the AS diagnosis, but will come out with some other diagnosis that does not really fully fit. I think I'm going to ask the therapist how much experience she has identifying individuals who are high functioning Autistic or Asperger's.
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RAADS-R: 187.0
Language: 15.0 • Social Relatedness: 81.0 • Sensory/Motor: 52.0 • Circumscribed Interests: 40.0
Your neurodiverse (Aspie) score: 165 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 47 of 200
You are very likely neurodiverse (Aspie)