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Hey,
My name is Alice and I am a 21 year old college student.
So, about a week ago I was reading a book, and the main character had Aspergers. Well, a lot of the aspie traits that she had were things that I have done in the past, or still do now. So I took a few tests online, including the aspie quiz one, which said that my aspie score was 111/200, and my NT score was 74/200, and all said that I was likely an aspie.

I really don't know, but what to find out. My whole family has some aspie traits, to tell you the truth. And because I was homeschooled I don't have much to match it up against. I don't know what it is like to think like someone else. My friends at college all think differently than I, but, I was homeschooled unconventionally, so that could be part of it. Plus, to be honest, I am a lot smarter than most of them. We are all different, but, as my dad has said many times "Normal means average. Average is boring! Do you really want to be average? The average marriage ends in divorce, the average college student makes C's, the average person only makes XXX amount. Be unique, not average" So I'm cool with being myself. I would just like to learn how to relate to others better, and better understand myself. Knowledge is power, they say.

I've only spoke of my suspicions to one of my friends, and I want to get some more information about it. It is really hard to explain to other people, because I feel normal to myself. It was only when I was reading that book that I began to realize that not everyone did the things like I did, because I finally found someone who did. Before I just thought that the differences were because it was a book, and people don't describe mental processes well in books.
So I think I am just going to browse here for a while and see if the traits that I have are normal for an aspie or not, and things like that.

were you always home schooled, or did you go to regular school many years ago and your parents took you out for some reason without you remembering about it because of your youngness of age?

Welcome!

I was homeschooled the entire way through, k-12th grade.

Welcome!

Hello and welcome to the WP neighborhood, Alice.

Welcome to WP!

I think it's normal to feel normal to yourself, because you spend all your time in you, and nobody else does for even a second. But do you think you have strange social interactions because of being an aspie, or because did you not get to socialize enough due to lack of school? It could be both, which makes you extra screwed. Anyway, it doesn't matter, because you know who you are, and (ok, right here, I went away from the computer for a few hours, and totally forgot what I wanted to say)

Anyway, just do the best that you can, and you'll be ok.

Welkome to WrongPlanet.

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Thanks for the welcome everyone!!

Aaron: After browsing this site some, I think that it is probably a bit of both. I'm 85% sure I'm an aspie now. We did interact with other homeschoolers, but HSers and regularly schooled kids interact differently most of the time. I have one sibling who has completely normal interactions with others, and he was also HSed all the way. (he's also my best friend, and guide through the social scene)

A few things that make me think I'm aspie, is that I have to recharge if I am around people for any length of time, I stim a lot, use big words or awkward word choice, get very nervous in crowds, and don't seem to have the same emotional responses as most people.

I'm glad that I found this place. It is good to put words to my uniqueness, and to get information about what the differences are between me and others that I don't see, so I can relate to them better. I'm happy with who I am, but it is great that I can grow and learn more about myself every day.

To WrongPlanet!! !