I cannot tell what disorder I have.

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Hello, I'm new here.

I have various symptoms which until recently I have interpreted in the same way my parents do, as an "eccentric genius" neurose. However, after posting my symptoms on another forum it was suggested that I have an autism spectrum disorder. My symptoms include:
I have trouble speaking in anything but very formal language. (I suspect this is the reason for my parents' "genius" hypothesis)
I cannot tell others' emotions, and they cannot tell mine, I apparently always seem either supremely calm, very excited, or angry.
I apparently learned to read before I could talk, and this makes me pronounce things the way they a spelled sometimes.
I have sleeping problems, and never feel tired, even now, when I haven't slept a full 8 hours in 5 days.
I apparently can think faster than other students, and I read at speeds uncommon. (I read a 900 word short story, with full comprehension, in 1 minute, when it was supposed to be homework for the weekend. This was in grade 2.)
I have extreme trouble multitasking, but once I get on one task, I work very fast at it, and get irritable when disturbed. The annoyance is never noticed.
Okay, I took the rdos aspie quiz. my results are:

Neurodiversity version, release 2.0 (2008-02-22)
Thank you for filling out this questionnaire.

Your neurodiversity (Aspie) score: 146 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 42 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie (neurodiverse)

Diagnostic prediction for Score Prediction
Asperger/HFA/PDD 187 You very likely will be able to receive the diagnosis
ADD/ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder) 139 This doesn't seem to be a primary diagnosis
OCD 127 This isn't a primary diagnosis you should seek
Social phobia 117 This isn't a primary diagnosis you should seek
Bipolar 114 This isn't a primary diagnosis you should seek
Dyslexia 58 This isn't a primary diagnosis you should seek

Detailed results suitable for printing (PDF) (The file is only retained for one hour. Download it if you want to keep it.)

Welcome to WP!

Sounds Aspie to me, but I'm no psychiatrist. Stick around a bit, see if there's anything here you can relate to. You'll have to decide for yourself whether or not to seek a formal diagnosis; one may or may not be helpful to you. Anyways, hope you figure out what you want to know. Also, it should be noted that many in this forum disagree with the characterization of autism/Asperger's as a "disorder," and the view of it simply as a difference is increasingly common among professional researchers such as Tony Attwood.

Hi Aerashaa

Welcome to WP

you might have read mine online thingy.

Your neurodiversity (Aspie) score: 125 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 80 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie (neurodiverse)

Diagnostic prediction for Score Prediction
ADD/ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder) 146 You very likely will be able to receive the diagnosis
Social phobia 128 You very likely will be able to receive the diagnosis
Dyslexia 127 You very likely will be able to receive the diagnosis
Asperger/HFA/PDD 99 This isn't a primary diagnosis you should seek
Bipolar 91 This isn't a primary diagnosis you should seek
OCD 84 This isn't a primary diagnosis you should seek


For the time being I have diagnosed myself as

Not sure if I have it.

I'm a bit overwhelmed with everything, all this is quite a lot to take on. I sticking around on here because I can relate to the problem people have here.

How I understand things is
I think our brains have abnormal wiring, some parts of our brains are over active where as some parts are not. I'd say that would be where you get your talents from, because you have parts that are over active.

Nice to meet you, Aereshaa.

Ack, according to this thing I am really messed up.

Your neurodiversity (Aspie) score: 131 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 72 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie (neurodiverse)

Diagnostic prediction for Score Prediction
ADD/ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder) 141 Your diagnosis is very likely correct
Asperger/HFA/PDD 137 You very likely will be able to receive the diagnosis
Social phobia 136 You very likely will be able to receive the diagnosis
Bipolar 119 You will probably be able to receive the diagnosis
OCD 118 You will probably be able to receive the diagnosis
Dyslexia 113 You will probably be able to receive the diagnosis


I didn't see the link to the quiz thing so I googled it: aspie-quiz

P.S: Welcome to the site, there are some really nice people here

Don't disregard NLD as a possibility.

I was sure I had Asperger.

I showed up as Aspie on the internet tests that I took, but was finally diagnosed by a psychologist (four hours of various tests) as NLD with some strong signs of ADHD (minus hyperactivity).

I'm 61 years old.

Apparently diagnosis is a lot more difficult than I thought.

Welcome Aereshaa!

Welcome to WP!

Welcome Aereshaa!

You are so lucky to have symptoms in the bright end of the spectrum. I am tired almost all the time.

It is better than making up your own language as you go! With language, I mean use of word A in place of word B with the intent of word C.


100% identical, though I learned to shut myself down when I become too excited or angry.


I am astonished by your reading speed. Feel positively blessed! Multitasking is overrated as you always have a million things going on. This means that you never seem to finish anything because one project is replaced by another and you never run out of projects.