I have no fucking idea. Doctors fucked up the diagnoses too many times. I was cleared of everything they accused me of. If I have something now I do not know. I can tell you my personality type and I have gotten this result on multiple tests and I think its correct. Apparently Im brilliant but I never thought so. I am the INTJ. If I had to guess myself I would say OCD as a result of being stir-crazy.
Cheeseman's syndrome. Basically, you sit in a corner with enough cheese to sink a battleship and then you...
...sorry, making light of it. Depression. Tested multiple times for autism as well, but always beat that test. Actually, I've never taken an AQ test as an adult. I might go and see if I can find one online. If it comes back as autistic, I'll come back here and mention that too.
I took the test and I'm a little disturbed by the results.
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0 - 10 = low
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32 - 50 is very high (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 35)
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It would appear that I'm autistic just because I'm good at spotting patterns and remembering numbers. Stupid fucking test. I can't be autistic. I understand people well enough. This has really got to me.
Yeah, some of it was. I kind of overreacted because it was saying that if you're good at certain things, you must therefore be diagnosed with a problem.
Stupidity on my part because I do exceptionally well on IQ tests and yet don't find that offensive. In actuality, I guess I was just shocked to find out how un-average my mind is and for it to be flagged up as a negative thing. :/
P.S. I posted your story yesterday. It didn't get past moderation, despite people like charli.m posting supportive messages. Least you know it's nothing personal, I suppose, if it didn't get through for me either. Like I said, though, I can be very determined. I'll try again one day. And I'll keep trying. :)
I really wonder what's so "irritating" to Management in that post that they won't admit it. Really, i mean, like, i would like an explanation, just once :)
Well, I think it might have been a problem if they'd let it through for me because then you could validly ask "Why is it okay for dappled to post it but not me?"
I noticed all my other stories that day got approved or denied before your story, then there was a delay (like it was being talked about) and then finally it was denied.
Maybe it's just a point of principle now. If I leave it a few months and try again (when IIN users will have forgotten this), maybe it'll get through.
I hope so. This has really pissed me off. I don't even know why I did it. According to their test, anyone who prefers a museum over a party is somehow autistic. Well pardon fucking me for being curious about the world I live in.
I'm sure Professor Words, or whoever else came up with this piece of shit, is a real bon vivant, the life and soul of any party he attends, telling hilarious stories where he convinces people they have some kind of mental disability. I bet he'd even nod sagely and pretend to understand my "problem" little realising that he is the problem.
If he comes to any party of mine, I'll show him what a problem looks like. Not that this would ever happen. Because I don't hold parties. I'm autistic.
Okay, I'd better get back to drooling in the corner and avoiding eye-contact with people.
It honestly wasn't meant to be. It was meant to be sarcasm from someone who is now autistic. I kind of wanted to be on your side and point out how others view it. You're not the only person who questioned it, though. :)
No, I don't think you are, either. Nor do I think a friend of mine is, yet he's been diagnosed anyway. Not by an online test but by a real-life, honest-to-God, professional mental health worker who... administered the test. Well, that's alright then.
Hahahaha I've taken that test many times, and have gotten the same results. I thought the museum vs. party thing was interesting. It portrays a view that, if you prefer to go to museums, you're a messed up person, lol. Which doesn't make sense at all. I agree, I think these tests are laden with loaded questions and bias!
Blah, I was so freaked out. I mean, I've got no problem with autistic people and it wouldn't bother me especially if I was autistic (and it would explain some things). It's just that I didn't think I was and here's this test scoring me right up towards the high end of the spectrum.
Glad to hear I'm not the only one who has been caught out by this. It's not often I have a major freak-out. Thanks, by the way.
Oh, and the questions were totally stupid. Like the museums versus party thing. I partied all the time and going to a museum was a rare thing, a treat, so obviously I'm going to pick museum. But it was "museum with a huge backdrop of socialising every other night" as opposed to "museum because I don't deal with with social situations". Stupid test. Grr!
You know those online tests are hardly accurate right? Don't put this label on yourself if you feel it's restricting. There's no need to start doubting your social skills.
For example, A couple of years ago I was diagnosed with AS by a psychologist. I didn't mind it that much first, I was actually glad since I scored exceptionally well on my IQ test. but my school counselor kept treating me like some full-blown autistic who can't even tie his own shoelaces.
It was harsh, and for a time, I did start doubting my social skills. But truth is, they weren't that bad, and there are very little things in life you can't work on. I worked on it by going out and talking to a lot of people. At parties, at school, on train rides,...
I managed to make friends, keep friends and score dates. So even if you do have AS, don't think that it completely ruins your chances of having a normal life. It's likely you have some points you should work on, but everybody has those.
Plus, it's an online test, they're usually overly simplified.
1. Do you sometimes need some time on your own?
a. No, always partying. ALWAYS. I love standing in a crowded place with music so loud I can't hear what stupid thing that mediocre-looking drunk chick is yelling in my ear.
b. Five minutes to Wapner.
If you're really curious, go get psychoanalyzed by an actual psychologist. Though I have to warn you: there's a reason why I don't tell people I have AS irl. Asperger's has a really bad reputation.
Ahh, I know. There's a back-story to this involving friends out in real-life and, although I overreacted, there are reasons why I did. For once, it actually is too difficult to explain because it's a ten year story, but it bothered me quite a lot.
My non-verbal communication is bad. I can read what signals people are sending me but I just don't seem able to send the right signals back. I get misread a lot. People think I'm thinking something but I'm not. People often think I'm judging them when I'm not.
But then, more and more I notice social awkwardness in others and I'm the one who is keeping everyone buzzing and happy and together. I'm the first to notice if the mood is turning, and I'm the first person to do something about it and get everyone back on track. I almost seem to see social things before others do, and it seems at odds with Asperger's.
I do often prefer my own company, though, because it's just easier, and I have a huge awareness of pattern and order and number and I guess I don't like it if things move outside the pattern they're supposed to be in. I notice it quickly.
Yeah, they are. I really let it get to me and I'm surprised I did that. I guess if I start swearing in a post, I'm either rattled or doing it for comic effect. This time was "rattled". I feel a bit weak now, but I guess we all have our moments. :)
Do you have a mental disorder/illness?
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I have no fucking idea. Doctors fucked up the diagnoses too many times. I was cleared of everything they accused me of. If I have something now I do not know. I can tell you my personality type and I have gotten this result on multiple tests and I think its correct. Apparently Im brilliant but I never thought so. I am the INTJ. If I had to guess myself I would say OCD as a result of being stir-crazy.
Cheeseman's syndrome. Basically, you sit in a corner with enough cheese to sink a battleship and then you...
...sorry, making light of it. Depression. Tested multiple times for autism as well, but always beat that test. Actually, I've never taken an AQ test as an adult. I might go and see if I can find one online. If it comes back as autistic, I'll come back here and mention that too.
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I took the test and I'm a little disturbed by the results.
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Your score: 41
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23 - 31 = above average
32 - 50 is very high (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 35)
50 is maximum
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It would appear that I'm autistic just because I'm good at spotting patterns and remembering numbers. Stupid fucking test. I can't be autistic. I understand people well enough. This has really got to me.
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that test is about memory and patterns?
you should be proud, not disturbed :P
Those same things are tested in many IQ-tests :P
In my eyes, scoring high makes you smart, not autistic -_-
As for mental disorder? I'm sure i have issues if you asked some shrink(or whats the slang word for psychiatrist?), but i'm feeling fine.
I ain't need fixin'.
I'm bent and twisted, not broken. ^_^
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Yeah, some of it was. I kind of overreacted because it was saying that if you're good at certain things, you must therefore be diagnosed with a problem.
Stupidity on my part because I do exceptionally well on IQ tests and yet don't find that offensive. In actuality, I guess I was just shocked to find out how un-average my mind is and for it to be flagged up as a negative thing. :/
P.S. I posted your story yesterday. It didn't get past moderation, despite people like charli.m posting supportive messages. Least you know it's nothing personal, I suppose, if it didn't get through for me either. Like I said, though, I can be very determined. I'll try again one day. And I'll keep trying. :)
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ah, thanks for letting me know ^_^
I really wonder what's so "irritating" to Management in that post that they won't admit it. Really, i mean, like, i would like an explanation, just once :)
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Well, I think it might have been a problem if they'd let it through for me because then you could validly ask "Why is it okay for dappled to post it but not me?"
I noticed all my other stories that day got approved or denied before your story, then there was a delay (like it was being talked about) and then finally it was denied.
Maybe it's just a point of principle now. If I leave it a few months and try again (when IIN users will have forgotten this), maybe it'll get through.
Really, dappled? An online test? Those are almost as stupid as offline tests.
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I hope so. This has really pissed me off. I don't even know why I did it. According to their test, anyone who prefers a museum over a party is somehow autistic. Well pardon fucking me for being curious about the world I live in.
I'm sure Professor Words, or whoever else came up with this piece of shit, is a real bon vivant, the life and soul of any party he attends, telling hilarious stories where he convinces people they have some kind of mental disability. I bet he'd even nod sagely and pretend to understand my "problem" little realising that he is the problem.
If he comes to any party of mine, I'll show him what a problem looks like. Not that this would ever happen. Because I don't hold parties. I'm autistic.
Okay, I'd better get back to drooling in the corner and avoiding eye-contact with people.
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That last paragraph was SO DISRESPECTFUL to people with Autism and Asperger's. We aren't all stupid you know!
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It honestly wasn't meant to be. It was meant to be sarcasm from someone who is now autistic. I kind of wanted to be on your side and point out how others view it. You're not the only person who questioned it, though. :)
I took one of those tests. It told me I was austistic too. But I really don't think I am. Do you think I am?
OP - I'm not mental. I have good days and bad days.
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No, I don't think you are, either. Nor do I think a friend of mine is, yet he's been diagnosed anyway. Not by an online test but by a real-life, honest-to-God, professional mental health worker who... administered the test. Well, that's alright then.
Hahahaha I've taken that test many times, and have gotten the same results. I thought the museum vs. party thing was interesting. It portrays a view that, if you prefer to go to museums, you're a messed up person, lol. Which doesn't make sense at all. I agree, I think these tests are laden with loaded questions and bias!
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Blah, I was so freaked out. I mean, I've got no problem with autistic people and it wouldn't bother me especially if I was autistic (and it would explain some things). It's just that I didn't think I was and here's this test scoring me right up towards the high end of the spectrum.
Glad to hear I'm not the only one who has been caught out by this. It's not often I have a major freak-out. Thanks, by the way.
Oh, and the questions were totally stupid. Like the museums versus party thing. I partied all the time and going to a museum was a rare thing, a treat, so obviously I'm going to pick museum. But it was "museum with a huge backdrop of socialising every other night" as opposed to "museum because I don't deal with with social situations". Stupid test. Grr!
You should hold a party at a museum; his head would explode.
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If you can guarantee that, then I'll make the arrangements.
You know those online tests are hardly accurate right? Don't put this label on yourself if you feel it's restricting. There's no need to start doubting your social skills.
For example, A couple of years ago I was diagnosed with AS by a psychologist. I didn't mind it that much first, I was actually glad since I scored exceptionally well on my IQ test. but my school counselor kept treating me like some full-blown autistic who can't even tie his own shoelaces.
It was harsh, and for a time, I did start doubting my social skills. But truth is, they weren't that bad, and there are very little things in life you can't work on. I worked on it by going out and talking to a lot of people. At parties, at school, on train rides,...
I managed to make friends, keep friends and score dates. So even if you do have AS, don't think that it completely ruins your chances of having a normal life. It's likely you have some points you should work on, but everybody has those.
Plus, it's an online test, they're usually overly simplified.
1. Do you sometimes need some time on your own?
a. No, always partying. ALWAYS. I love standing in a crowded place with music so loud I can't hear what stupid thing that mediocre-looking drunk chick is yelling in my ear.
b. Five minutes to Wapner.
If you're really curious, go get psychoanalyzed by an actual psychologist. Though I have to warn you: there's a reason why I don't tell people I have AS irl. Asperger's has a really bad reputation.
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Ahh, I know. There's a back-story to this involving friends out in real-life and, although I overreacted, there are reasons why I did. For once, it actually is too difficult to explain because it's a ten year story, but it bothered me quite a lot.
But thank you. :)
I have Asperger's Syndrome and I usually score 32!
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Hmm, do you actually feel you have Asperger's, though? I have some symptoms but then lots of things which point away from it.
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Kind of. Yes.
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My non-verbal communication is bad. I can read what signals people are sending me but I just don't seem able to send the right signals back. I get misread a lot. People think I'm thinking something but I'm not. People often think I'm judging them when I'm not.
But then, more and more I notice social awkwardness in others and I'm the one who is keeping everyone buzzing and happy and together. I'm the first to notice if the mood is turning, and I'm the first person to do something about it and get everyone back on track. I almost seem to see social things before others do, and it seems at odds with Asperger's.
I do often prefer my own company, though, because it's just easier, and I have a huge awareness of pattern and order and number and I guess I don't like it if things move outside the pattern they're supposed to be in. I notice it quickly.
Awe. Don't let it get you down dappled. Those tests online are usually full of bologna anyway.
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Yeah, they are. I really let it get to me and I'm surprised I did that. I guess if I start swearing in a post, I'm either rattled or doing it for comic effect. This time was "rattled". I feel a bit weak now, but I guess we all have our moments. :)