Aspies For Freedom

In every AS-test Ive ever taken on the internet Ive scored high on AS but the therapist told me Im not, Im too social skilled...
My childhood was a totaly social mess I used to lock my self up in my room lining up toys and look at them for ours and ours,or play computer-games.
I never let anyone in.
I acted very childish and didnt manage to look people in the eyes ,I was very shy and "frosen out"/ignored by outer pupils in school.
Ive allways had diseases as my favorite interest and I love speaking  or explaing about them to others.
If I get a opportunety I read about it an intire day,non stop.
(I do eat offcourse
My day usually gets distructed if there are break in my rutine(because of totaly caos),but this could also be a result of my ADD.
I get exstreamly dissapointed if I look forward to something and its cancelled,(the items I was obsessed with) as a child I was sad for months.
So what about all the tests then,dont they count for anything?

Thank you!
Im a cousin because of my ADD so I proberbly dont belong here,but its sutch a great place...

Hi Emmy, I also have ADD and it seems I have experienced a lot of symptoms you describe here from childhood.

If, like me, you're not good at school or other typical Aspie strengths, then you'll have a tougher time figuring out if you have AS.  Getting people to believe that you have something besides a simple case of ADD is another common roadblock that an AS/ADD person has.

Consider this:  if you're not good at school, is it possible you might have put more energy toward learning social skills in those years, than involving yourself with schoolwork?

If so, that might explain why you seem "too socially skilled."

As a correction, if you happen to have ADD (mild, moderate, strong, whatever) that does not automatically make you a Cousin.  That's completely erroneous, and I hope you don't mind me correcting you.

I have no stereotypical Aspie gifts (Math, Science, academia) and I don't consider myself a Cousin... I consider myself an Aspie.

Not all Aspies are the same.

Hi Emmy,
I noted that flaw with the online testing -- no accounting for age and experience. As I answered questions there were quite a few that would have been answered differently by the 15-year-old me.  I was not diagnosed as a child and not sure I would be diagnosed as an adult.  More probably I have become competent enough to inhabit the vast gray zone of undiagnosed oddness. Anyway, the sure-fire means for diagnosis would be functional MRI rather than looking for stereotypical behavioral phenotypes that may be trained out of a person.

I think there's a point in here somewhere.  Sorry for the babbling.  I think the point is that you've found a good group here for support and sharing regardless of diagnosis or lack thereof. Better have some coffee now.

very true grizeldatee!

When my MIL helped me a long with my self DX (she works with speced kids so she had the diagnostic stuff) Anyway... I filled out some of the surveys and asked if I could fill them out as a kid and as an adult. She thought it was wierd... but there was a ten point difference in the totals.

If you have ADD without AS, I'd say you may be right, the Cousin category is relevant.

Here's what I really meant: if you have genuine AS but you also have ADD, that doesn't "take you out of Aspergia" and put you in the Cousin category.  In this case ADD is considered "comorbid to AS."  You'd still be an Aspie.

Just my two cents, and I hope I don't sound too self-righteous with this, as I sometimes come off that way.

Did anyone get my S.O.S. sent 07=17-07, 05:01 ? If so could you send return to patshajes@adelphia.com c/o Shawn!

You can't. When you read more on this forum you'll see lots of posts saying EDIT BUTTON!!!! or something like that.
It's probably therapeutic. We just have to learn to live with our imperfections...

Emmy, I just saw this, written by Gareth about editing:

"Click report and ask for what you want edited, we had to disable editing due to abuse."

Er, that was weird.

Please, don't deprive us of impulsivity.

I tend to want to eat alot like today I wanted to go out to eat for lunch and get fastfood.  As I was wanting to go out to eat today my brother was like telling me that I should'nt go out because I should consider watching my weight because he was like saying that I had a little fat on me.  I did however agree with him on his statement and I should watch what I eat.

Welcome to the forums!

It's a place of sweets and joy and joyness. Wait, that's Candy Mountain.

hihihi!
Thank you!!