01-23-2008, 06:41 AM
I happened across this community from fark, and i took a couple of the tests, and they all said that i was NT. I was wondering a couple things, maybe from people perhaps more knowledgeable about it than I am:
What exactly does that mean?
How does this relate to my everyday life?
I dont know, what really prompted me to take the test is the way i've been my whole life. I could read when i was 4, maybe even earlier, i just remember being able to read things on tv when i was real little, and for most of the time i was in school i was so frustrated at how slowly everyone else read. I would often get disinterested with the lesson and move on and read the textbook myself. I did this with nearly every textbook that interested me, science, social studies, health. I did pretty well in things that i liked, and pretty poorly in things i didnt like. I didnt have a whole mess of friends and wasnt extremely popular in school, but i did have friends. I played sports and stuff, and wasnt terrible at them. When i was around 11 or 12 i began to ride freestyle bmx and atv's a lot. Id spend entire weekends doing nothing but riding, one or the other. That, and sitting around and playing video games.
I dont think it's very abnormal in itself, but sometimes it feels like everyone else takes a long time to arrive on answers. I've always done well on every category of school proficiency tests except writing and math, which i usually almost fail. But that's because i dont really like math, and writing to me is an odd thing. Reading comprehension things are usually alright, but my handwriting is terrible, which probably got me docked some points, and also if i were to have to write a fictional story, it'd be terrible. I can mentally picture stories easily, but i cant really write them down.
I dont do many things that i think are abnormal, really. I'm disabled(paraplegic), and saving up money for my car, so i pretty much just sit around and browse the internet, hang out with my friends, and play WoW and other games all day. I guess it could be considered wierd that i almost exclusively drink pepsi, but that's just because i really like pepsi. I also drink orange juice and lemonade, and other things, but i dont frequently buy orange juice just because i hate for it to go bad before i finish it.
While i was in the hospital after my injury, i did get some sort of tests done on me, where they determined i still have a gifted level iq (they dont really tell you what it is) and also suck at algebra. Back in grade school, i was almost skipped ahead a grade a couple times, but didnt on the basis that my birthday is late in the school year, so i was already usually one of the youngest in the class, and also that my handwriting was so poor. I can do math if i study, and try hard enough. When i found out that if i passed college calculus in vocational school i wouldnt have to take it anymore, i went ahead and got like a B in it. It just took a little more work than i usually do.
Most of the time though, i think about myself, and i feel odd. I became disinterested with anyone who didnt have things in common with me, so while for awhile i dated several girls i just basically gave up, because i hate having to make small talk about nothing, it seems meaningless to me now. I am content most of the time to just sit and read about random things. I can remember a whole lot of random information, and i generally like to learn about anything. When i learn about a new thing, it seems like i start to see mention of it more often. It cant possibly be linked to the fact that i learned it, i just think i must selectively pay attention to things more than i realize. I do get distracted pretty easily, so if something is really important i make a notepad document and put it on my desktop, with some sort of eye catching title.
So basically, i want to know what you guys think. I'll answer any question/clarify anything you want, i'm sorry if it's so disorganizationally written, but its another one of those things i'm not very good at.
What exactly does that mean?
How does this relate to my everyday life?
I dont know, what really prompted me to take the test is the way i've been my whole life. I could read when i was 4, maybe even earlier, i just remember being able to read things on tv when i was real little, and for most of the time i was in school i was so frustrated at how slowly everyone else read. I would often get disinterested with the lesson and move on and read the textbook myself. I did this with nearly every textbook that interested me, science, social studies, health. I did pretty well in things that i liked, and pretty poorly in things i didnt like. I didnt have a whole mess of friends and wasnt extremely popular in school, but i did have friends. I played sports and stuff, and wasnt terrible at them. When i was around 11 or 12 i began to ride freestyle bmx and atv's a lot. Id spend entire weekends doing nothing but riding, one or the other. That, and sitting around and playing video games.
I dont think it's very abnormal in itself, but sometimes it feels like everyone else takes a long time to arrive on answers. I've always done well on every category of school proficiency tests except writing and math, which i usually almost fail. But that's because i dont really like math, and writing to me is an odd thing. Reading comprehension things are usually alright, but my handwriting is terrible, which probably got me docked some points, and also if i were to have to write a fictional story, it'd be terrible. I can mentally picture stories easily, but i cant really write them down.
I dont do many things that i think are abnormal, really. I'm disabled(paraplegic), and saving up money for my car, so i pretty much just sit around and browse the internet, hang out with my friends, and play WoW and other games all day. I guess it could be considered wierd that i almost exclusively drink pepsi, but that's just because i really like pepsi. I also drink orange juice and lemonade, and other things, but i dont frequently buy orange juice just because i hate for it to go bad before i finish it.
While i was in the hospital after my injury, i did get some sort of tests done on me, where they determined i still have a gifted level iq (they dont really tell you what it is) and also suck at algebra. Back in grade school, i was almost skipped ahead a grade a couple times, but didnt on the basis that my birthday is late in the school year, so i was already usually one of the youngest in the class, and also that my handwriting was so poor. I can do math if i study, and try hard enough. When i found out that if i passed college calculus in vocational school i wouldnt have to take it anymore, i went ahead and got like a B in it. It just took a little more work than i usually do.
Most of the time though, i think about myself, and i feel odd. I became disinterested with anyone who didnt have things in common with me, so while for awhile i dated several girls i just basically gave up, because i hate having to make small talk about nothing, it seems meaningless to me now. I am content most of the time to just sit and read about random things. I can remember a whole lot of random information, and i generally like to learn about anything. When i learn about a new thing, it seems like i start to see mention of it more often. It cant possibly be linked to the fact that i learned it, i just think i must selectively pay attention to things more than i realize. I do get distracted pretty easily, so if something is really important i make a notepad document and put it on my desktop, with some sort of eye catching title.
So basically, i want to know what you guys think. I'll answer any question/clarify anything you want, i'm sorry if it's so disorganizationally written, but its another one of those things i'm not very good at.
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