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Autism, or just plain weird?

Mobbles

Hi, I am new to this forum 

After years and years of wondering why I was different/weird/eccentric not fitting in, having intense unique interests and lots of online research I created a bullet point style list of all the various traits I had that made me feel I may be somewhere on the spectrum. (I currently have Social Anxiety/General Anxiety/Depression and Obsessive tendencies)

I went in to the GP rambled on about why I felt this way. Then once he had slowly read through the list out loud(which was excruciating) he said: "it may just be your personality" - referring to the being called weird/eccentric bullet point. He then said, you seem to also have depression and anxiety so this could explain why you have some of these traits too.

Eventually he printed off an AQ-10 and asked me to drop it off at reception once completed but I think this was just a formality and that really he had made his mind up. I have answered most of the questions but some don't make any sense.

I am currently sat at work and feeling really confused and depressed - and weirder than ever!!! :/ 

Should I press further or just accept this could just be a part of me? I am approaching 40 btw.

Thanks

Parents

  • Have you worked out your score on the AQ10? The scoring method is on the form if I remember correctly. Also it would be well worth doing the AQ50 which you can find online (more questions = a bit less "granular" & if you don't understand the odd question there it will have less impact).

    If you like, you could share your bullet list - lots of people here will come back & say if they are similar........

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  • Have you worked out your score on the AQ10? The scoring method is on the form if I remember correctly. Also it would be well worth doing the AQ50 which you can find online (more questions = a bit less "granular" & if you don't understand the odd question there it will have less impact).

    If you like, you could share your bullet list - lots of people here will come back & say if they are similar........

Children
  • in reply to I'm done with Christmas Cards

    Hi, thank you for your reply. The GP removed the scoring section from the AQ form. 

    The results from the AQ50 were: 

    Your score was 29 out of a possible 50.

    Scores in the 26-32 range indicate some Autistic traits (Aspergers Syndrome).

    I only wrote the bullets very quickly at work and he took them off so he could scan them but they were something like this:

    I would describe myself as being/doing:

    • Over-sensitive to criticism/comments
    • Vulnerable
    • Naive
    • 10 years younger emotionally
    • Very creative
    • Very uncomfortable to make eye contact
    • Unable to make small talk
    • Intense/obsessive interests in one area at a time e.g a specific band
    • Being labelled Weird/Eccentric/Different etc by people
    • Smoothing my fingers through hair constantly for comfort.
    • Find making/maintaining friends very difficult
    • Always felt different to others to the point of feeling " alien"
    • Mimicking friends/people of TV/Copying clothes way of speaking if someone was deemed to be popular or well liked

    The list did go on but that was a chunk of it.