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Feeling like a savant and worries of delusion of grandeur

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I feel like a savant based on my restricted interests, is this normal? I don't mean to sound like I have delusion of grandeur, but that is this core symptom of ASD that I experience.

I am sorry for being worried that I have delusion of grandeur, some people will think how insane I am if I tell them that I am ten times more intelligent than them.

That is why it is very hard to tell the difference between restricted interests and Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

I am sorry that I said that, but some symptoms of ASD looks very similar to NPD by observation.

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  • I think the very fact you are asking the question, worrying about it and apologising for even thinking about it, probably testifies to the fact you are not a self entitled narcissist. I doubt someone with actual delusions would even question it.

    Sounds more like you are a very bright person with some special interests you have a very, very deep knowledge of.  What are they, out of interest? Don't feel obliged to answer, I'm just being nosey, lol.

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  • I think the very fact you are asking the question, worrying about it and apologising for even thinking about it, probably testifies to the fact you are not a self entitled narcissist. I doubt someone with actual delusions would even question it.

    Sounds more like you are a very bright person with some special interests you have a very, very deep knowledge of.  What are they, out of interest? Don't feel obliged to answer, I'm just being nosey, lol.

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