Published on 12, July, 2020
Middle aged
Is highly adept at masking. Which he/she/non binary etc has done for many years
IQ- at least 140, degree or PhD level academic qualification,
Sees being an autistic person as far more a gift than a deficit
Progresses quickly from non diagnosed to expert with lived experience
You are describing me, except that I am old and have never had my IQ tested - largely because I can see problems in the design of IQ tests; also, repeating IQ tests improves people's scores, so they cannot be measuring anything very accurately about innate intelligence.
Martin said:except that I am old
What age do you consider 'middle age' ?
A friend was telling me the other day that 60 is the 'new middle age'.
I'm 61 and I don't see myself as old (but I also don't expect to live to 120).
Re IQ tests, it's the maths contained therein that gets me.
I think I may have dyscalculia.