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Undiagnosed4321

Hi,

I've signed up here because this community seems so much more populated, so Im sure of an answer.

Far be it from me to be a hypochondriac, but every time someone talks to me about aspergers, I think 'that sounds like me'. I thoughts I'd run the online tests and they came out very interest.

I don't have all the symptoms, but I feel it is the closest match and Im looking to go to my GP so I have somewhere to start.

The things that don't seem to match with me though, is that Im good with eye contact (as far as I know - I remember playing the "who blinks first" game at school), Im good (as far as I know) with detecting emotion - but I'll tell you more about that later, I'm happy with change and don't have routines. I also have a desire to be social - though that may have come about due to starting to go to Church and learning different priorities.

However I do have a desire to be in control, my eye contact is different with different people. My social skills are poor, I don't invite anyone anywhere. Most of my adult life, my repertoire when talking to others, has been jokes, tv quotes, and relating to people by talking about my interests. I don't connect very well with other people as I just can't think of any questions.

The AQ test is a nightmare, do I enjoy social chit chat? Define enjoy, define chit chat? I like being with my friends. So do I prefer the theater or museum? No idea. My friends invite me to the theater, so I go. Haven't been to a museum in ages. I don't know if I would enjoy it. Mostly I want to keep to myself though. I have no special skills. 

I have problem with emotion and memory recall.

So. My test results.

AQ between 31 and 41 depending on how I interpret the questions.

EQ 22

SQ 60

FQ 71

Eyes in the Mind (looking at the answers) 27

Eyes in the Mind (not looking at the answers) 14

AS you can see AQ and EQ are the anomaly ones here. Whether SQ and FQ could be learned behaviour?

The interesting one is the reading the mind in the eyes test.

If I do it while looking at the answers, I get 27. Normal NT score. If I do it while looking at the eyes and trying to guess the emotion, I get something which doesn't even exist in the choices. Mostly I'll get Happy, Sad, and "that face makes me feel angry", I might extrapolate a couple of more words like, guilty looking, concerned, concerned about something... So without looking at the answers, I get 14. When I uncover the answers, I quickly work out which one it is. Thre's a few faces where I'll get "Happy", there's only one happy answer but it's say Flirting with three negative emotions, it's clearly not flirting though so I actually end up putting the emotion on the face from the choices. Very quickly.

I have absolute zero idea what any of these actually mean.

Can you offer any interpretation?

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  • No, the criteria for seeking a diagnosis is purely because you are entitled to an assessment if you think you're on the spectrum. Of course, it helps if you have some medical history of 'problems', but only as part of any supporting evidence in much the same way as an AQ test can be supportive.

    My experience of diagnosis has been great, it's made a huge difference to me and helped me to understand who I am. However, it also gives you a great responsibility to 'own' your diagnosis, and as you can see, not everyone has the willingness or capacity to do so.

    This decsision can only be yours, AS people report a huge range of experiences, both before and after, and you cannot take anyone's experience as being in any way definitive of what it may or may not mean to you. However, it seems that most people are glad to finaly have answers that have eluded them all their lives, and I certainly support and encourage anyone in seeking their own answers.

    You most certainly are NOT wasting anyone's time, far from it, and I am glad to see that you are positive about getting one and what it might mean for you. Personaly, I agree, so don't feel bad or that your 'wasting' anything - we often feel that way, and despite its' not being true, often proves a barrier. You can climb over a barrier, so get climbing my friend, we're your climbing buddies!

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  • No, the criteria for seeking a diagnosis is purely because you are entitled to an assessment if you think you're on the spectrum. Of course, it helps if you have some medical history of 'problems', but only as part of any supporting evidence in much the same way as an AQ test can be supportive.

    My experience of diagnosis has been great, it's made a huge difference to me and helped me to understand who I am. However, it also gives you a great responsibility to 'own' your diagnosis, and as you can see, not everyone has the willingness or capacity to do so.

    This decsision can only be yours, AS people report a huge range of experiences, both before and after, and you cannot take anyone's experience as being in any way definitive of what it may or may not mean to you. However, it seems that most people are glad to finaly have answers that have eluded them all their lives, and I certainly support and encourage anyone in seeking their own answers.

    You most certainly are NOT wasting anyone's time, far from it, and I am glad to see that you are positive about getting one and what it might mean for you. Personaly, I agree, so don't feel bad or that your 'wasting' anything - we often feel that way, and despite its' not being true, often proves a barrier. You can climb over a barrier, so get climbing my friend, we're your climbing buddies!

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