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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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  • You're going to be filled with mixed and confused thoughts, feelings and reactions, everybody gets that at this stage, especially when it's all happening so fast. Please be aware that you're approaching overload, this is a good time to sit back and reflect a little, and let some calm prevail. You are right to mention it to those very close to you, but if you tell anyone at all, please ask them to keep it to themselves, and be sure that you can trust them to. Also, encourage them to leave you alone but instead do their own research if they want to. Any questioning of you right now could easily become very harrasing, especially as you don't yet have answers to give.

    This is your personal, private medical information, but please 'get' this, AS is NOT a mental illness. it's who you are, not what you've 'got'. We are different, and as you talk about and research it you'll come to appreciate that we are rare people with some special talents, vulnerabilities and needs. And yes, NTs are dull, lifeless creatures by comparison, they think nothing through, get their opinions from the Sun, and would rather discuss meaningless minutiae than address any serious issue, I've found.

    Try to be very very careful about who you share this information with. Some people have shared it freely and willingly, only to find that it has backfired. Some AS people choose not to share it even with their employers. What I'm trying to advise you, strongly, is to default to a non-sharing position, especially whilst you await full assessement. This post would be far too long and boring if I tried to explain why, so try and trust us and our experiences if you can.

    Already, you are finding that suddenly, you're starting to make sense of your life so far - that was my experience too, it was like a row of dominoes falling in sequence. The sheer relief was overwhelming for me, I've never really cried through happy relief before in the way that I have since my own revelation. It doesn't make my life much easier, but finally, I'm not alone any more, and that's a huge comfort to me.

    As you talk on here, some effects and behaviours of AS that you thought you never had might become apparent, but equally you may find that it doesn't apply to you. It happened for me, often to my astonishment. When I call it a revelation, that's exactly what I mean, but then we're very careful to say exactly what we mean. I can only tell you that everything you're saying makes perfect sense to me and I make intuitive, instant assessments. We're all a different mix, and you'll decide for yourself what affects you, and how - no two of us are ever exactly alike, but our commonalities don't change. You'll come to understand this as we go along.

    Patience is a tough one, if the answer's there, I want it NOW, so I struggle with that one too because I don't have any. One of my coping strategies is just to *** and moan about it to myself, and then come on here for some comfort...

    You'll probably find that if you go through your document you can cut it down. The chances are that you have various examples of ways you are affected by the same thing. On the other hand, if you're happy that you've captured everything you want to say, leave it as is. It's your document, your truth, and it's yours to present your way. As in all things, you can only say it, what others make of it is up to them, try not to obsess over it. My assessor had read everything before ever I got there, he told me so.

    So, my best advice my friend is to sit back a little and give yourself time to assimilate everything that's happened so far. When you're ready, come back and talk about things to come. We're always here

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  • You're going to be filled with mixed and confused thoughts, feelings and reactions, everybody gets that at this stage, especially when it's all happening so fast. Please be aware that you're approaching overload, this is a good time to sit back and reflect a little, and let some calm prevail. You are right to mention it to those very close to you, but if you tell anyone at all, please ask them to keep it to themselves, and be sure that you can trust them to. Also, encourage them to leave you alone but instead do their own research if they want to. Any questioning of you right now could easily become very harrasing, especially as you don't yet have answers to give.

    This is your personal, private medical information, but please 'get' this, AS is NOT a mental illness. it's who you are, not what you've 'got'. We are different, and as you talk about and research it you'll come to appreciate that we are rare people with some special talents, vulnerabilities and needs. And yes, NTs are dull, lifeless creatures by comparison, they think nothing through, get their opinions from the Sun, and would rather discuss meaningless minutiae than address any serious issue, I've found.

    Try to be very very careful about who you share this information with. Some people have shared it freely and willingly, only to find that it has backfired. Some AS people choose not to share it even with their employers. What I'm trying to advise you, strongly, is to default to a non-sharing position, especially whilst you await full assessement. This post would be far too long and boring if I tried to explain why, so try and trust us and our experiences if you can.

    Already, you are finding that suddenly, you're starting to make sense of your life so far - that was my experience too, it was like a row of dominoes falling in sequence. The sheer relief was overwhelming for me, I've never really cried through happy relief before in the way that I have since my own revelation. It doesn't make my life much easier, but finally, I'm not alone any more, and that's a huge comfort to me.

    As you talk on here, some effects and behaviours of AS that you thought you never had might become apparent, but equally you may find that it doesn't apply to you. It happened for me, often to my astonishment. When I call it a revelation, that's exactly what I mean, but then we're very careful to say exactly what we mean. I can only tell you that everything you're saying makes perfect sense to me and I make intuitive, instant assessments. We're all a different mix, and you'll decide for yourself what affects you, and how - no two of us are ever exactly alike, but our commonalities don't change. You'll come to understand this as we go along.

    Patience is a tough one, if the answer's there, I want it NOW, so I struggle with that one too because I don't have any. One of my coping strategies is just to *** and moan about it to myself, and then come on here for some comfort...

    You'll probably find that if you go through your document you can cut it down. The chances are that you have various examples of ways you are affected by the same thing. On the other hand, if you're happy that you've captured everything you want to say, leave it as is. It's your document, your truth, and it's yours to present your way. As in all things, you can only say it, what others make of it is up to them, try not to obsess over it. My assessor had read everything before ever I got there, he told me so.

    So, my best advice my friend is to sit back a little and give yourself time to assimilate everything that's happened so far. When you're ready, come back and talk about things to come. We're always here

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