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cacha71 
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Posted: December 13 2012 at 06:32 |
 someone_else wrote:
cacha71 wrote:
CPicard wrote:
I'm going to take this test again, print the results and shove it in the face of my mother who spent her first evening at my flat claiming I have this Asperger syndrome.
She wants me to be Aspie-rated, I will fight back and show I'm Inspie-rated.
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If you don't think you have it, then you probably don't.
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I'm not sure. Some Aspies are in denial. But the antithesis is often true: If you think you have it, then you probably do. |
Yes, there are some Aspies in denial. If you are having problems in your life and they are severe enough for you to suspect Asperger's and seek a diagnosis, then yes, it's likely that you have it. However, there are also a fair number of self-diagnosed who go around claiming to have AS when really they are just shy or a bit socially awkward.
Edited by cacha71 - December 13 2012 at 09:42
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Vompatti
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Posted: December 13 2012 at 06:14 |
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Your Aspie score: 126 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 62 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie
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Your Aspie score: 143 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 43 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie
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Dean
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Posted: December 13 2012 at 06:13 |
someone_else wrote:
cacha71 wrote:
CPicard wrote:
I'm going to take this test again, print the results and shove it in the face of my mother who spent her first evening at my flat claiming I have this Asperger syndrome.
She wants me to be Aspie-rated, I will fight back and show I'm Inspie-rated.
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If you don't think you have it, then you probably don't.
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I'm not sure. Some Aspies are in denial. But the antithesis is often true: If you think you have it, then you probably do. |
Not so sure I agree with that.
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What?
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someone_else
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Posted: December 13 2012 at 05:56 |
cacha71 wrote:
CPicard wrote:
I'm going to take this test again, print the results and shove it in the face of my mother who spent her first evening at my flat claiming I have this Asperger syndrome.
She wants me to be Aspie-rated, I will fight back and show I'm Inspie-rated.
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If you don't think you have it, then you probably don't.
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I'm not sure. Some Aspies are in denial. But the antithesis is often true: If you think you have it, then you probably do.
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CPicard
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Posted: December 12 2012 at 15:54 |
cacha71 wrote:
CPicard wrote:
I'm going to take this test again, print the results and shove it in the face of my mother who spent her first evening at my flat claiming I have this Asperger syndrome.
She wants me to be Aspie-rated, I will fight back and show I'm Inspie-rated.
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If you don't think you have it, then you probably don't.
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What I think is not the main problem. It's what my mothers thinks that annoys me.
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cacha71
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Posted: December 12 2012 at 03:19 |
CPicard wrote:
I'm going to take this test again, print the results and shove it in the face of my mother who spent her first evening at my flat claiming I have this Asperger syndrome.
She wants me to be Aspie-rated, I will fight back and show I'm Inspie-rated.
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If you don't think you have it, then you probably don't.
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thellama73
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Posted: December 10 2012 at 16:14 |
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I know this is just supposed to be a fun quiz, but it really angers me the way we tend to label any deviation from a fairly arbitrarily designated "normal" as some kind of disease or disorder. Homosexuality used to be considered a disease, now it is considered normal. Depression used to be considered a mood that needed adjusting, now it is a disease. Can't we just accept that people are different and celebrate their uniqueness rather than trying to make everyone conform to what is "normal"?
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CPicard
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Posted: December 10 2012 at 15:48 |
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I'm going to take this test again, print the results and shove it in the face of my mother who spent her first evening at my flat claiming I have this Asperger syndrome.
She wants me to be Aspie-rated, I will fight back and show I'm Inspie-rated.
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Eria Tarka
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 04:37 |
Your Aspie score: 100 of 200Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 111 of 200You seem to have both Aspie and neurotypical traits
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cacha71
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 03:09 |
King of Loss wrote:
We listen to Progressive rock and other assortments of music. We also have interesting views on certain things that the general public finds unpopular. So of course, we're COOL. |
Like!! Not to mention the ability to focus and attention to detail. Anyway, following the herd is way overrated. 
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smartpatrol
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Posted: December 07 2012 at 17:16 |
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King of Loss
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Posted: December 07 2012 at 16:55 |
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We listen to Progressive rock and other assortments of music. We also have interesting views on certain things that the general public finds unpopular. So of course, we're COOL.
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cacha71
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Posted: December 07 2012 at 14:17 |
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Your Aspie score: 158 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 40 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie
Interesting thread. The diagnosis of Asperger's may well become defunct as the new American diagnostic manual DSM-V, used in many countries, doesn't list it as a separate disorder and it will now be diagnosed under the general heading of ASD (autism spectrum disorder). And yes Negoba, Asperger's is more than just lack of social skills.
Edited by cacha71 - December 08 2012 at 05:00
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ole-the-first
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Posted: May 04 2012 at 17:50 |
Your Aspie score: 98 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 115 of 200
You seem to have both Aspie and neurotypical traits
Sorry, the pic is in Russian.
Edited by ole-the-first - May 04 2012 at 17:52
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This night wounds time.
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RoyFairbank
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Posted: May 04 2012 at 17:11 |
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I really deeply hope I'm always aware whether I'm screwing up or not. I always know when I'm screwing up, I think. Yesterday I hung out with a girl and thought I was sometimes eccentric (which I sometimes pointed out using that word) but overall I was smooth, and empathetic. I make a lot of mistakes, everyday and all the time, so I tend to give myself credit if the main drift of my actions was correct. I usually notice how tough it is though, I don't think it is more than I think it is. I'm a pretty merciless self-critic.
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Negoba
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Posted: May 04 2012 at 15:13 |
And there are people who are just socially inept and not Autistic spectrum.
In general, Autism is assumed to be inate. Compensatory skills can be learned but it's like the circuits for integrating that data are just more sparse. Akin to dyslexia.
Myself, I had pretty severe social anxiety and didn't learn certain skills on time as a result. Some of that is actually being OVERLY empathetic but having no skills to deal with the feelings. I still feel a compulsion to leave the room if a character on TV is about to get majorly embarrassed in a social siutation. Once I got into a controlled situation requiring repeated social encounters I caught up and now the empathy is usually an advantage.
My point was that this quiz would not have made that distinction at all. Prior to my "retraining" I would have scored very highly on this test. Now I was pretty much in the middle.
And social anxiety is VERY common - this distinction is not a red herring.
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You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all.
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: May 04 2012 at 13:55 |
Gamemako wrote:
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
He's not deny that. He's saying that the test questions do not discover if someone has trouble intrinsically with socially cues, but has been adept enough at learning them to be comfortable. |
An Aspie will have considerable difficulty learning that kind of behavior because its use requires interpretation of the reactions of others. He may know what to do in a given situation, but he will have considerable trouble identifying when the situation arises.
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Some will - some won't. You're assuming an unrealistic level of homogeneity. It's a spectrum, not a cell. In a lot of situations the neurotypical sees the Aspie and thinks, wow he's so awkward and uncomfortable while the Aspie can feel himself fitting in quite well. Even if the person judges the incorrect times to use their stock responses, they can remain unaware of this error and feel as though they're acting appropriately in the situation. The questions have serious flaws which is why this is a fun exercise rather than anything resembling diagnosis.
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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Gamemako
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Posted: May 04 2012 at 13:40 |
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
He's not deny that. He's saying that the test questions do not discover if someone has trouble intrinsically with socially cues, but has been adept enough at learning them to be comfortable. |
An Aspie will have considerable difficulty learning that kind of behavior because its use requires interpretation of the reactions of others. He may know what to do in a given situation, but he will have considerable trouble identifying when the situation arises.
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Hail Eris!
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: May 04 2012 at 13:21 |
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He's not deny that. He's saying that the test questions do not discover if someone has trouble intrinsically with socially cues, but has been adept enough at learning them to be comfortable.
For example, some with Asperger's can act perfectly normally in a social setting in a particular building but then be complete destabilized by the same situation in a different building. It's because the social ques have been learned like those of a game. In particular, some of my answers to social situations were 1s instead of 2s because I to some degree have just learned from years of observation how people are supposed to act in certain scenarios.
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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Gamemako
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Posted: May 04 2012 at 13:09 |
Negoba wrote:
This poll is not very good IMO, because half of the items are "do you tend to know what to do in social situations?" |
Actually, the defining characteristics of Asperger syndrome are lack of social awareness, language difficulties, tendency toward repetitive and specified interests (e.g. obsession with routines), and clumsiness. The quiz covers all of them.
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Hail Eris!
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