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Negoba 
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 Posted: May 04 2012 at 08:31 |
This poll is not very good IMO, because half of the items are "do you tend to know what to do in social situations?"
So a big part of the exam seems to be about social skills or social confidence. Both of which can be very learned skills. I was extremely social awkward and anxious and only through working jobs where I was constantly in contact with new people over and over (the first one being fast food) that I started to lose the anxiety, figure out that small talk does indeed have a function, and more quickly pick up on social cues.
Despite being naturally poor at these skills, by training I'm now probably better at reading people than most.
Asperger's is bigger than just social skills.
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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 03 2012 at 07:44 |
 Dean wrote:
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
Gamemako wrote:
(Note: I'm an engineer, which makes this result pretty odd.)
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Not really. Engineers are twice as likely as the general population to have autistic children, but as far as I know the majority of engineers remain non-autistic.
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*shrug* engineer is too general a term to be a specific type of person as engineers are available in all shapes and sizes. Personality traits that are beneficial in one field/trade/discipline that would be a hinderance in another, like any other profession, engineers tend to gravitate to the particular type of engineering that suits their personality
I seem to have both Aspie and neurotypical traits, which doesn't surprise me, and I doubt would surprise anyone else, but I'm certainly not reading anything into it. I'll not post my scores here because some are treating this as a highscore table and I'm not interested in playing. |
Autistic itself describes something too general for its own good. Too many people have no idea what it means. I considered not making the thread for that reason, but I thought people could handle it appropriately.
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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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someone_else
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Posted: May 03 2012 at 05:50 |
Textbook wrote:
Asperger's people seem to miss out on the Dunning-Kruger effect which is not the good thing it might sound like because that makes life a lot easier to enjoy. |
This is very likely indeed. I think the Dunning-Kruger effect is mostly applicable to managers  .
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Textbook
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Posted: May 03 2012 at 00:03 |
Henry: Interesting that you say that. I was phenomenally successful during my brief time as a door to door salesman and but hated doing it and quit despite outperforming people who were much more experienced.
Edited by Textbook - May 03 2012 at 00:03
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The T
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Joined: October 16 2006
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Posted: May 03 2012 at 00:01 |
Your Aspie score: 119 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 93 of 200
You seem to have both Aspie and neurotypical traits
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Henry Plainview
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Posted: May 02 2012 at 23:34 |
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I wasted time taking it but then I didn't save the result, but it was like 45. Maybe because I put the middle option for almost all of them because IDK. While I can look back on parts of my life and say wow that was really aspie, I doubt I could stand to work retail for 3 years if I were really significantly on the spectrum.
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if you own a sodastream i hate you
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Textbook
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Posted: May 02 2012 at 23:28 |
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Asperger's people seem to miss out on the Dunning-Kruger effect which is not the good thing it might sound like because that makes life a lot easier to enjoy.
Edited by Textbook - May 02 2012 at 23:29
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A Person
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Posted: May 02 2012 at 23:27 |
Your Aspie score: 133 of 200Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 63 of 200You are very likely an Aspie
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Textbook
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Posted: May 02 2012 at 23:23 |
"They are too honest. They are not anti-social, they desire social interaction deeply and constantly but come up against themselves, so they usually develop / or come with terrible anxiety and depression disorders, like I did. "
Boy is that a description of me. Yet I only got 95 on the thing.
I don't try to be acerbic, it's just the first sentence, "they are too honest." I'm just saying whatever I'm thinking, not sugar coating it. Even though I was extremely solitary through parts of my life, I was no deliberate lone wolf. I used to fantasise about a group of friends or girls or whatever that would stumble across me and go "WOW THIS GUY IS AWESOME" and I'd become the life of the party, but I was absolutely unable to do anything pro-active about initiating social situations myself and as a result became very tortured and depressed about my lack of strong relationships.
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colorofmoney91
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Posted: May 02 2012 at 23:11 |
Your Aspie score: 100 of 200Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 106 of 200You seem to have both Aspie and neurotypical traits
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RoyFairbank
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Posted: May 02 2012 at 21:32 |
Negoba wrote:
The only fer sure Aspie I know is a kid who was too nervous to be on the chess team back in elementary school where I was coach but now in high school has went from about 1000 to knocking on the door to a 2000 rating in a year in a half. The local grandmaster(s) are already taking notice.
He could have been mine! He should have been mine!
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no, people with asergers are known as too good. Gullible, naive in appearance. They are too honest. They are not anti-social, they desire social interaction deeply and constantly but come up against themselves, so they usually develop / or come with terrible anxiety and depression disorders, like I did. I think what aspies problems are is that they are too sensitive about what they do, not callous enough around others, too involved with consequences and the desire to do the right thing. They get upset when it all goes wrong. Typing quickly need to sleep. Good night.
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Negoba
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Posted: May 02 2012 at 21:18 |
The only fer sure Aspie I know is a kid who was too nervous to be on the chess team back in elementary school where I was coach but now in high school has went from about 1000 to knocking on the door to a 2000 rating in a year in a half. The local grandmaster(s) are already taking notice.
He could have been mine! He should have been mine!
Is there and antisocial personality disorder version of this thingie?
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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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JJLehto
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Posted: May 02 2012 at 21:14 |
Ahhh but I feel you there. I also don't have a gf because I just really don't try...I have a general disconnect with people if it gets too deep. So yeah, my test score is low but I have the same type social issues  Not aspies perhaps, but I must have some other ailment 
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manofmystery
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Posted: May 02 2012 at 20:50 |
RoyFairbank wrote:
I am not immediately a disaster in public, but I am very lonely. I don't mind being "aspish" but I really wish I could just get a girlfriend. I know that the disease is you prevent yourself from doing things. I don't really do anything to get myself a girlfriend, so I don't have one. I get along well with everyone, but deeper socializaton just seems impossible, like I'm missing the tools to intermediate between myself and others on anything more than a superficial level.
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Oh man, do I know what you're talking about.
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 Time always wins.
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JJLehto
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Posted: May 02 2012 at 20:17 |
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Like I said, I really don't think this was very "good" but I also don't know much about aspergers so maybe it was set up well?
Regardless:
Your Aspie score: 46 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 152 of 200
You are very likely neurotypical
I guess this is good.
What makes it tough is a lot deal with social cues and knowing "what to do"
I am quite fine with both of those, I get the cues and know what to do...but I still tend to be "different" from the norm. So who knows!
Edited by JJLehto - May 02 2012 at 20:20
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RoyFairbank
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Posted: May 02 2012 at 20:16 |
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In real life its been said since I was a small child by several professionals that I was quote "aspish" I have been reading about it this year and come to the unofficial conclusion that I definitely have it.
The twisting things thing, I've been doing it since I could walk. I have a corkscrew right in front of me that is the perfect twisting weight. Of all objects God didn't make, the corkscrew is the perfect fiddling tool. I've worn out three in the past two years.
I am not immediately a disaster in public, but I am very lonely. I don't mind being "aspish" but I really wish I could just get a girlfriend. I know that the disease is you prevent yourself from doing things. I don't really do anything to get myself a girlfriend, so I don't have one. I get along well with everyone, but deeper socializaton just seems impossible, like I'm missing the tools to intermediate between myself and others on anything more than a superficial level.
The worst thing about Asbergers though, is the accompanying "optional" disorders, theres a word for it but I can't remember. I have bad anxiety and bi-polar disorder, which makes everyday a struggle, the Asbergers itself or "Aspishness" isn't so bad, and I appreciate my high intelligence and devotion to learning, and rejection of fashion and conformity.
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manofmystery
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Posted: May 02 2012 at 20:11 |
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I still win. Anyone know how to get a decent night sleep with this, by the way?
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Time always wins.
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Logan
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Posted: May 02 2012 at 20:04 |
Of course I've been diagnosed, i just took a test!
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JJLehto
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Posted: May 02 2012 at 20:02 |
Well that's different, if you know for real. I just thought you were getting worked up over a quiz, I was gunna say it's not worth it man If you have been diagnosed though that's different.
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Textbook
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Posted: May 02 2012 at 19:58 |
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I'm 95, which is a relief and a surprise. I expected to be much higher.
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