Your Aspie Score
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Topic: Your Aspie Score
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Subject: Your Aspie Score
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 13:50
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I just took this quiz which measures to some degree where you fall on the Asperger's spectrum. I don't take it to mean much, but I thought people might be interested in it. You can take the quiz http://rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php" rel="nofollow - here Your Aspie score: 135 of 200 Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 55 of 200 You are very likely an Aspie  ------------- "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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Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 14:03
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Your Aspie score: 94 of 200 Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 129 of 200 You seem to have both Aspie and neurotypical traits ------------- 
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Posted By: Gamemako
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 14:21
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Your Aspie score: 61 of 200 Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 149 of 200 You are very likely neurotypical (Note: I'm an engineer, which makes this result pretty odd.) //EDIT: Also, am I the only person here who has a strong urge to jump over things?  ------------- Hail Eris! 
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 14:22
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71 of 200
"You are very likely neurotypical" ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 14:24
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. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Gamemako wrote:Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 15:04
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Your Aspie score: 126 of 200 Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 62 of 200 You are very likely an Aspie  |
Posted By: Gamemako
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 15:21
It has been posited that STEM-related paths are disproportionately high in Aspies. That said, not all engineers are aspies, but many would score higher on the spectrum regardless. Hell, you probably went to a tech school and know the population pretty well. Anyway, I opened up the PDF for detailed results. Scored very low on Aspie compulsion, which is ironic given my family history of OCD. Neurotypical compulsion was also weird, because liking team sports and being gender-stereotypical is apparently anathema to Aspies. Hell, it's not my fault men like violence, motorcycles, heavy metal, video games, and team sports. What do Aspies have against that?  //EDIT: Also, lol @ Aspies being scared of motorcycle engines. ------------- Hail Eris!
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Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 15:33
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I am likely neurotypical....whatever that means. 90/200
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 15:44
Are the assburgers grilled or fried?
 ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: RoyFairbank
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 15:49
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Your Aspie score: 128 of 200 Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 60 of 200 You are very likely an Aspie |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 16:03
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Your Aspie score: 59 of 200 Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 149 of 200 You are very likely neurotypical ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: NecronCommander
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 16:31
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I got 127/200. Drat. -------------  
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 17:54
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what does this even mean? Do you find it hard to recognise phone numbers when said in a different way? edit: Thank you for filling out this questionnaire. Your Aspie score: 24 of 200 Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 178 of 200 You are very likely neurotypical Compulsive is the only section that isn't basically entirely "neurotypical" according to them. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 17:58
| I have to think about it a bit, and get a piece of paper to write it down, when somebody tells me his/her phone number in binary code. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 17:59
five-fifteen oh tripple three six thirty
five one-fifty thirty-three thirty-six thirty
five one five, 0 three three, three-six-three oh.
fifty-one fifty, three-thirty-three six-three-zero
etc. ------------- What? |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 17:59
Surely that can't be what they are referring to. I don't think anybody thinks in binary. Maybe Unicode.
Oh. No, then. To be honest I've never met anybody that felt the need to |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 18:03
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Can we get a "shakes head* emoticon in here? ------------- What? |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 18:06
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. ------------- What? |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 18:43
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I guess we don't want assburgers? Heard the name, don't really know much about it...but I didn't have the patience to make it past halfway...does that mean something? |
Posted By: Alitare
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 19:01
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I, too, have aspie/neurotypical traits. (My scores were around 107 or something. I don't know what they mean). In all honesty, I don't like it when people walk behind me. I have an extreme lack of patience for frustrating situations, I am obsessed with my interests, I have a hard time 'syncing' and empathizing with others. I dislike social situations. I tap my fingers, pace, chew my tongue and cheeks, hate the loud stamping of feet, and shut down (or blow up unexpectedly) when severely overwhelmed. I hate having my hobbies interrupted. I daydream constantly. I am sometimes so lost in my own thoughts that I lose focus of those around me. I'll literally lie in bed for hours thinking about one story idea I want to write about. Sometimes I feel that I think only in words. I am, however, quite apt in social situations when caught unaware. I'm good at reading others' facial expressions, and other such things. I'm sure, like with most people, it balances out. I'm really good at pretending to care about others. I'm really good at staying on track and I can handle any sort of number set thrown at me with ease. This test and conversation opened me up to better realize the strange tendencies I do have. Sometimes I'll catch myself walking 'in step' with others at random intervals as if I'm still in marching band. I don't need schedules or lists, but I enjoy making certain lists. I love categorizing things, especially albums. I have memorized the name, track listing, and release dates of over 1,000 albums. I have rated and categorized most all of these in specific order (i.e., Blood on the Tracks 1975 is a half-step lower than John Wesley Harding 1967 which is a half step lower than Revolver 1966 which is a half-step lower than Abbey Road 1969 which is a half-step lower than Songs in the Key of Life 1976 which is a half-step lower than Jesus Christ Superstar 1970 which is four whole steps above The Blue Mask 1982, which is two whole steps below The Final Cut 1983 which is a single step above Blood Money 2002 which is a half step lower than Alice 2002 which is one-and-a-half steps above Killers 1981 which is a whole step below Iron Maiden 1980 which is two steps above Powerslave 1984 which is three steps below Aqualung 1971 which is on equal ground with First Utterance 1971 which is interesting.) Diana, Diana, kick your feet up.
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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 19:02
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This thread's title gave me a stupid idea for a pun: Lark's Tongue in Aspie. I'm ashamed by myself. Oh, and according to this test, I'm not an Aspergus, just neurotypical (if it means something) with a bit of talent. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 19:39
Plus Greg/Logan already won |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 19:42
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I guarantee I have the highest score:
Your Aspie score: 147 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 64 of 200 You are very likely an Aspie  but it's ok because I'm 100% certain Thomas Jefferson had a major case of aspergers too -------------  Time always wins. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 19:44
| I've removed my scores because I'm uncomfortable sharing personal info, and if perchance it seemed like sport, double-reason to excise them. |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 19:52
Perhaps you do have something! Not to be mean but that seems a little...much. It's just an internet quiz after all, and not a very good one. That was extremely vague and seemed like it could apply to every human being. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 19:55
------------- What? |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 19:58
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Perhaps I do have something what? I do have Asbergers, and I have barely slept in weeks. To you it may seem like nothing, but after reading Dean's post particularly, I felt uncomfortable about sharing something that can profoundly affect me. To make sport of my condition was not my intent, but I saw it may seem that way, and it's personal... EDIT: hadn't read your post Dean as I was composing mine in response to two up. |
Posted By: Textbook
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 19:58
| I'm 95, which is a relief and a surprise. I expected to be much higher. |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 20:02
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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. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 20:04
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Of course I've been diagnosed, i just took a test!
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Posted By: manofmystery
Date 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? ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: RoyFairbank
Date 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. |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date 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! |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 20:50
Oh man, do I know what you're talking about. ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 21:14
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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  |
Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 21:18
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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? ------------- 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. |
Posted By: RoyFairbank
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 21:32
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. |
Posted By: colorofmoney91
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 23:11
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Your Aspie score: 100 of 200 Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 106 of 200 You seem to have both Aspie and neurotypical traits  ------------- http://hanashukketsu.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow - Hanashukketsu |
Posted By: Textbook
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 23:23
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"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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Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 23:27
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Your Aspie score: 133 of 200 Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 63 of 200 You are very likely an Aspie  |
Posted By: Textbook
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 23:28
| 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. |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date 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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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: May 03 2012 at 00:01
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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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Posted By: Textbook
Date Posted: May 03 2012 at 00:03
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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. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: May 03 2012 at 05:50
This is very likely indeed. I think the Dunning-Kruger effect is mostly applicable to managers
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: May 03 2012 at 07:44
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. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: May 04 2012 at 08:31
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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. ------------- 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. |
Posted By: Gamemako
Date Posted: May 04 2012 at 13:09
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. ------------- Hail Eris!
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date 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. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Gamemako
Date Posted: May 04 2012 at 13:40
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. ------------- Hail Eris!
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: May 04 2012 at 13:55
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. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: May 04 2012 at 15:13
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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. ------------- 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. |
Posted By: RoyFairbank
Date 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. |
Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: May 04 2012 at 17:50
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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.  ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: cacha71
Date 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. ------------- http://www.last.fm/group/Progressive+Folk |
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Date Posted: December 07 2012 at 16:55
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Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: December 07 2012 at 17:16
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Posted By: cacha71
Date Posted: December 08 2012 at 03:09
Like!! Not to mention the ability to focus and attention to detail. Anyway, following the herd is way overrated.  ------------- http://www.last.fm/group/Progressive+Folk |
Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: December 08 2012 at 04:37
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Your Aspie score: 100 of 200 Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 111 of 200 You seem to have both Aspie and neurotypical traits |
Posted By: CPicard
Date 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. |
Posted By: thellama73
Date 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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Posted By: cacha71
Date Posted: December 12 2012 at 03:19
If you don't think you have it, then you probably don't. ------------- http://www.last.fm/group/Progressive+Folk |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: December 12 2012 at 15:54
What I think is not the main problem. It's what my mothers thinks that annoys me. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: December 13 2012 at 05:56
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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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: December 13 2012 at 06:13
Not so sure I agree with that. ------------- What? |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: December 13 2012 at 06:14
Your Aspie score: 143 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 43 of 200 You are very likely an Aspie |
Posted By: cacha71
Date Posted: December 13 2012 at 06:32
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. ------------- http://www.last.fm/group/Progressive+Folk |