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✔ RAADS-R says I have it, in that I score at or above the threshold on every mark, but the test may not be totally accurate since it was not performed in a clinic and the test itself needs improvement. test results

~ Scored 34, 32, and 27/50 on the AQ quiz - so I'm right on the borderline. See this.

~ I have a ridiculously controlled imagination, but this can be a result of circumstances just as easily as neurological makeup (link)

~ I show some traits of emotional blindness or alexithymia (link)

✘ Empathy Quotient score was 39 and 44 out of a possible 80. Scores above 30 are generally not indicative of an Autism Spectrum disorder.

✘ CAST score was 11 out of a possible 31. Scores in the 0 - 14 range indicate little or no Autistic traits.

✘ http://www.rdos.net/eng/poly10a.php?p1=64&p2=65&p3=45&p4=6&p5=40&p6=25&p7=20&p8=35&p9=21&p10=47

✘ I'm below the male average in terms of systemizing.

✘ Failure to develop friendships - FQ says I'm great on this

✘ I can identify emotions in faces and voices really well. (link)

✔ Qualitative impairment in social interaction - I've been behind socially for most of my developing years

✔ Restricted patterns of behavior, activities, and interests - Gf has complained that I can't seem to do things in moderation, I'm either fully into doing something constantly/often or I'm not

✔ Repetitive motor behaviors - Yes, leg movement, fidgeting..

✔ Auditory perception deficits - Yes, I sometimes don't process speech as quickly as I hear it

✔ Many children with AS are initially misdiagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - was almost me

✔ Physical clumsiness - I do tend to be somewhat

✔ Lack of interest in fiction and a positive preference towards non-fiction

✔ No clinically significant delay in cognitive development or general delay in language - Nope, I'm fine there

✔ Sophisticated vocabulary at a young age

✔ Single-mindedness

✔ Can spend hours in the library researching, loves learning and information - or Wikipedia

✔ May have difficulty staying in college despite a high level of intelligence

~ Being “in their own world” / Preoccupied with their own agenda - Somewhat

~ Sleep problems - Had in the past, but not now

~ Oddities in loudness, pitch, intonation, and rhythm, poor prosody, and tangential and circumstantial speech - If I'm impaired here, it's not much

~ Impaired nonverbal behaviors in areas such as eye contact, facial expression, posture, and gesture - Posture and maybe eye contact

? Literal interpretations and miscomprehension of nuance, ? unusually pedantic, formal or idiosyncratic speech - Not sure

✘ One-sided verbosity, ✘ abrupt transitions, ✘ use of metaphor meaningful only to the speaker - Not really

✘ Failure to seek shared enjoyments or achievements with others - No, I do this just fine

✘ Lack of social or emotional reciprocity

✘ Difficulty understanding figurative language; weaknesses in humor, irony, teasing, and sarcasm; impaired humor appreciation - I don't think so

✘ Enhanced perception of small changes in patterns such as arrangements of objects or well-known images

✘ Difficulty in identifying and describing one's emotions