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Originally Posted by prefabsprout
Have you considered pursuing ASD assessment/diagnosis? I have a friend who did this a couple of years back, a very intelligent academic (I believe there is a higher than average AS within academia) but she had always had difficulties 'fitting in' (for want of a better word). When she got her diagnosis she felt relief at the explanation for difficulties she had experienced.
PS - I will add I have some traits myself and score higher than average on the AQ test, I have never pursued assessment. Sometimes I wonder if I should.
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Actually, no. As you know I'm not a big fan of therapy and diagnosis for that matter.
ASD is probably one of those disorders that you need to make adjustments. There is no medications for it because the brain is atypical. You need to learn some social skills. To imitate neurotypical people.
As for the correlation between ASD and academia, I think the reason is that people with ASD are usually intellectually smart, but more importantly they suffer socially and cannot fit, so, they compensate in other areas like art and education. Actually, I heard that Einstein was suffering from ASD. Also Issac Newton. I'm not sure about Einstein, but Issac Newton definitely had issues in his social life.
I must add that I have very strong emotions. But I'll have one at a time. Sometimes I feel very sympathetic and very sensitive. Others very angry (I can really hurt people but not physically when I'm angry). Yet others very frustrated. I also switch between them instantly. Any trigger can make me switch.
I wouldn't guess that you have traits of ASD. But to be fair, it's difficult to evaluate a person online. For example, people think I'm sociable online, while I'm actually absolutely not.