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I'm 16 and not in a place to go to a gp until I'm absolutely sure autism is a possibility. I have always felt a bit off and thus I've self diagnosed myself with a few things over the years, only to discover through research that I'm likely wrong. I haven't figured out why I'm wrong this time though.
I did some tests and found that I have some symptoms. I scored a 34 on this website's autism test and a "very likely nuero-diverse" on an aspie test (137 / 200). This might sound offensive to y'all but since I'm possibly autistic I'm also insulting myself here; I get too high results at school (year 11) for a possibly autistic person. I don't really value high scores but I thought that it was hard for autistic people to get them. I do maths and sciences and get very high scores in those (unless it's an assessment instead of a test). I get below average scores in English though. I'm not trying to pump my own ego here, I swear. At least compared to others in my school, I am also ok at programming and ok at learning new concepts (in things I'm interested in) even though autism is a learning disability. I don't actually work hard to get 'high' scores though; I just get them basically by doing work the day before a test (I try to do work throughout school but it's kind of difficult). Multiple people are angry at me for this haha. Finally, I am one of the best in my creative digital media class (3D modelling, animation and design) even though, again, autism is a learning disability. Programming and digital media design are hobbies of mine, if that helps. I swear to god if you were listening to me in real life I would sound less like an egomaniac. 2 of my friends that I have talked to about this also don't think I'm autistic. This is the biggest factor in my opinion since it's supposed to be easy to tell. Since I have self diagnosed things that are definitely wrong before (luckily i don't often tell them to other people until I'm 10000% sure) i have to be certain, could I be autistic? I also might of subconsciously been bias in the aspie/autism tests, so the results from them aren't trustworthy to me. |
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Hi cophfe. Welcome to Psych Central. I am sorry you are struggling with whether you have autism or not. Some people say Einstein had autism or was on the spectrum, so intelligence may not be a negative indicator. How much is this condition disrupting your life? Maybe talking about it to others when not sure if you suffer from it is more of a problem than just living with it. If it is disruptive a professional can help.
These resources may be of interest Autism Overview - What Is It? Is There a Test for It? | Psych Central __________________ Super Moderator Community Support Team "Things Take Time" |
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Autistic people, mainly aspergers folks (or DSM autism spectrum disorder level 1), very often have good grades and do well at school. I don't know where you are getting your info bu autism is not a learning disorder and does not negatively affect academic results.
There are more than the average amount of aspies in the university world. It's not easy to tell if someone has aspergers. Yea, it might be easy to spot someone who is gravely autistic but that is another story. Please change where you get your information from. __________________ ![]() |
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I've been having the same concerns as cophfe posted here.
I did the test here, and I score 35, which is supposed to be what all autistic persons get. I mean, those who have the most severe type of autism. While watching Netflix's series "Atypical", I've felt pretty connected with what happens to the main character. But is it possible to have autism at 39 without any previous diagnosis? I only take medicine for anxiety, which I've tried to stop using several times, but it turns out that life becomes even more unbearable. Well, I'm on holiday now, and all I've managed to do is keep inside my house and do nothing, except reading books and watching TV. |
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