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I know there is something up with me..could it be aspergers?
by gutsgossamer, Dec 04, 2007 04:12AM
I am very sorry if any of what I am about to write suggests any ignorance for autism or aspergers. I feel that there is something "off" about me that close friends have noticed too, though I can't quite put my finger on it.
I have had issues with learning for a lot of my life, and in grade twelve (I am a second year university student) I was tested for learning disabilities, and I scored quite well-in the superior range-for all verbal skills (logic, expression, vocabulary, etc.), and horribly (i.e. in the 30th percentile) for visual-spatial and some other skills. One of them (can't remember which) was 15th percentile. So I have been receiving extra time for exams, and a notetaker for classes, for an unspecified disability the learning psychologist believed I have.
I have thought for a long time that I may have ADD, because I have a great deal of difficulty concentrating, but I have read about asperger's and wonder now if I have some mild form. Things that have led me to believe this are my fairly narrow range of interests and abilities (hence the polarized test scores), and I do also have some issues socializing, in the sense that I write most people off, thinking I won't be friends with them, and usually I don't really want to be friends with new people as there are very few I can relate to. The friends I do have, a close, tight-knit group whom I love, generally accept me as a weirdo, though they have mentioned I have a wall up when I meet new people. With my closer friends I'd say I'm pretty socially fluid.
I have pretty keen social antennae with the people I do know, and I wonder if this contradictory characteristic writes me off for asperger's?
Again, I apologize for any ignorance I've exhibited, and thanks so much for your help!
I have had issues with learning for a lot of my life, and in grade twelve (I am a second year university student) I was tested for learning disabilities, and I scored quite well-in the superior range-for all verbal skills (logic, expression, vocabulary, etc.), and horribly (i.e. in the 30th percentile) for visual-spatial and some other skills. One of them (can't remember which) was 15th percentile. So I have been receiving extra time for exams, and a notetaker for classes, for an unspecified disability the learning psychologist believed I have.
I have thought for a long time that I may have ADD, because I have a great deal of difficulty concentrating, but I have read about asperger's and wonder now if I have some mild form. Things that have led me to believe this are my fairly narrow range of interests and abilities (hence the polarized test scores), and I do also have some issues socializing, in the sense that I write most people off, thinking I won't be friends with them, and usually I don't really want to be friends with new people as there are very few I can relate to. The friends I do have, a close, tight-knit group whom I love, generally accept me as a weirdo, though they have mentioned I have a wall up when I meet new people. With my closer friends I'd say I'm pretty socially fluid.
I have pretty keen social antennae with the people I do know, and I wonder if this contradictory characteristic writes me off for asperger's?
Again, I apologize for any ignorance I've exhibited, and thanks so much for your help!
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is it that you just dont feel like you would be accepted? what about your parents? have you asked them their opinion about you ?
what are you doing that your friends call you a "weirdo" ?
I excel in verbal skills and verbal expression. There is not one subject I'm bad at, there are a whole slew.
I don't talk to my parents about it, cause they wouldn't take me to get tested until grade twelve for learning problems, even though my grade two teacher told them there was something up with me, because they are afraid I will use it as a crutch. I don't bring learning problems up with them because they would get mad.
I'm not really sure what specifically I do that makes me come off to others as weird to be perfectly honest, but it must be something to do with the things I do/say and the way I do/say them.
My son is aspergers - been researching/involved for 11+ years now. Recently realized I have similiar issues - just present differently in a 45-yr old woman. But looks like depression, recently ADD or OCD. But no treatment has ever helped me. Did well in school 'cause I can learn anything by reading - can't learn much from lectures.
These wildly divergent scores are a good clue: "I scored quite well-in the superior range-for all verbal skills (logic, expression, vocabulary, etc.), and horribly (i.e. in the 30th percentile) for visual-spatial and some other skills. One of them (can't remember which) was 15th percentile." is common is aspergers - actually a good diagnosis indicator, but scores get averaged and then are overlooked. Look into it more.
An obsession/limited interest is not defining characteristic
Do you have any Sensory issues?
I would continue to look into it, simply to get a better understanding of yourself and what your strengths and weaknesses are. That will help you find strategies to help support yourself (and to get support) whilst studying.
Although struggling at some things academically can be difficult, I think the fact these difficulties have been recognised and are being addressed, and that you do have a social network that works is very important, and probably more important than some of your defecits.
Good Luck.
i dont know really if they found out, but they say i have a narcissic closet personality disorder. if you look for only narcissic in DSM its complitly different, you should have a look in the Masterson narcissic closet personnality desorder. Wich may make you feel weird to others and makes you very good in what interest you.