Hey guys do I have Asperger's?

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I have a lot of symptoms that fit the criteria, such as:

- I'm pretty quiet/shy
- Sometimes I pace or drum with my fingers when I'm anxious
- I'm very interested in movies
- I'm talkative around some people but not others
- I feel like people don't get me

What do you think?

Hmm. I don't get you.

Joking.


I don't see anything on that list that indicates you're having a serious problem. Having a few traits doesn't constitute a disorder - 'disorder' indicates that it's affecting your ability to function on a day-to-day basis. I mean no one can diagnose something like that in a stranger online in any case, but I think if you were being seriously incapacitated by the traits listed, you'd have been more descriptive about how they cause you problems. You'd just have to see a psychologist and be tested to be sure, but I hope you don't (have it, that is) - I wouldn't wish my AS on anyone.

Well, okay, there are a couple of @ssh*les I'd be glad to give it to...

Asperger's:


The mental disorder du jour.

Is there anybody left with a few eccentricites a billion NT's share who DOESN'T think they might have AS?

I'm no expert on the subject of aspergers/autism, but what you describe sound (w/o only those traits you listed) like normal shyness to me, or a product of an introvert personality type. What you need to ask yourself is : do you feel socially awkard, at uneae or anxious in social settings? do you have sensory issues? do you insist on strict routines? could your behavior be described as rigid or aloof? Do you have early or current behavioral issues? Can your problems be explained by any other disorder than AS? Do YOU feel like you don't get others ? Do you avoid eye contact or have trouble processing facial expression? Do you have problems reading non verbal cues, or figuring out the intentions of others? If you can answer 'yes' to some of these questions, I suggest you take the aq test/ other as related tests before you decide if you want to get an official diagnosis.

p.s I think everybody feels like nobody 'gets them' at some point in their life, AS or not.

How come your profile says you're diagnosed?

If you are dx'ed, you'd know that list is nowhere enough to tell anything. Or one would think, anyway.

...Unless you're trying to semi-troll, by trying to make the point that you think there's huge numbers of people people thinking that a list like that does qualify as AS. You also have a low post count.

Well, since I am neither a clinical psychologist nor a neuropsychiatrist, I am in no position to give you a definitive answer. Even if I was, I have nowhere near enough information to judge.

That being said, Willard's post seems to me to be bang on. If your traits do not present a clinically significant impact, then your traits are unlkely to suffice for a diagnosis. If your traits do present a significant impact on your daily living, then it is worth pursuing--even if it isn't AS, it will likely be something else.

On the whole, I would be far more interested in these discussions if we were dealing with impacts rather than with presentations.

Troll, probably by a forum regular, based on his other posts. Alex should check into it.

um ask a doctor?