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Overall, how conspicuous do you consider your AS/autism to be to others?
Highly conspicuous (diagnosed AS/HFA) 7%  7%  [ 4 ]
Decidedly conspicuous (diagnosed AS/HFA) 9%  9%  [ 5 ]
Occasionally conspicuous (diagnosed AS/HFA) 39%  39%  [ 21 ]
Rarely conspicuous (diagnosed AS/HFA) 4%  4%  [ 2 ]
Not at all conspicuous (diagnosed AS/HFA) 2%  2%  [ 1 ]
Highly conspicuous (undiagnosed) 4%  4%  [ 2 ]
Decidedly conspicuous (undiagnosed) 11%  11%  [ 6 ]
Occasionally conspicuous (undiagnosed) 22%  22%  [ 12 ]
Rarely conspicuous (undiagnosed) 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Not at all conspicuous (undiagnosed) 2%  2%  [ 1 ]
Total votes : 54

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18 May 2011, 8:42 pm

I'm undiagnosed and I'm highly conspicuous. I'm figuring schizophrenia at this point...



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18 May 2011, 8:55 pm

I voted: occasionally conspicuous/undiagnosed.

Although I must say, it seems to me that it should take a fair amount of "putting yourself in someone else's shoes" to be fully aware of how conspicuous you are. And isn't the lack of that skill supposed to be one of the hallmarks of the Autism Spectrum?

I can't really say with confidence how conspicuous I am, because I'm certain that I don't fully grasp the subtleties of the social conventions which I am breaching :?


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19 May 2011, 2:48 am

Acacia wrote:
I voted: occasionally conspicuous/undiagnosed.

Although I must say, it seems to me that it should take a fair amount of "putting yourself in someone else's shoes" to be fully aware of how conspicuous you are. And isn't the lack of that skill supposed to be one of the hallmarks of the Autism Spectrum?

I can't really say with confidence how conspicuous I am, because I'm certain that I don't fully grasp the subtleties of the social conventions which I am breaching :?

I did too. I also have difficulties with putting myself into someone else's shoes, so I merely suspect that I'm odd in the eyes of others. When I take into consideration how I interact with people, how I can/can't make small talks, occasionally have been laughed at (pretty nicely) by my co-workers, I'm sure I wouldn't pass as a "normal" person all the time...



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19 May 2011, 3:34 am

I said occasionally conspicuous because a few people who see me stimming and having trouble with smooth speech and eye contact right in front of them say that I seem fairly normal. I am not sure if they are trying to be reassuring or they just don't notice.



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19 May 2011, 6:48 am

Interesting topic - I've always been totally invisible to others, so I guess I'm inconspicuous.



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19 May 2011, 7:07 am

Occasionally conspicuous (diagnosed AS/HFA).

On those occasions when my stress and anxiety levels are high, I think that it would be obvious to most people that something was 'off', and that anyone who had some knowledge of the nature of anxiety in AS would suspect that I had some sort of ASD. At times like that, I tend to stim, display behaviour that would be considered socially inappropriate (shouting or crying in public, for instance), and/or show clear signs of being overwhelmed by certain sensory stimuli (e.g., putting hands over ears, escaping to quiet placse to dodge crowds).



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19 May 2011, 2:45 pm

Decidedly; I stand out, and though I don't usually do anything super-conspicuous in public - I moderate my behaviour heavily in public, I'm not sure what that says about severity - I still manage to draw attention.

*shrugs*

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21 May 2011, 5:13 am

I'm a bit confused what to put.
Clearly, being diagnosed as an adult, it can't be that conspicuous, otherwise someone would have noticed before. (another story)
I am generally thought of as being a bit weird by most people.

When I told a couple of people at work, I was told "you'd never know"...and yet now they can see lots of aspie traits on a daily basis, now it's been pointed out I have AS.

To me, I think that most of the time, it's fairly obvious.

So what do I choose?