Hi! Kinda new to Aspergers and this site too

[abdoriginal]

I was diagnosed three years ago, but being female things are a bit more difficult because they have only recently begun research on the way AS affects females, soooo yeah. Hi.

 

[Brent]

Welcome to the forums.

 

[wyverary]

Hey, welcome! There are PLENTY of other female Aspies on this site with whom I am sure you can relate and seek advice.

So stick around!

wyv

 

[Ereth]

Fellow female Aspie here. Welcome!

 

[superboyian]

Welcome aboard to Aspies Central forums and thanks for stopping by. I just wanted to ask how you felt when you received your diagnosis 3 years ago and in what sense is it difficult?

 

[Kuribo]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[abdoriginal]

I don't remember how I felt back then I just remember constantly reminding my parents that my IQ was very high and to not put me into Special Ed because I have seen what they are taught and I was far above that academic level. Like my parents started saying Ok Addie calm down we're not doing that
Now, I'm reading Aspergirls by Rudy Simone and I'm realising that AS affects so much more than just my social life and learning abilities but rather every last thing in my everyday life and it's just weird to discover because no one told me that it affects all of this.

 

[Vanilla]

I don't remember how I felt back then I just remember constantly reminding my parents that my IQ was very high and to not put me into Special Ed because I have seen what they are taught and I was far above that academic level. Like my parents started saying Ok Addie calm down we're not doing that
Now, I'm reading Aspergirls by Rudy Simone and I'm realising that AS affects so much more than just my social life and learning abilities but rather every last thing in my everyday life and it's just weird to discover because no one told me that it affects all of this.

Welcome!

I just bought that book too, and am waiting for it to come in the mail

I'm trying to get a diagnoses, as the last guy I saw told me he didn't think I had it, but I was so sure I did, he advised me it would be wise to get a second opinion, as he wasn't an expert on Aspergers.

 

[abdoriginal]

Hi Vanilla I have a question. Where'd you get the Aspie-Quiz and RAADS-R? I would like to take it
Also, if you're still in high school, I got tested by the school psychologist for free so you could try that

 

[Vanilla]

Hey

Nah, not in high school anymore, but thanks for the thought

There's a few quizzes out there; not official of course, but they're fun to do. Here are the two I did:

The Ritvo Autism Asperger Diagnostic Scale-Revised (RAADS-R)
www.aspietests.org

Aspie-Quiz
www.rdos.net

 

[Warwick C]

Welcome to aspie central Abdorable, I like your user name. Lucky you will not have learn the new site.

 

[abdoriginal]

It's abdoriginal, but thank you It was going to be my design company. Originally it was AB DESIGN because my initials are AB. But one time someone had taken that username on a site I was trying to sign up for, and abdoriginal has stuck ever since

 

[Warwick C]

Sorry about mispelling your name abdoriginal, It was a combination of what I was thinking and typing.

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[Warwick C]

In the games section is also a thread called what type of thinker are you. There is three quizzes there as well

 

[abdoriginal]

Wait there's a game section here??

 

[Arashi222]

Welcome to AC. AS affects everything in your life and makes some things harder than others but I am glad you came here.

 

[Blade_Runner]

I was diagnosed three years ago, but being female things are a bit more difficult because they have only recently begun research on the way AS affects females, soooo yeah. Hi.

Hey, nice to meet you. Hope you have yourself a great time here

 

[Warwick C]

Abdoriginal; You might like this section Forum Games | AspiesCentral.com

 

[Michael B]

Nice to meet you

 

[AspieSam]

Welcome! I'm a female woman aspie too. And new as well. I'm also a disability advocate with multiple Sp. Needs.! I'll post more here later to help everyone.