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The chances are that you are most likely an aspie since most of it describes the symptoms.Hi!
I haven't published any books yet. I am working on some papers I may publish though!
I have a lot of traits. I've always felt different, ever since I was a child. I've pretty much been suffering and dealing with being different my entire life. My parents were just too stupid and ignorant to realize I needed help. Some of the traits I have is difficulty having a social life. I simply cannot make friends. I find the entire concept of friends confusing, and I'm unable to really have a conversation with anyone. I don't understand "small talk", and I often misinterpret what people mean, especially sarcasm. I remember having difficulties going back to the third grade with this; I've always been a loner.
I have special interests. Right now it's anthropology and computers. When I was a child I used to have collections of stuff, rocks in particular. I would put them in different baggies and classify them lol. I like to know how things work. I used to take electronics apart as a kid. That's what my parents would buy me instead of toys haha, old electronics.
Sounds really bother me. Unexpected sounds, persistent sounds, especially sounds you can barely here at a really low frequency. It irritates me and causes a lot of anxiety. When people knock on my door, or cough and sneeze loudly, it makes me so angry. I really just want to hit them.
I develop routines and habits, and I get very anxious when I'm forced to break or change them. I always have to drive on specific roads to class for example. I only eat certain foods. I have to do things in a specific order, such as getting dressed, or it really bothers me.
I pretty much fail to have any emotional reciprocity, even with my own family. I simply hate hugging, shaking hands, or anything else that requires physical contact. My vocabulary is very limited when speaking. I tend to say the same things repeatedly when in similar situations.
I made a list once, or tried to, of all the autistic like traits I possibly have. Starting from when I was a child until now, and the list came around 30 pages before I finally just stopped and gave up.
I would really like to have the official diagnosis. I would be able to actually get help then, specifically with school.
WOW! Just WOW!What would be the difference between having the traits and having aspergers?
Also, I wish I lived in the UK. Here in America, to be diagnosed by a neuropsychologist, it can cost anywhere between $4000 and $6000. It's insane.