26-Apr-2012, 5:33 PM
Quote:I guess if it's a "spectrum" we're all on it somewhere.
Good catch...I think.
Quote:I'm an introvert, which sometimes makes me anti-social. My wife says I get "all peopled-out".
I'm an introvert less by choice than by nature. I'd rather be social than not, but things haven't worked out that way. Lots of bad feelings left along the way...
Quote:Certain odd OCD-like habits also run in my family. My dad used to check to make sure the door was locked like 6-8 times every night. My brother is always checking to make sure faucets aren't running. Me, I just chew my nails -- but if I let myself I'd be checking things constantly.
I'm not really OCD (although I can't stop from biting my nails/hands), which is one of the things that makes me question whether autism's really an actual state, or if it's just a bunch of loose categories that therapists like to throw at people to make their own jobs easier.
Quote:So, is that on the spectrum?
http://rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php
No idea how reliable it is, but my results were:
Your Aspie score: 114 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 69 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie
...of course, this is no substitute for a professional's opinion (not that one should necessarily place much stock in those, cough cough).
Quote:In Jr. High School, I would take a gummi bear, squeeze its ears into points so it looked like Yoda, and then I would say to it "Eat you, I will!". And of course then I would it eat.