Are you Aspergian?

[tazmic]

But seriously, do people just answer all the questions and wait for the results? I find I can't without naturally building up a picture of the analysis system, fine tuned with each question, so that usually at some point every question feels completely loaded and I can't help but think 'well how do I want this test to come out?' This leaves me feeling that the test isn't a good one, which puts me off, and reiterates an awareness of how limited & misleading declarative statements can be for auto-analysis.

I'd like to see a theoretical justification for the efficacy of this type of analysis. I'm not convinced that this type of test is reliable for all types of people and/or 'diagnostic boxes'.

Alternatively, maybe I just hate seeing myself squeezed neatly into a box that appears to accommodate me with little trouble...

[nomo]

Sheesh. Am I the only normal person round here?!?

Your Aspie score: 82 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 139 of 200
You are very likely neurotypical

[annie aronburg]

But seriously, do people just answer all the questions and wait for the results? I find I can't without naturally building up a picture of the analysis system, fine tuned with each question, so that usually at some point every question feels completely loaded and I can't help but think 'well how do I want this test to come out?' This leaves me feeling that the test isn't a good one, which puts me off, and reiterates an awareness of how limited & misleading declarative statements can be for auto-analysis.

I thought it was a nice way to dip one's toe into this concept.

I wouldn't suggest substituting it for a professional diagnosis or let the score ruin your day enough that you might post a tearful message on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0U8HCGV ... re=related

I posted it in the spirit of the other silly quizzes that were up a few pages back and because I think a lot of people I know are "on the spectrum".

I'd like to see a theoretical justification for the efficacy of this type of analysis. I'm not convinced that this type of test is reliable for all types of people and/or 'diagnostic boxes'.

I tried to answer the questions as quickly as I could for my most intuitive response. I could easily over think many of the questions, and answer differently acccording to context, as was mentioned in by other posters.

I took the quiz with a pro-aspergian bias, my partner (who occasionally wearies of my online questing) took it with significantly less interest and perhaps even a negative bias.

The results suggested he saw more Aspergian traits in each of us than I did.

Alternatively, maybe I just hate seeing myself squeezed neatly into a box that appears to accommodate me with little trouble...

There's that too. So what's your score?

Soon I'll be able to guess accurately, and start winning bar bets.

Annie A.

[Jeff]

Sheesh. Am I the only normal person round here?!?

nomo is unmutual!

[tazmic]

Just for you Annie.

Your Aspie score: 74 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 149 of 200
You are very likely neurotypical

Some of the questions were bizzare. And I found myself answering 'a little' so often as perhaps the best compromise between the different contexts the question couldn't contain, if you know what I mean.



So how do I interpret the graph? Make me look like a clever owl or something???

[annie aronburg]

Just for you Annie.

Your Aspie score: 74 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 149 of 200
You are very likely neurotypical

Thank you kindly.

Some of the questions were bizzare.

Like the one about traps? The urge to jump over things?

Thanks for posting the link to your graph, it looks a great deal like mine except my talent line is over on the aspie side of the street.

So how do I interpret the graph? Make me look like a clever owl or something???

We're all clever owls here.

Annie

[tazmic]

Like the one about traps? The urge to jump over things?

Exactly. And also

Do you dislike it when people stamp their foot in the floor? (I have no idea, maybe I should ask someone to do it for me?)

Have you been accused of staring? (Just once?)

Do you enjoy mimicking animal sounds?

Do you have immature interests? (How am I supposed to know?)

In conversations, do you use small sounds that others don't seem to use? (wtf!?)

And of course the best one of all:

Do you often don't know where to put your arms?



Now, where did I leave my arms?

Incidentally, the english is quite poor. Maybe it's intentional 'comfortable language' use.

[annie aronburg]

And also
Do you dislike it when people stamp their foot in the floor? (I have no idea, maybe I should ask someone to do it for me?)

Have you been accused of staring? (Just once?)

I am, though perhaps accused is a strong word in most of the cases.

Do you enjoy mimicking animal sounds?

I've seen this symptom more than once in my social set.

Do you have immature interests? (How am I supposed to know?)

I answered yes.

In conversations, do you use small sounds that others don't seem to use? (wtf!?)

The animal sound people again....

And of course the best one of all:

Do you often don't know where to put your arms?



Now, where did I leave my arms?

I know a few flappers as well.

Incidentally, the english is quite poor. Maybe it's intentional 'comfortable language' use.

The english was odd. Perhaps written in non-native english.

[chiggerbit]

Do you enjoy mimicking animal sounds?

Well, what do you expect, that they'll use English when speaking to you? If they don't speak English, then you use their language, see?

The english was odd. Perhaps written in non-native english.

Well, of course-- it was probably written by animals.

[chiggerbit]

Dr. Dolittle was probably an Aspie.

[annie aronburg]

I just read Holy Terror:Andy Warhol Close Up by Bob Colacello and got a very strong Aspergian vibe off Andy.

Warhol was undeniably an eccentric; socially impaired, sensitive to touch, and found comfort in repetitive actions. He was capable of tremendous focus and productivity, had an obsession with details, and was just generally obsessive. He saved everything, deducted everything, collected everything, never had sex. He also made a shocking amount of money and was notoriously stingy with others.

”Before I was shot, I always thought that I was more half-there than all-there - I always suspected that I was watching TV instead of living life. Right when I was being shot and ever since, I knew that I was watching television.”

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Andy_Warhol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn6sE0kcPaI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdn6wrM1 ... re=related

here's a list of other famous Aspergian's
http://incorrectpleasures.blogspot.com/ ... amous.html

Annie

[LilyPatToo]

OK, this is *really* odd--I've generally liked the Asperger's folks I've encountered, but wouldn't have thought myself to be one of them...until I took that test. Now, I'm kind of stunned, since I scored 140 of 200 on the Aspie score and only 85/200 on the neurotypical one

Huh.

I guess, compared to most of the Aspies I've known, I'm just a bit more high-functioning--I guess I compensate more easily than they seem able to do. So this is a real surprise to me....!

But when I read the comment about how the internet was a boon for Aspies, due to the tendency to communicate more easily in text, a huge lightbulb went on over my head and I had one of those "Aha!" moments, since I can write much, MUCH better than I can verbalize--and moreso as I age.

LilyPat

[FourthBase]

Do you often don't know where to put your arms?

That's one of the Q's that struck home for me.
But maybe it has to do with me being about 40 pounds overweight.

[Username]

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Keep thinking about thinking!

Annie

The test wouldn't ever load properly for me to get a score, but that hasn't stopped me from "thinking about thinking".

It's all good when folks will say that "some people are like this and some people are like that and we just need to recognize that people are different and accept them for who they are bla bla bla..." and I agree with that, but then I worry sometimes, and I have this nagging feeling that the way I am is flawed.

There were some on this thread, like sounder and joe, who say they were able to change and make adjustments in they're behavior to suit their needs better and felt successful in doing so. Right on.

I've been working to correct the face blindness for a number of years now, in fact I never knew there was such a thing as prosopagnosia and just lumped my inability to recognize some faces along with the fact that...well, I'm generally not very good at paying attention to my surroundings. There may be a little bit of progress, like when I tell myself to pay attention...lol, it's painful though, almost as if I were "trained" not to pay attention...like maybe I felt it was wrong for me to look and notice other people because it was "none of my business" or I had no right.

Anyway, I wanted to express my concerns about something I had come across about childhood trauma and it's affects on memory which would have much to do with the ablility to recognize faces. There are some websites HERE relating to the topic, saying that parts of the brain having to do with memory are damaged.

and don't think i'm not pissed off about it.

gtg for now.
Terry

[LilyPatToo]

Terry, I do not seek to make this thread all about the mind control programs, but your mention of occasionally feeling "almost trained not to pay attention" to faces" I think justifies my mentioning that a number of survivors of those programs have that exact problem and it WAS a result of training reinforced with trauma. In their cases. Which I do not automatically suspect in all cases of face-blindness.

I have a severe case of it myself and know how frustrating it makes socializing. I also have a variant on it that automatically stops my eyes from reading name tags--useful if abusers happen to be working in labs--that makes conventions a nightmare for me. And I go to conventions regularly....

As for that niggling feeling of being "flawed"--I'm coming to see that as part of the Human Condition. Most people who are capable of self-examination fall prey to it sooner or later. Hurts, doesn't it? But if it's the price of living "the examined life" then it's one I'm willing to pay....

My stance on neurodiversity is that it's great as long as no one gets hurt

LilyPat