And more importantly, has anyone tried writing that quiz? There's an online version of it at http://voi.aagh.net/tests/autism/ if you're too lazy (like me) to use pen and paper. I'm scoring a rather high 27 or 29 (I tried it twice)
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Well, I must have had Autism earlier in life. Prone to temper tantrums, thinking like a geek etc. Now I'm one hundred percent cured. I'm calm and cool as a raspberry, and I'm as dumb as a pile of bricks.
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Is there a trend here? I scored a 27 the second time I took the test, too. (I got a 22 the first time, but a few of my responses were borderline, so I went back and changed them to see the result.)
I've never been the most social person, but I've never thought that I have any particular condition, or a problem interacting with others. I think I'm just naturally "quiet."
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I scored a 16, which means I'm "normal"... whew! What a relief!
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27.
How come I still feel as dumb as a pile of bricks?
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Uhm...I got 31 out of 50. If I was any higher, I would have autism.
Many of the questions refer to social situations. Unfortunately for me, I have difficulty in relating to people. Before I suffered a mental breakdown in 1998, I didn't associate people with reality. They were shadows to me. It is only within this year that I have come to associate people with reality and feel their 'presence'.
I think my condition may be genetic. My father's side has a history of mental history. He is referred to in our family as "Mountainjacks Dad". This is a reference to a picture we have of him. He has a vacant expression with a beard which reaches to his belly surrounded by his loving family. (I haven't spoken to him in a long time.) My grandmother died from a severe illness of the brain. When alive, she thought there were demons in her house and couldn't recognize herself in a mirror.
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I'm a bit dubious. . . Some of the questions interested me. I'm not good at imagining myself as someone else, which is why I don't do role-play or computer games, or have even tried that "create your own superhero" thing. I just don't see the point: I'm me, nothing is going to change that. On another note, the reason I might find it hard to keep track of several conversations simultaneously has more to do with a hearing difficulty than latent autism. . .
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