Re: 'Who Am I?' and 'What Am I doing here?'

[Guest guest]

Hi Javerzak;Welcome;I also have many of the traits of Aspergers, online tests indicate strongly I am, but am not medically diagnosed;Even if I am not genetically an Aspie, I am enjoying this site, and feel a kinship with many on it. Maybe similar to a child who was raised by a family of a different race, the child is not genetically of the adopted parents race but is part of their culture.rl 'My cat Rusty is a servant of the Living God....'adapted from a poem by SmartTo: FAMSecretSociety Sent: Sun, April 25, 2010 1:10:50 AMSubject: 'Who Am I?' and 'What Am I doing here?'

Both good questions if you don't mind me saying so myself. I've never been formally diagnosed with A.S. but I have read about it and even took some online profile tests for it and indications are I may be an Aspie. I would say a mild case but nonetheless. If anything I'm here to learn more but most importantly if I am an Aspie. If not, I won't lurk this group any longer but I am hoping to learn more. That is part of who I am and what I doing here. Glad to be here, Thank you.

[Guest guest]

Did I mention that I am a raging hypochondriac?...kidding. Interesting example

you've chosen to elaborate your point. I am in fact adopted into a

Czech/Norwegian/Swedish/German/N.A.Indian+++ family with a strong Czech

influence. And I am German/French/Irish/Scotch and Syrian, my G-grandfather

called me an A-rab....? I didn't get it either.

Thank you for reaching out, I look forward to chatting soon........J.

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> Hi Javerzak;

> Welcome;

> I also have many of the traits of Aspergers, online tests indicate strongly I

am, but am not medically diagnosed;

> Even if I am not genetically an Aspie, I am enjoying this site, and feel a

kinship with many on it.

> Maybe similar to a child who was raised by a family of a different race, the

child is not genetically of the adopted parents race but is part of their

culture.

>

> rl

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> 'My cat Rusty is a servant of the Living God....'

> adapted from a poem by Smart

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> ________________________________

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> To: FAMSecretSociety

> Sent: Sun, April 25, 2010 1:10:50 AM

> Subject: 'Who Am I?' and 'What Am I doing here?'

>

>

> Both good questions if you don't mind me saying so myself. I've never been

formally diagnosed with A.S. but I have read about it and even took some online

profile tests for it and indications are I may be an Aspie. I would say a mild

case but nonetheless. If anything I'm here to learn more but most importantly if

I am an Aspie. If not, I won't lurk this group any longer but I am hoping to

learn more. That is part of who I am and what I doing here. Glad to be here,

Thank you.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Some of us are Aspies and some are self-diagnosed Aspies. This group tends NOT

to have non-Aspies. You will find that sometimes AS is the primary topic of

discussion, and other times, we just talk about anything that comes to mind like

anyone else does.

The topics here can be anything, but tend to focus on our perseverative

interests...because where else are we going to be able to talk about them

without boring people out of their minds.

If you have any questions about AS, ask them, and we will answer as best we can.

Be warned. Sometimes the group has only a few participants, but sometimes there

can be a whole lot of people posting in a very short time. So if you don't get

an immediate response, or if you get an overwhelming response, neither is

particularly typical.

Administrator

Both good questions if you don't mind me saying so myself. I've never been

formally diagnosed with A.S. but I have read about it and even took some online

profile tests for it and indications are I may be an Aspie. I would say a mild

case but nonetheless. If anything I'm here to learn more but most importantly if

I am an Aspie. If not, I won't lurk this group any longer but I am hoping to

learn more. That is part of who I am and what I doing here. Glad to be here,

Thank you.

[Guest guest]

My response seems to have been lost in cyber space, so there is a possibility

that you will see two welcoming messages from me.

Welcome to the group!

Some of us here are diagnosed Aspies and some are self-diagnosed. You will find

that participation here varies, sometimes with dozens of posts in a day,

sometimes very few. Sometimes there are many participants, and sometimes we are

in our own little worlds.

We often talk about As, but we also talk about our perseverative interests. The

result is that every day is a different experience.

Ask any questions and we will answer them as best we can, drawing from our

experiences. We are not medical professionals, though. You'd need to talk to one

to get a diagnosis.

Administrator

Both good questions if you don't mind me saying so myself. I've never been

formally diagnosed with A.S. but I have read about it and even took some online

profile tests for it and indications are I may be an Aspie. I would say a mild

case but nonetheless. If anything I'm here to learn more but most importantly if

I am an Aspie. If not, I won't lurk this group any longer but I am hoping to

learn more. That is part of who I am and what I doing here. Glad to be here,

Thank you.

[Guest guest]

Just wanted to add that if one of the tests you took was the Aspie Quiz, I can

answer any questions you may have about that. I know the co-creator of that quiz

personally.

Administrator

My response seems to have been lost in cyber space, so there is a possibility

that you will see two welcoming messages from me.

Welcome to the group!

Some of us here are diagnosed Aspies and some are self-diagnosed. You will find

that participation here varies, sometimes with dozens of posts in a day,

sometimes very few. Sometimes there are many participants, and sometimes we are

in our own little worlds.

We often talk about As, but we also talk about our perseverative interests. The

result is that every day is a different experience.

Ask any questions and we will answer them as best we can, drawing from our

experiences. We are not medical professionals, though. You'd need to talk to one

to get a diagnosis.

Administrator

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group, Javerzak! Self-diagnosed or diagnosed by an accredited

and licensed medical pratitioner, learning about Asperger Syndrome is important.

Even if turns out that you do not have AS yourself, you will meet people along

the way in life who *do* have AS and the more you know about AS, the better

you'll be able to understand how to interact effectively with Aspies.

I don't post as often as I used to because my 14-year-old son (who also has AS)

is wrestling with Myasthenia Gravis (an incurable, life threatening,

debilitating rare and complex neuromuscular auto-immune disease that strikes 1

in 500,000 children). I do, however, oftentimes send links to news articles to

the group Admin who then posts them here for others to read and share.

I hope you find your time here enjoyable, educational and enlightening as well

as welcoming. :-)

Raven

Co-Administrator

[Guest guest]

, that is quite possible because I wasn't happy with the first positive

result which ultimately turned out to be part of the OKCupid.com website. You

can find my profile there. I would like to retake the quiz, but I'm afraid of

providing biased answers. I hate tests like that. Thank you for being willing

answer questions.

>

> My response seems to have been lost in cyber space, so there is a possibility

that you will see two welcoming messages from me.

>

> Welcome to the group!

>

> Some of us here are diagnosed Aspies and some are self-diagnosed. You will

find that participation here varies, sometimes with dozens of posts in a day,

sometimes very few. Sometimes there are many participants, and sometimes we are

in our own little worlds.

>

> We often talk about As, but we also talk about our perseverative interests.

The result is that every day is a different experience.

>

> Ask any questions and we will answer them as best we can, drawing from our

experiences. We are not medical professionals, though. You'd need to talk to one

to get a diagnosis.

>

>

> Administrator

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Javerzak,

welcome to the forum from me too.

>

> Hi Javerzak;

> Welcome;

> I also have many of the traits of Aspergers, online tests indicate strongly I

am, but am not medically diagnosed;

> Even if I am not genetically an Aspie, I am enjoying this site, and feel a

kinship with many on it.

> Maybe similar to a child who was raised by a family of a different race, the

child is not genetically of the adopted parents race but is part of their

culture.

>

> rl

>

>

>

> 'My cat Rusty is a servant of the Living God....'

> adapted from a poem by Smart

>

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

>

> To: FAMSecretSociety

> Sent: Sun, April 25, 2010 1:10:50 AM

> Subject: 'Who Am I?' and 'What Am I doing here?'

>

>

> Both good questions if you don't mind me saying so myself. I've never been

formally diagnosed with A.S. but I have read about it and even took some online

profile tests for it and indications are I may be an Aspie. I would say a mild

case but nonetheless. If anything I'm here to learn more but most importantly if

I am an Aspie. If not, I won't lurk this group any longer but I am hoping to

learn more. That is part of who I am and what I doing here. Glad to be here,

Thank you.

>

[Guest guest]

Gavin Pollard? I just took his quiz located at, http://aq.server8.org/ and

scored a 37. But there was a few missed questions I think and a few of my

answers I was second guessing as I hit the button. But my results are somewhat

consistent with other test scores. I seem to be in the 30's. So be it, I think I

have this gift. Later on, I might consult with professional opinion. Thanks

again.

>

> My response seems to have been lost in cyber space, so there is a possibility

that you will see two welcoming messages from me.

>

> Welcome to the group!

>

> Some of us here are diagnosed Aspies and some are self-diagnosed. You will

find that participation here varies, sometimes with dozens of posts in a day,

sometimes very few. Sometimes there are many participants, and sometimes we are

in our own little worlds.

>

> We often talk about As, but we also talk about our perseverative interests.

The result is that every day is a different experience.

>

> Ask any questions and we will answer them as best we can, drawing from our

experiences. We are not medical professionals, though. You'd need to talk to one

to get a diagnosis.

>

>

> Administrator

>

[Guest guest]

Here was the AspieQuiz I was referring to:

http://www.rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php

thomas

Administrator

Re: 'Who Am I?' and 'What Am I doing here?'

, that is quite possible because I wasn't happy with the first positive

result which ultimately turned out to be part of the OKCupid.com website. You

can find my profile there. I would like to retake the quiz, but I'm afraid of

providing biased answers. I hate tests like that. Thank you for being willing

answer questions.

[Guest guest]

I sent you a link to the quiz I was thinking of in another post.

Here it is again just in case: http://www.rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php

All of these quizes are self diagnostic things, so the results will be

suggestive rather than valid. The way to look at the results is that you MAY be

on the spectrum, and if it turns out, after getting evaluated by a physican,

then the tests can be used as an indicator of personality traits.

I am actually going to go to bed now, but will be checking the forum again

tomorrow if all goes well.

Administrator

Re: 'Who Am I?' and 'What Am I doing here?'

Gavin Pollard? I just took his quiz located at, http://aq.server8.org/ and

scored a 37. But there was a few missed questions I think and a few of my

answers I was second guessing as I hit the button. But my results are somewhat

consistent with other test scores. I seem to be in the 30's. So be it, I think I

have this gift. Later on, I might consult with professional opinion. Thanks

again.

[Guest guest]

I sort of have a professional DX of Asperger's in that one doctor said I probably was and I participated in a couple of studies. On this test I scored a 36. It probably would have been a point or two higher, but I misanswered a couple of questions.

Gavin Pollard? I just took his quiz located at, http://aq.server8.org/ and scored a 37. But there was a few missed questions I think and a few of my answers I was second guessing as I hit the button. But my results are somewhat consistent with other test scores. I seem to be in the 30's. So be it, I think I have this gift. Later on, I might consult with professional opinion. Thanks again.

[Guest guest]

I took the aspie quiz and this may come as no suprise but here is my score

Thank you for filling out this questionnaire.

Your Aspie score: 123 of 200

Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 92 of 200

You seem to have both Aspie and neurotypical traits

I think this is a likely outcome for many older females, developing coping

mechanisms over a lifetime (depending on various experiences and I would expect

to weigh more heavily on the aspie side as I age, but some of the questions were

enlightening. Even questions that got an NT answer didn't for NT reasons they

were simply reverse compulsions.

(I wash clothing daily, and cannot wear anything twice) In the summer I may

take as many as 3 showers (not entirely NT behavior) I also have a tendency to

clean things other people might not, under things and in places people may not

even notice, or I may clean something at another person's house if i am left

alone or for nervous resons (ie Coping mechanisms learned over time) To funnel

anxiety in a constructive way.

I have been yelled at for cleaning my sister's and daughters things without

permission (so I try to be careful that I can control anxiety and comfort myself

without getting in too much hot water. But I liked this quiz Mimi

[Guest guest]

Thank you for sharing. In you telling me about you, I was learning about me. I

guess by now I've developed coping mech's. It wasn't until I belonged to a

fellowship and started working with a sponsor that a lot of my social quirkiness

came to light. I've gotten better. But I have my little things. I noticed you

have a thing for parentheses. Kind of funny because I would see you start with

the left bracket and I couldn't find the matching right bracket...consistently.

It's all good. I have a thing with the period of ellipsis '....' I want people

to stop and think a bit...I guess...or maybe that's me, stopping and

thinking....?...

That's me....By-the-Way, I'm sure you've heard it a million times. You are

welcome in my home for as long as there is dirt to clean. As a single-male

woodcutter with two cats, one tabby and one long-hair living in a condo on a

bug-infested lake, you won't have a problem channeling your anxiety in my

place....Thanks Again...........J.

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>

> I took the aspie quiz and this may come as no suprise but here is my score

> Thank you for filling out this questionnaire.

>

> Your Aspie score: 123 of 200

> Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 92 of 200

> You seem to have both Aspie and neurotypical traits

>

> I think this is a likely outcome for many older females, developing coping

mechanisms over a lifetime (depending on various experiences and I would expect

to weigh more heavily on the aspie side as I age, but some of the questions were

enlightening. Even questions that got an NT answer didn't for NT reasons they

were simply reverse compulsions.

> (I wash clothing daily, and cannot wear anything twice) In the summer I may

take as many as 3 showers (not entirely NT behavior) I also have a tendency to

clean things other people might not, under things and in places people may not

even notice, or I may clean something at another person's house if i am left

alone or for nervous resons (ie Coping mechanisms learned over time) To funnel

anxiety in a constructive way.

>

> I have been yelled at for cleaning my sister's and daughters things without

permission (so I try to be careful that I can control anxiety and comfort myself

without getting in too much hot water. But I liked this quiz Mimi

>

[Guest guest]

It is very true, that I am lazy with grammar, and frightful at spelling; most of

the time, and yes I want to contain words in a parenthesis, but I forget the

second one. Good thing they can't diagnose my typed communication; that I am

aware of or I am sure scatterbrain would have a richer fuller more robust

meaning and it's own DSM on the books

I tried not to use parenthesis, but I think I make even less sense without them

Interesting insight, and I AM SURE after several strait days of cleaning you may

grow tired of my compulsion or I may keel over (both have happened in my past)

> >

> >

> > I took the aspie quiz and this may come as no suprise but here is my score

> > Thank you for filling out this questionnaire.

> >

> > Your Aspie score: 123 of 200

> > Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 92 of 200

> > You seem to have both Aspie and neurotypical traits

> >

> > I think this is a likely outcome for many older females, developing coping

mechanisms over a lifetime (depending on various experiences and I would expect

to weigh more heavily on the aspie side as I age, but some of the questions were

enlightening. Even questions that got an NT answer didn't for NT reasons they

were simply reverse compulsions.

> > (I wash clothing daily, and cannot wear anything twice) In the summer I may

take as many as 3 showers (not entirely NT behavior) I also have a tendency to

clean things other people might not, under things and in places people may not

even notice, or I may clean something at another person's house if i am left

alone or for nervous resons (ie Coping mechanisms learned over time) To funnel

anxiety in a constructive way.

> >

> > I have been yelled at for cleaning my sister's and daughters things without

permission (so I try to be careful that I can control anxiety and comfort myself

without getting in too much hot water. But I liked this quiz Mimi

> >

>

[Guest guest]

" But I liked this quiz Mimi "

It was co-designed by Inger, our long-ago ex-moderator with one of our members.

Administrator

[Guest guest]

I remember taking that test and scoring very high, in fact it did scare/surprise

me a little at the time, it was before I was diagnosed with Asperger's.

>

> I sort of have a professional DX of Asperger's in that one doctor said I

> probably was and I participated in a couple of studies. On this test I scored

> a 36. It probably would have been a point or two higher, but I misanswered

> a couple of questions.

>

>

>

>

> In a message dated 4/26/2010 3:09:13 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

> javerzak@... writes:

>

> Gavin Pollard? I just took his quiz located at, _http://aq.server8.http_

> (http://aq.server8.org/) and scored a 37. But there was a few missed

> questions I think and a few of my answers I was second guessing as I hit the

> button. But my results are somewhat consistent with other test scores. I seem

> to be in the 30's. So be it, I think I have this gift. Later on, I might

> consult with professional opinion. Thanks again.

>