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Re:A Tale of Two Teenagers and the challenges of gifted stud... by novok on Sunday January 07, 2024 @12:54AM (#38898871)
> I believe I have Aspergers

Don't self diagnose, really please just get a proper assessment by a good neuropsychologist. I had a suspicion that I had ASD, and I found out I had ADHD instead which surprised me. And part of ADHD is ignoring social cues subconsciously. If you end up having ADHD, OCD and anxiety for example, there are medications for that can change your life.

Even if the diagnosis ends up being some sort of ASD, ASD is a diverse condition with many subparts, so understanding how the machine of you works will be helpful. You also get an IQ test so you know what kind of gifted you are and there are books and therapy programs that can help you manage all of the diagnoses. Instead of giving up on the world and going full NEET, understand yourself first.

Re:A Tale of Two Teenagers and the challenges of gifted stud... by mmyrte on Sunday January 07, 2024 @03:04AM (#38899462)
I read it not as a self-diagnosis but as "I have tested positively, and moreover I believe in the veracity/adequacy of the test".
Re:A Tale of Two Teenagers and the challenges of gifted stud... by novok on Sunday January 07, 2024 @02:53PM (#38904550)
But why would they phrase it like that unless the veracity is in question. I doubt they would phrase it like that if they spent 12 hours in a neuropsych's office vs. use something like this online test, which is not enough on it's own: https://embrace-autism.com/raads-r/