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I scored 21/36. I'm happy with that.

Posted 24 May 2013 - 08:15 AM
QUOTE (Max. @ Friday, May 24 2013, 01:32) |
Some of these low scores supposedly put you guys on the Autism scale according to Dr. Baron-Cohen... |
Posted 24 May 2013 - 09:14 AM Edited by GTAvanja, 24 May 2013 - 09:19 AM.
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Posted 24 May 2013 - 10:46 AM
QUOTE (GTAvanja @ Friday, May 24 2013, 09:14) |
22 All female eyes look like they want dick. I was actually diagnosed with Asperger's when I was 12. But I'm not very high on the spectrum according to the bitch that diagnosed me. I have a normal social life. In fact, I think the diagnosis is bullsh*t. It's not that I don't know as much as I simply don't give a sh*t. I can recognize facial expressions just fine. It's those subtleties that don't make sense to me. But that doesn't mean that I'm autistic, it just means that I have different priorities. We can't all be the same. |
Posted 24 May 2013 - 10:58 AM
QUOTE (arsenal_fan @ Friday, May 24 2013, 05:46) | ||
I was similar to you but I was diagnosed with autism when I was young and the chances of me being able to talk properly, go to uni, have a job, friends etc were all very low. But I have all of them now and while I struggled to talk in fluent sentences until I was around 7, after that I was fine. I only found after I done the test that people who usually get low scores are usually autisitc/aspergers, which I find amusing as I got 32. Autism/Aspergers is very hard to diagnose, did you have trouble talking or communicating? They could of seen your shyness as a symptom of Aspergers which sometimes happens. |
Posted 24 May 2013 - 01:27 PM
QUOTE (arsenal_fan @ Friday, May 24 2013, 11:46) |
Autism/Aspergers is very hard to diagnose, did you have trouble talking or communicating? They could of seen your shyness as a symptom of Aspergers which sometimes happens. |
Posted 24 May 2013 - 01:33 PM
QUOTE (GTAvanja @ Friday, May 24 2013, 10:14) |
22 All female eyes look like they want dick. I was actually diagnosed with Asperger's when I was 12. But I'm not very high on the spectrum according to the bitch that diagnosed me. I have a normal social life. In fact, I think the diagnosis is bullsh*t. It's not that I don't know as much as I simply don't give a sh*t. I can recognize facial expressions just fine. It's those subtleties that don't make sense to me. But that doesn't mean that I'm autistic, it just means that I have different priorities. We can't all be the same. |
Posted 24 May 2013 - 01:33 PM
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I guess that means I'm autistic then. This Social worker I went to a few weeks ago diagnosed me with Aspergers because I told her I had difficulty being in social situations. But I still don't see how that makes me autistic, I mean seriously. I'm very smart, I'm not at the slightest retarded or anything. I really hope it was a mis-diagnose because If I told people that I had Aspergers, I'd most likely get made fun of, which is why I have problems with my social life now because of it. |
Posted 24 May 2013 - 01:41 PM
QUOTE (Raavi @ Friday, May 24 2013, 14:33) |
Speaking of Aspergers, according to the new DSM V( Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) Aspergers is no longer a thing as it's all 'filed' under 'autism spectrum disorder' now. I.e they don't make a difference between PDD-Nos etc and Aspergers anymore. So everyone who is even the slightest bit less than picture perfect is officially autistic. Which is a pile of horsesh*t, as you said; we can't all be the same. |
Posted 24 May 2013 - 01:55 PM
Posted 24 May 2013 - 01:57 PM Edited by Raavi, 24 May 2013 - 02:00 PM.
QUOTE (GTAvanja @ Friday, May 24 2013, 14:41) | ||
And of course they're probably going to have some pills that help with that. Let's drug all the introverted kids so that they can be just like those happy little obnoxious extroverted twats. |
Posted 24 May 2013 - 02:02 PM
QUOTE (Raavi @ Friday, May 24 2013, 23:57) |
In reality awkward and introvert kids are often times diagnosed with Autism for being themselves. It's sickening that's for sure. |
Posted 24 May 2013 - 02:17 PM Edited by Raavi, 24 May 2013 - 02:21 PM.
QUOTE (Melchior @ Friday, May 24 2013, 15:02) | ||
I'm sceptical. I very much doubt anyone is diagnosed with autism for not socialising enough. Tests like the one in the OP would be used to determine how well they understand social cues. If someone does have demonstrably poor social intelligence, and is also very awkward and introverted, then shouldn't they be diagnosed? I don't agree with the pills and such, but it's good that they get access to extra resources and different treatment because of their handicap. |
Posted 24 May 2013 - 02:19 PM
Posted 24 May 2013 - 02:23 PM
QUOTE (Raavi @ Saturday, May 25 2013, 00:17) | ||||
You'd be surprised. No such things as this social intelligence test are widely used. The DSM V test (Previously DSM IV) is used to diagnose everyone ranging from Depression to Schizophrenia and everything in-between. The test basically consists of a lot of (strange) questions. If this is sufficient to diagnose someone remains debatable. Besides there is a lot of skepticism surrounding the DSM method. And no, I'm against diagnosing 'social awkwardness' and 'being introvert' as autism. As not only these people get labeled 'Autistic' for life, but the diagnoses is very often, very wrong. As for example a social worker's hypothesis is often times blindly accepted as factual. |
Posted 24 May 2013 - 02:31 PM Edited by Raavi, 24 May 2013 - 02:34 PM.
QUOTE (Melchior @ Friday, May 24 2013, 15:23) | ||||||
In order to be diagnosed with autism you need to demonstrate some degree of impaired communication, so I'm not sure what you're talking about. You can't be diagnosed with autism on "awkwardness" alone. |
Posted 24 May 2013 - 02:32 PM
QUOTE (Melchior @ Friday, May 24 2013, 13:55) |
I don't think people here understand what autism is. It isn't "akwardness" or "introversion" it's an inability to communicate properly. |
Posted 24 May 2013 - 02:42 PM
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