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I Score "Very High" on the autism quotient tests
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 745279" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Boys with autism tend to have it more obviously than girls although in my case I dont think that is true. I think my lack of social skills was and still sometimes is very obvious, which more girl autistics than boys tend to be able to cover up.</p><p></p><p> I dont think all the coaching in the world could have made me not care when I was awkward. Especially when I was little, back in the day when autism was almost unheard of, adults, especially my mom and teachers would yell, "Whats WRONG with you????" And I felt like crying because I knew something WAS wrong with me, but I didnt know what. I knew I was not like other kids. And I knew I was not different in a GOOD way.</p><p></p><p>One is usually born with autism. More often it gets better as you get older, not worse. You learn somewhat by observation but you can not always do what you see.</p><p></p><p> So since you say you got worse older on, maybe you dont have it. I remember my mom telling me I hated to be picked up or touched as an infant and those are huge autism signs. And I had rages, another symptom. Oversensitivity and sensory issues. More red flags. I had all of that plus anxiety and depression which is par for the course in autistic girls.</p><p></p><p>I did have a great imagination but many spectrum kids and adults are very unimaginative, like my son.</p><p></p><p>Both my son and I have great senses of humor and get sarcasm. Nobody with autism has every symptom but poor social skills that are inhibiting are across the board, and often learning challenges, even if you are smart.</p><p></p><p>Face blindness is common. I have this. Nothing like having a coworker come up to you in a mall and not recognizing somebody you sit next to every day lol. Yep. Literally I cant recognize my best friend if she changes her hairstyle. I recognize people by hair color/style and body build, not features. I dont remember features. Makes it hard to watch a movie if two of the main characters have the same hair color and both have short hair. Like two men with short brown hair and lean bodies will confuse me. I dont watch many movies. Too frustrating.</p><p></p><p>Google up Propansia <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> which means face blindness.</p><p></p><p>I have some Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) thoughts but not the disorder. Same with my son.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 745279, member: 1550"] Boys with autism tend to have it more obviously than girls although in my case I dont think that is true. I think my lack of social skills was and still sometimes is very obvious, which more girl autistics than boys tend to be able to cover up. I dont think all the coaching in the world could have made me not care when I was awkward. Especially when I was little, back in the day when autism was almost unheard of, adults, especially my mom and teachers would yell, "Whats WRONG with you????" And I felt like crying because I knew something WAS wrong with me, but I didnt know what. I knew I was not like other kids. And I knew I was not different in a GOOD way. One is usually born with autism. More often it gets better as you get older, not worse. You learn somewhat by observation but you can not always do what you see. So since you say you got worse older on, maybe you dont have it. I remember my mom telling me I hated to be picked up or touched as an infant and those are huge autism signs. And I had rages, another symptom. Oversensitivity and sensory issues. More red flags. I had all of that plus anxiety and depression which is par for the course in autistic girls. I did have a great imagination but many spectrum kids and adults are very unimaginative, like my son. Both my son and I have great senses of humor and get sarcasm. Nobody with autism has every symptom but poor social skills that are inhibiting are across the board, and often learning challenges, even if you are smart. Face blindness is common. I have this. Nothing like having a coworker come up to you in a mall and not recognizing somebody you sit next to every day lol. Yep. Literally I cant recognize my best friend if she changes her hairstyle. I recognize people by hair color/style and body build, not features. I dont remember features. Makes it hard to watch a movie if two of the main characters have the same hair color and both have short hair. Like two men with short brown hair and lean bodies will confuse me. I dont watch many movies. Too frustrating. Google up Propansia :) which means face blindness. I have some Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) thoughts but not the disorder. Same with my son. [/QUOTE]
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