From the popular literature on the subject, in terms of autism, I’d classify myself as “very slightly autistic, but still basically neurotypical.” I don’t have great social skills, but they’re usually good enough. To the extent that my brain is atypical, it’s mostly in other ways; I was diagnosed with both ADD and Tourette’s syndrome as a young child. I can’t stand not having something to do. I carry a book or portable game system with me everywhere so I have something to direct my mental focus on, and my final line of defense is simply to put my head down and take a nap. If I can’t even do that, then I start freaking out. I’m also on antidepressants.
I just took the test, and I scored 22. I don’t think this score means that much, though, because I was on the fence between “slightly agree” and “slightly disagree” for a lot of the questions.
From the popular literature on the subject, in terms of autism, I’d classify myself as “very slightly autistic, but still basically neurotypical.” I don’t have great social skills, but they’re usually good enough. To the extent that my brain is atypical, it’s mostly in other ways; I was diagnosed with both ADD and Tourette’s syndrome as a young child. I can’t stand not having something to do. I carry a book or portable game system with me everywhere so I have something to direct my mental focus on, and my final line of defense is simply to put my head down and take a nap. If I can’t even do that, then I start freaking out. I’m also on antidepressants.
I just took the test, and I scored 22. I don’t think this score means that much, though, because I was on the fence between “slightly agree” and “slightly disagree” for a lot of the questions.