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New here and curious- school subjects and grades

Destinyz12

Destinyz12

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I am new here and still trying to figure out whether or not I in fact have Aspergers (never evaluated) so I might sometimes have some random questions about everyone's best/worst skills and traits. Right now in particular- I was wondering what everyone's best and worst school subjects are/were and what kind of grades you typically got? Favorite extracurricular activities? And did those who went to college find certain things a lot more challenging than high school?

Me personally, I excelled in Math and English for major subjects but hated Science and had mixed feelings about Social Studies (depended on what teacher I had- my absolute favorite teacher taught social studies but when I had other teachers in other years, it was torture) And as for more 'minor/elective' subjects, I excelled in Art, which I almost majored in at college, and Journalism, but music classes sucked (probably because it focused more on music history than anything else). Despite that though, for extracurriculars I was actually involved in theater and was a decent singer/actress in my school years. Also did the Art club as well, and was an all-county and all-state Varsity bowler. I was an overall A- student grade wise (our grades were measured out of 100 for report cards rather than a 4.0 scale, and I was at an accumulated 91 average by the time I graduated) Everything generally came easy to me, but I found myself suddenly struggling a bit my freshman year of college where I lived on campus and wasn't used to all the freedom and lack of structure/discipline, or the fact that I actually had to study and my grades suffered that year. I skipped class more than I'd like to admit and since no one was making me get up and go and I started to care a lot more about my social life at that point. I was put on academic probation for a while and almost lost my partial scholarship from the school. It got better eventually but what a hard dose of reality that was. Finding myself in the real world after college has been a struggle as well but that's a whole different topic.
 
There are several online quizes you can take on your own that can give you some idea if you might have AS. I took them after getting professionaly diagnosed a few years ago. I know you can find the Aspie Quiz and the RAADS-R tests online and take them. I also found the AQ test online, it was the first test I was given by the person that diagnosed me. Anything over a certian score means autism and further testing needed to see where your at on the spectrum. I scored a 43 on that one. The other scores are in my signature down below. Welcome to the site, its a great place to be! Mike
 
Thanks- I actually took the AQ test yesterday...and i scored a 27 (it said 26-31 is basically on the border and some people who score between that do have it, and some dont, so it still leaves me confused, lol)
 
I found I could excel at almost any subject unless it had visual pattern memorization (hey, I have trouble recognize faces, so much more visual patterns!) or if the professor's presentation style got to me. I did my best during summer sessions and (when they offered them) condensed winter sessions. I absorb material best when the fluff is removed, and presenting a 13 week class in 6 weeks really removes the fluff.
No time for social introductions either: "Ok, everybody, please take a few minutes to tell the class about yourself," etc. <rant>You know why they do those intros? Because NTs are more likely to finish the class if there is a social component, and funding for the class next semester is dependent on students finishing. But they didn't help this Aspie one little bit.</rant>
 
I cannot even do basic addition in my head, so math is totaly out unless I have a calculator(thank you smart phone!) but I can visualize things mechanical in my head as long as they are not to complex. Combined with my obsession with old lawn mowers, I have turned fixing them into my career. As long as things do not get to complex, I am ok, but if they do, I quickly become overwhelmed and either meltdown or shutdown. Atleast I know why I am this way. If I could make a decent wage doing something with model trains, I would as this is my main obsession. Mike
 
Excelled in math of all types from algebra through trig, calculus, linear algebra, diff-q, stats, probabilities. Science the same, chemistry and physics. English, Literature, Art, Ethics, World History...all A's. Not a surprise though with exceptional 3D spatial reasoning, visual and reading memory, and a high IQ.

It wasn't the academics that was difficult in college, it was the social aspects, like group projects, interacting with classmates and professors, etc. no extracurricular activities for me.
 
I was pretty much a straight D student all the way through school. Somehow though I could beat almost everyone in school in a spelling bee. It's like when I see a word written down my brain takes a picture of it.

The only way I survived math was with my dad teaching me at home. I was able to get pretty good at it with his help.

Once I went to community college I did great and found out I wasn't as dumb as I thought. I was even good at physics and found it interesting.

When I was in school there was one way of teaching and nobody had even heard of aspergers. It was a daily nightmare.
 
Excelled in nothing. Failed both art and math, got Cs and Ds in everything else. I enjoyed PE, although I was rubbish at that as well. I liked being outside.

When I understood maths (algebra, pythags) I got perfect scores, but unfortunately things were too rushed for me to understand much else.

College wasn't much better. Still ostrasiced, still Cs and Ds, still mediocre at everything. Still am. It's my middle name.
 
I'm starting to get the idea that this wasn't the best of questions to try and actually help me figure out if I have ASD since the answers vary so greatly from person to person but I'm still learning a lot with all of the information, thanks for the responses
 
Destinyz12

Typically ASD people have a wide scatter
among their abilities. I mean that an individual
may be very talented in one area, but not at all
in others.

Example: 98th percentile rankings in, for instance Language and
Logical Reasoning but 25th percentile ranking in Spatial
Relationships.

Try some of the online Asperger's screeners.
They can tell you more about yourself than hearing
anecdotes about other people's scholastic performances.
 
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