FuzzyPickles
Active Member
Hi all. I think I may have Asperger's. I'm 23 years old, and growing up, I've always been very anxious and intimidated in social situations. I never talked much in school to either other students or teachers, and I was officially diagnosed with Selective Mutism. I've developed better social skills since then, up until the past few years when I started to have panic attacks and am now a housebound agoraphobic.
Anyway, I took the AQ test and got a score of 34. Apparently, a score of higher than 32, points toward Asperger's. It's always been sort of hard for me to make friends, and I usually focused on a handful of very good friends, as opposed to several dozen mediocre or decent ones. I also don't really like making eye contact. I'll do it, but it's unpleasant to me. Not really with closed friends and family, but with strangers. However, I can usually interpret things how they are meant. For example, not only can I understand sarcasm, but I am actually a huge proponent of that style of humor. I realize that not all symptoms would be present in everyone. Also, my father was in his 40s when I was born, which apparently makes it more likely for the offspring to be diagnosed with autism.
It's hard for me to get to an appointment because of my agoraphobia, but I desperately wish to know if I have this or some other condition. I'm curious what advise any of you would have? Do you think it's possible I have Asperger's? Thanks in advance for the help!
Anyway, I took the AQ test and got a score of 34. Apparently, a score of higher than 32, points toward Asperger's. It's always been sort of hard for me to make friends, and I usually focused on a handful of very good friends, as opposed to several dozen mediocre or decent ones. I also don't really like making eye contact. I'll do it, but it's unpleasant to me. Not really with closed friends and family, but with strangers. However, I can usually interpret things how they are meant. For example, not only can I understand sarcasm, but I am actually a huge proponent of that style of humor. I realize that not all symptoms would be present in everyone. Also, my father was in his 40s when I was born, which apparently makes it more likely for the offspring to be diagnosed with autism.
It's hard for me to get to an appointment because of my agoraphobia, but I desperately wish to know if I have this or some other condition. I'm curious what advise any of you would have? Do you think it's possible I have Asperger's? Thanks in advance for the help!
