Am I Autistic?
Well, lets run down the list of possible symptoms:
So of the symptoms for autism I test positive for 12/18. Apparently ~1/250 births have some form of Autism, so its not entirely out of the question that I'm a retard. Food for thought.
Anyone else is welcome to post their diagnosis of themselves (or me).
- Insistence on sameness; resistance to change
- Difficulty in expressing needs; uses gestures or pointing instead of words
- Repeating words or phrases in place of normal, responsive language
- Laughing, crying, showing distress for reasons not apparent to others
- Prefers to be alone; aloof manner
- Tantrums
- Difficulty in mixing with others
- May not want to cuddle or be cuddled
- Little or no eye contact
- Unresponsive to normal teaching methods
- Sustained odd play (note--I don't really know what this means, so I'll assume false)
- Spins objects
- Inappropriate attachments to objects
- Apparent over-sensitivity or under-sensitivity to pain
- No real fears of danger
- Noticeable physical over-activity or extreme under-activity
- Uneven gross/fine motor skills
- Not responsive to verbal cues; acts as if deaf although hearing tests in normal range.
So of the symptoms for autism I test positive for 12/18. Apparently ~1/250 births have some form of Autism, so its not entirely out of the question that I'm a retard. Food for thought.
Anyone else is welcome to post their diagnosis of themselves (or me).