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pmvd,
I’m going to suggest you take this test,
Wired 9.12: Take The AQ Test
and if you score is hi, which I suspect it might be, go and get tested by a qualified PHD for Aspergers Syndrome, which is quite often found to be the explanation for “social problems” in intelligent, introverted people. An inability or difficulty in interacting socially with others in a fluid, easy manner, is a hallmark of Aspergers. You may very well not be depressed, but if there is a reason- In Aspergers the brain is wired differently- for your difficulties with social interactions with others, then identifying it may be a first step to figuring out what you can change. People can get better at social interactions with others, but it takes practice, the more the better.
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<p>I don’t have time right now to answer to all the messages that were posted on this thread since my last visit, but I read and thought about all of them. For now, I will only say that I took the AQ test and did score 32 or above. However, you need to keep in mind the following proviso:</p>
<p>*Eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a related disorder scored 32 or higher. The test is not a means for making a diagnosis, however, and many who score above 32 and even meet the diagnostic criteria for mild autism or Asperger’s report no difficulty functioning in their everyday lives. *</p>
<p>Since it’s possible for autistic people to score less than 32 and for seemingly functional people to score above 32, it’s unclear to me what the meaning of my score is. I suppose it means next to nothing.</p>