So I did the RDOS test...

[MOISTOWLETT]

I scored

Neurodiverse: 174/200
Neurotypical: 51/200

The results are saying I'm likely Neurodiverse (Aspie).

Where do I go from here? I'm shaking because I can't talk to anyone as I'm worried they wont understand me. I'm 21 and don't feel confident talking to friends/family about this.

[HelenaGWells]

Most of us in the chat thread are diagnosed autistic or suspect we are autistic. Many of us only discovered it when we were older.

It's scary but it's not a bad thing. It doesn't make you a different person. What a lot of us have found is that it just explains some things we always struggled with. Personally it's made me feel braver. I don't feel lazy or stupid anymore. I realise the things I struggle
With are a legit struggle for me. Knowing that is incredibly powerful.

I used to feel like a must be stupid broken lazy or wrong for not being able to make friends easily for instance. Now I know it's not a fault it's a quirk. I can't get rid of it but I am less harsh on myself and I go slowly with social Things and it really helps.

There are some good support groups on fb etc who answer a lot of questions. Reading can help. Talking to the lovely ladies on the neurodiverse chat thread helped me a lot.

There's no pressure here. Most people don't venture into this board. If you feel brave say hi on the thread. No one expects everyone to follow everything. We all just drop in and
Out mostly and we all understand if someone says something that comes out wrong.

Don't be worried this will be a good thing if you make it so. You can do this.

[HelgaHufflepuff76]

Hi Owlett,

I did that test too and my score was almost identical to yours! You don't need to worry, it's not that bad, your just not "typical" that's all, you're still you.

When I realised I had Aspergers I felt relieved that what I considered was my own personal weirdness was not so unique after all, and that there were lots of others like me.

I'm 40 and have lead a pretty normal life considering. There is a lot more understanding of Aspergers nowadays. Things were very different when I was younger.

The people here are very helpful and kind. They've helped me no end.