[quote name='h3llbring3r']I had a brief conversation with someone in the field who claims many people incorrectly think they are (or self-diagnose as) high functioning aspies, in reality, they just suffer from social anxiety disorder.[/quote]Interesting.
I have always had trouble in certain social scenarios, most notably crowds and crowded environments. If I wasn't cheering on the field or in the gym, I would always have to sit out pep rallies at school, I couldn't handle being packed in the bleachers with a million other kids. These days, I'm a little better at pro and semi pro games, but when I can, I do way better in a suite or even in season tickets. With season tickets, just having the same seats each time helped a lot in keeping me from having anxiety problems.
We seem to have had anxiety and depression issues in my family (my younger brother suffers the worst from it, with extreme bipolar 1, GAD and SAD to the point where even on his medications, he still can't go out too much. But thank GOD, he's SOOOO much better now with medication. He used to not be able to go out at all. Poor guy has been a recluse almost all of his 28 years.
Many of those traits/symptoms in this "test" overlap, even sharing some of the physical symptoms like an aversion to eye-contact.
Despite sharing many of the same symptoms the causes are quite different.
Thanks for the info, h3llbringer.
What's ironic is that while my score seemed to lean toward aspergers (I don't believe for a minute I have it), people have told me over the years that I'm the perfect personality. Apparently I'm good one on one, in meetings, classes, socially, et cetera.
(Good doesn't mean
comfortable, though. Which is prolly why it amuses people if they tap me on the shoulder or someone is suddenly loud, I jump or tense up noticeably or clap my hands over my ears, or whatever.)