HELP! Do I have Aspergers or am I insane?

Geol123 wrote:p.s- to shock_the_monkey ... over analysing situations/self/others is actually something a lot of people with asperger’s struggle with intensely, so if anything this basically goes towards the fact this girl might have aspergers syndrome.

... i'd hoped that the OP would come back to this thread but she hasn't so far. there's no absolutely right or wrong answer to this - even professional opinions would differ. i gave my opinion as best i could and i explained my motive for that opinion as best i could too.

i was thinking about this last night ... and i've come to the conclusion that it's probably best if i don't express an opinion about such matters anymore. there are plenty of self-diagnosis tools available these days, both in books and on-line. score consistently highly for autistic traits in these and you've very likely to be diagnosable. my view has always been tempered by the potential limitations of a diagnosis - they do exist. i got unfairly dismissed from my job. but peoples' opinions will always differ on such matters, depending on their own experience.

Hi, I wanted to say that I have a diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome and a lot of the things that you had mentioned I can relate to. I was diagnosed about 8 years ago, when I was having a severe depression due to my disability causing me a lot of problems in my life.

But the way you are now is a lot like how I feel normally. It did help me a lot to learn I had Asperger's, and I was able to access groups and services which helped me.