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by Fakename » Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:42 am
If i am not confident in my social ability and avoid peoples eyes or whatever, am i avoidant or autistic?
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by Chucky » Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:45 pm
You can be both. According to some sources, Avoidant PD is a secondar symptom of Asperger's Syndrome/Autism. Take a look here too:
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by Leviathan » Mon Mar 22, 2010 12:00 am
You could have some sort of anxiety disorder. Don't diagnose yourself, see a professional.
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by m1norityofone984 » Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:05 am
Fakename wrote:If i am not confident in my social ability and avoid peoples eyes or whatever, am i avoidant or autistic?

Those are two very serious labels to put on yourself. I don't know what degree of self-awareness you have developed/gained through introspection and interaction, but judging solely on the length of your post, I'd be much more hesitant to jump on either label.
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by hanna » Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:17 am
I think this was supposed to be a joke.
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