I've never had a medical professional even hint I wasn't NT. However, just about every flat-affect ND guy I've ever met dissolved into giggles like a school girl when I told them I was never even tested, much less diagnosed. When they get their laughter under control they're like, "No, dude. Sorry, but you're definitely one of us." It ce…
I've never had a medical professional even hint I wasn't NT. However, just about every flat-affect ND guy I've ever met dissolved into giggles like a school girl when I told them I was never even tested, much less diagnosed. When they get their laughter under control they're like, "No, dude. Sorry, but you're definitely one of us." It certainly would explain a lot as I learned social rules the way one learns chess or backgammon. When I was a HS teacher I could never figure out why guys on the spectrum who had 'major communication problems' seemed fine to me, lol.
I've never had a medical professional even hint I wasn't NT. However, just about every flat-affect ND guy I've ever met dissolved into giggles like a school girl when I told them I was never even tested, much less diagnosed. When they get their laughter under control they're like, "No, dude. Sorry, but you're definitely one of us." It certainly would explain a lot as I learned social rules the way one learns chess or backgammon. When I was a HS teacher I could never figure out why guys on the spectrum who had 'major communication problems' seemed fine to me, lol.