Sorry, but what's bedbugs got to do with it?

Hoptal

This test diagnosed me as 20% German (haben die Lack gesoffen?) and 40% Autistic - which I feel should also a bit higher for the overlap of some symptoms of ADHD and autism.

Scheißtest. And it hasn't the obligatory humor markers that are required on humor on the internet by the Digitalhumorerkennungsvorschrift, so I'm not even sure if I should laugh or not.

What I expected: 100% German
What I got: 24% German, 80% Autistic
Huh?!

20% German, 67% Autistic. Is taking the test maybe already a sign of low German-ness? Do real 100% Kartoffeldeutsche just not worry about being autistic? Is that why I can't find anywhere to test me? Is this me very stereotypically overthinking?

That was ... hard.

Apparently I'm the control group, neither German or autistic.

I don't like this quiz.

I've recently been reconnecting with my nephew, who is my son. I didn't have sex with my sister; my first ever girlfriend tricked me into getting her pregnant and my sister, herself sort of an adoptee, was looking to adopt at the time. I enjoy being able to describe him as "my nephew, the one who is my son" because likely there aren't a lot of people who can accurately say that and, well, it gets a reaction from anyone paying attention.

Sorry, got off track, though it was relevant to the narrative. My sister, his mom, works in the field of psychology and has informed him that he is likely autistic. Though not by her, I've been told the same thing many times by many different people. Last weekend, he and I spent an hour or two playing a game and voice chatting. We both mentioned several things that others have identified as odd behavior that we think is just optimized thinking.

One of my very early Lemmy posts (under a different account) was about how following patterns is a way to make sure you do things right. During the aforementioned gaming session he said "I can't function without my patterns."

I'm genuinely not sure I'm autistic, but everyone around me seems to be convinced I am and I guess I see why.

Ya I've been screwed by agreements in the past. I make sure everything is super clearly and no misconceptions aren't made by either party. I score like 1 below definitely autistic. 🤷‍♂️

TBF from what I've heard, an experienced psychologist can diagnose someone just by talking to them for a few minutes.

They can, yes. You'll need an experienced psychologist to diagnose that, probably. At least it's not me, too insecure to answer honestly, instead thinking about the "socially correct" answer, because mine would be either too telling or a cringe reference.

Yeah