I'm recently diagnosed as autistic. I'm in my late 50s. In the early 70s as a child I was diagnosed as "hyperactive". I was also tested for intellegence. My "G" is in the top 2%, or two standard deviations from normal. Autism, ADHD, and high "G" were also present to some degree in both parents, and my brother, who's "G" is in the top 1%.<br><br>I never felt especially smart, because I was the least intellegent in my family. But when I'm thrown in with average people, I stand out both for my intellectual gifts and my social defiiicits.<br><br>The point is," I'm not better or worse than anyone else. I'm human. I have flaws and I have gifts. Take it from someone with an exceptionally high IQ:<br><br>What really matters is what's in your heart - not your head.<br><br><a href=""http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23actuallyautistic"">#ActuallyAutistic</a>"