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19 Feb 2024, 6:30 am

Hello, I’m Gazz, have just joined the site. Looking forward to finding my way around, and maybe learning a thing or two
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19 Feb 2024, 6:35 am

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19 Feb 2024, 6:36 am

Welcome.

Have you been diagnosed with ASD or something similar? Or do you suspect you have it?



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19 Feb 2024, 6:48 am

Hello. I am from a place called Wales, but I have been into England on rare occasions. Are you on the spectrum? Or looking to find out more? Either way, welcome to Wrong Planet.

(I am on model railway sites as wdll and have had to quickly ammend what I wrote when new msmbers on those sites joined and I went to write "Welcome to Wrong Planet". I don't think it would have gone down too well on another site. :D
But welcome anyway!)


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19 Feb 2024, 8:25 am

ezbzbfcg2 wrote:
Welcome.

Have you been diagnosed with ASD or something similar? Or do you suspect you have it?



Hi, yes, I was diagnosed with ASD a few weeks ago



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19 Feb 2024, 8:26 am

Mountain Goat wrote:
Hello. I am from a place called Wales, but I have been into England on rare occasions. Are you on the spectrum? Or looking to find out more? Either way, welcome to Wrong Planet.

(I am on model railway sites as wdll and have had to quickly ammend what I wrote when new msmbers on those sites joined and I went to write "Welcome to Wrong Planet". I don't think it would have gone down too well on another site. :D
But welcome anyway!)


Thank you, yes, I am on spectrum… I have only been to Wales once, when I was very young, to Rhyl



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19 Feb 2024, 10:25 am

Welcome to Wrong Planet.


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19 Feb 2024, 10:33 am

Welcome to Wrong Planet.



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19 Feb 2024, 10:52 am

ezbzbfcg2 wrote:
Welcome.

Have you been diagnosed with ASD or something similar? Or do you suspect you have it?

Thank you



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19 Feb 2024, 12:13 pm

Welcome to WP! :alien:



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19 Feb 2024, 1:10 pm

Welcome to WP! I hope you find it interesting.

And, congratulations on the diagnosis! I was 64 when I learned I was Autism Spectrum Disorder, Level 1 (Mild).
I was delighted! I had finally found out what was wrong with everyone.


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19 Feb 2024, 1:31 pm

Double Retired wrote:
Welcome to WP! I hope you find it interesting.

And, congratulations on the diagnosis! I was 64 when I learned I was Autism Spectrum Disorder, Level 1 (Mild).
I was delighted! I had finally found out what was wrong with everyone.

yes, thank you… I am coming up to 57… though it took a couple of years waiting for the assessment. It answers a lot of questions for me. Don’t know anything about levels



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19 Feb 2024, 2:09 pm

Gazz wrote:
Double Retired wrote:
Welcome to WP! I hope you find it interesting.

And, congratulations on the diagnosis! I was 64 when I learned I was Autism Spectrum Disorder, Level 1 (Mild).
I was delighted! I had finally found out what was wrong with everyone.

yes, thank you… I am coming up to 57… though it took a couple of years waiting for the assessment. It answers a lot of questions for me. Don’t know anything about levels

your colorful response is appreciated, it is a "gazz." :colors:



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19 Feb 2024, 4:50 pm

Gazz wrote:
Don’t know anything about levels

These articles might help: Article One and Article Two.

I think the official definitions could be improved, however.

I am officially "Level 1" and therefore, by definition, I "require" support. The areas they identify are:
1. Trouble understanding and following social rules¦
2. Rigid or inflexible behavior
3. Some stress during transitions
4. May benefit from therapy or life skills coaching
I'm not crazy saying I "require" support in those areas.¦ #1–3 are other ways of saying I don't react like an NT and, because there are more of them, I must be wrong. And I would think #4 would apply to everyone.

I think I've done reasonably well in life and I'm not looking for support, just courtesy and toleration.


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19 Feb 2024, 10:38 pm

Double Retired wrote:
Gazz wrote:
Don’t know anything about levels

These articles might help: Article One and Article Two.

I think the official definitions could be improved, however.

I am officially "Level 1" and therefore, by definition, I "require" support. The areas they identify are:
1. Trouble understanding and following social rules¦
2. Rigid or inflexible behavior
3. Some stress during transitions
4. May benefit from therapy or life skills coaching
I'm not crazy saying I "require" support in those areas.¦ #1–3 are other ways of saying I don't react like an NT and, because there are more of them, I must be wrong. And I would think #4 would apply to everyone.

I think I've done reasonably well in life and I'm not looking for support, just courtesy and toleration.
Thank you very much for all of the info



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20 Feb 2024, 3:41 am

Gazz wrote:
Mountain Goat wrote:
Hello. I am from a place called Wales, but I have been into England on rare occasions. Are you on the spectrum? Or looking to find out more? Either way, welcome to Wrong Planet.

(I am on model railway sites as wdll and have had to quickly ammend what I wrote when new msmbers on those sites joined and I went to write "Welcome to Wrong Planet". I don't think it would have gone down too well on another site. :D
But welcome anyway!)


Thank you, yes, I am on spectrum… I have only been to Wales once, when I was very young, to Rhyl


I have not been there yet but my parents have before I was born. I have once passed through there on the dual carriageway I think


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