WP = catharsis?

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That's what it mostly is for, right? This forum, specifically, it has some discussion of psychological notions but people mostly enjoy talking about their experiences... it's not really analytical. At least that's what I observed.

Sometimes I wonder whether most people even read the previous posts, as they seem to directly reply to the topic in question. See, I bet this meta-reference won't even be referenced in most of the replies now.

Gathering what I could from he last few words of your post, I agree. I post on this site in order to entertain the infantile part of me that thinks posting on here will make some kind of difference to my life. I pretty much regret every single post immediately after I've done it, including/especially this one.

I've noticed I tend to be more analytical than a lot of people. I'm less interested in experience than I am in understanding the underlying phenomenon, however I am also aware that other people do want to know about others experiences.

I've never visited the city of Catharsis so can't comment how similar it is to WP.

WP=soul retrieval

WP= crisis of ego battlefield

WP=an open classroom @aspietech international

WP= an on-line support group

WP= an on-line aspie hookup lounge

WP= an appropriate space to be inappropriate

WP= an aspie news, information and meetings directory

WP= a veiled mystery of aspie female wonderfulness, unseen[except words on a screen] and out of reach

I do read. I usually read all the posts but sometimes I accidentally skipped some things because of my lack of eye tracking skills... unless the thread is 10 pages long, then I only read the first 2 and the last 3 and I carry on reading once I get email notifications on my phone.

It's like any other message board on the internet. That is, it is whatever the people who post on it decide it should be within the context of the actual site. It's not diagnostic, but it can help people reach their own conclusions about who they are. It can be cathartic because it aggregates together people who share common traits and experiences in a singular place and allows them to see they are not alone. It can even be therapeutic as the shared coping strategies can help those who post here and read what is written to live fuller, more functional lives.

For me, it's helped me come to terms with the high likelihood that I am an aspie and to see what that really means. It also helps me to know that I may be weird, but I am not alone in my weirdness. I just wish I could meet others like me so that I didn't feel so all alone sometimes.

It is, today. It is also my support group. Just like HealingWell's Chronic Illness forums are with my Crohn's disease.
And there is nothing remotely wrong with any of this!
Its not a place for doctors & shrinks to pick us apart to see what makes us tick. However, they could sure learn a thing or two about autism & the Spectrum if they would visit this site!

Sincerely,
Matthew

I rarely read anything.

Too hard to.

I skim for "points".

I generally read the first page or two of posts, skimming the ones that take up the entire page, but yes, generally you are correct, as far as I'm concerned this is a great place for me to come to get advice, vent about stuff I know will finally be related to by somebody, and mostly just to feel like I belong somewhere. After all day struggling to survive a world designed for NT's, it's nice to have a place to come to where I won't have to explain my bizarre behaviour, or get confused, brush-off answers to social questions most people think are "obvious". In short, it's just a place I've come to enjoy, where I can say "I'm one of them, I belong here."