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Good morning fellow wizards and muggles alike. Or Good afternoon/evening if you're somewhere else in the world.

I've always wondered why we must use greetings like "good morning". Supposing it wasn't a good morning? And why must I acknowledge another person anyway to be considered "polite"? And if I chose to acknowledge someone, my natural inclination wouldn't to be to remark on the morning. Meh, that's a topic I suppose for another thread.

Hello. I'm HermioneG or 'Mione for short. As yet undiagnosed officially but working on determining how to get an official diagnosis from a psychologist. I've read loads of information on the internet on Autism Spectrum Disorder (which now includes the earlier separate diagnosis of Aspergers). I'm sure a lot of you are familiar with getting lost in your special interest(s) for hours upon hours, days, and even weeks, months, etc. Finding out more about ASD has become my new obsession. I have to keep from talking my partner's ear off about it every chance I get. It's difficult.

I've always felt a bit out of the loop as far as fitting in goes: difficulty understanding people's conversations and body language, taking things literally all the time, etc. Reading about ASD really put things into perspective. I've had so many "Aha!" moments where it felt like a brick to the face that yes, that's exactly what I have been struggling with all my life. My family doesn't agree with my self-diagnosis but as an example, I took the infamous Aspie Quiz (results in my signiture) and compared it to that of a family member and where my scores are high in the neurodiverse area and low in the neurotypical area, her results were clearly opposite (low neurodiversity, highly neurotypical). She's still convinced that despite this and my 42/50 AQ test scoring that I'm perfectly normal and just socially awkward.

I figure even though I'm an adult that slipped through the cracks being diagnosed, it would be helpful to have a clear diagnosis. Perhaps I wouldn't struggle so much in figuring out and mastering the college experience. It seems I can never make my mind up for long and stick with something. I'm forever changing majors etc. Having more resources available to me that are geared towards someone on the spectrum would be really helpful.

As some background, I come from a highly religious family who chose to home educate on religious grounds. It's taken years to break out of the brainwashing and redetermine what is fact and what is speculation. Just how much I was being sheltered and being fed false information. I have found a new love of science and having always been an information sponge, I hope to make up for lost time discovering how the world works and the mysteries of the universe. Thinking back, what a waste it was memorizing hundreds of bible verses. lol There was so much my brain could have been doing instead! I hope this doesn't offend anyone who still ascribes to a particular religious belief system. I'm just not a fan personally of fundamentalism. Feel free to believe whatever you like.

I look forward to commenting and starting threads around the forum and reading what others think about certain subjects.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Thank you. Yes, I was only bullied a little here and there. I can't imagine ongoing bullying for weeks, months, years at a time.

Got sidetracked with some things and forgot to check back on this post. Yes, the goal is to see someone to get evaluated properly. I've got a lot of other health concerns that are taking priority right now though. Hopefully I can get the ball rolling in the next couple months. Between health and looking for a place to move, it's going to be a bit hectic.