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Hello, wrong planet,
I'm sorry I forgot to introduce myself before posting. It was difficult to find a username that wasn't taken yet, so I'm either roy or ray, no preference (any pronouns.) I'm some form of nonbinary, queer, late thirties, not sure if I'm autistic. I've been reading a lot of books about autism and one of them directed me to this message board, saying that I should mingle with autistic folks if I suspect I might be autistic and want to find out more.
It's nice here but also very crowded, so it's taking me a lot of time to try to navigate the board and to get to the stuff that's interesting to me right now without being overwhelmed/distracted by all the fun off-topic offers.

Welcome to the WP family, Ray!

Hi Ray!

Welcome! I identify as transgender and have many autistic traits. Been there, done that!
Not diagnosed but I have many posts on this site.

I find it much easier to socialize when I present as female. My male presentation often male fails. I'll fall into the uncanny valley between male and female and normal people can't deal with that.

BTDT

Welcome R@y. I’m fairly new here myself.

I have learned recently that gender diversity is more common in the autistic population than with NT people. Very significantly. In fact some gender clinics are starting to advise ASD assessments for trans kids once they’ve had their initial gender dysphoria diagnosis confirmed.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Thank you, everyone!

Hi and welcome! Yeah kinda wish this place had a GPS system lol..but I'm sure you'll be navigating like a pro in no time if not by now

Welcome, R@y! Not sure how to say this without sounding wrong, but I've always felt a kinship with other people who are marginalized, and trans rights are one of my special interests at the moment. I want you to be safe and valued for who you are, as all humans deserve. I'm glad to see I'm not alone in that around here. I don't know if deeper empathy is an autistic superpower but I think it just might be.

I understand that choosing a username might not be a tidy process. I didn't do enough preparation for it and had a short list of candidates to try...all of which were apparently already taken. It caused me to thrash through other unplanned but similar choices. So, I'm "Double Retired"; it is OK.

After I joined WP I did some exploration and eventually found the areas in it that most interested me. I don't try to monitor the whole planet; I stay mostly in familiar areas.

Welcome aboard Ray Roy. How's the propane business treating you?

Isn't it a very autistic thing to relate everything back to movies, books, or TV?

I do this constantly, and sometimes I'm perplexed that people aren't familiar with everything in pop culture