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 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: re - newby

Wyzidiot
 Post subject: re - newby
Posted: 14 Sep 2022, 7:35 pm 

Replies: 3
Views: 974
Posted a few times a few years ago. Wasn't really ready for any sort of social media. I self-diagnosed as autistic at 69 yo. What a life it's been. Now, lots of resentment about not finding out until I'm old; lots of regret about my life, lived in ignorance of the social maelstrom most humans operat...

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Are my parents right about this?

Wyzidiot
Posted: 26 Oct 2021, 3:05 pm 

Replies: 34
Views: 3,159
'Weird' is a pejorative comparison of what you're seeing vs what you're accustomed to. Practically the definition of subjective. I've noticed that some have answered related questions, though you asked only if they were right that it was weird. Your parents think so. As an autist, I find that the NT...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: New here

Wyzidiot
 Post subject: Re: New here
Posted: 18 Oct 2021, 4:03 pm 

Replies: 5
Views: 831
Welcome to WP! I hope you decide this is a nice neighborhood. I was diagnosed when I was 64. It explained so much! I insisted we buy champagne on the way home from getting the diagnosis at the Psychologist's office (and I got more when the written evaluation arrived in the mail). Belly laugh! I too...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: How Did You Discover Autism?

Wyzidiot
Posted: 18 Oct 2021, 11:38 am 

Replies: 36
Views: 3,159
Mountain Goat wrote:
HeroOfHyrule wrote:
Lined toys up? I did this regularly when I was a kid. Toy cars. Line them up in colour and size order.


As a kid? My kitchen draws are properly lined up, and I'm tickling 70.

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: New here

Wyzidiot
 Post subject: New here
Posted: 18 Oct 2021, 8:17 am 

Replies: 5
Views: 831
Hello everyone -
Self-diagnosed less than a year ago, at age 68. Much relieved to find the answer to a 24/7/all-my-life mystery. I'm very friendly but sometimes forget my housetraining. Looking for accepting home in interesting neighborhood.
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