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JuanDiegalo
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26 May 2022, 1:40 pm

Hello. I just got off a John Elder Robison binge, reading/listening to his first 3 memoirs. When I was getting to the end of Raising Cubby, he mentioned that Jack had connected with Wrong Planet, posting videos and such. I had known about Wrong Planet over a decade ago, when I first learned I probably had Asperger's, but then I forgot about it. I was formally diagnosed a couple years ago, just as the pandemic got started. Since then, I've been looking online for autistic hangouts. I'm excited to see that Wrong Planet seems to have a healthy, mature forum.

Myself, I'm 43 (I think? I have to do the math these days). I live in Vermont with a partner and her son, our 3 cats, 7 rabbits, 2 guinea pigs, 1 bird, 1 betta fish, several prawns and pond snails, and the inlaws in the apartment next to ours (it's really just a big house in the country). We've had some ups and downs, but my diagnosis really improved things (both for her understanding me and me understanding her and me). It also appears that her son is autistic (working on getting an eval soon), and strong suspicion regarding her father.

I'm self-employed as a wholesale baker, but I have a lot of other interests, including animals (obviously), particularly house bunnies, the great outdoors, reading (I love Stephen King), writing, music (listening, mostly, but dabbling in playing several instruments), watching sci-fi (big Trekkie and Stargate fan), studying languages (focusing on German, at the moment), learning Braille (for the fun of it), snowboarding, swimming (I'm most at home in the water), and studying psychology (CBT), and restoring my old motorcycle. There's probably more, but I never know how to start or end an introduction. I'm sure most of us are in that boat.



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26 May 2022, 1:43 pm

Welcome to WP! I think you'll make an excellent immigrant to this planet.


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26 May 2022, 1:55 pm

welcome! Sounds like a nice life! Glad you are with us! Lots of good folks here.
Learning of my autism diagnosis in my late 60s was a huge relief and surely explained a lot. Living my best life ever right now. Diagnosis at any age can be life changing.


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JuanDiegalo
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26 May 2022, 5:24 pm

Double Retired wrote:
Welcome to WP! I think you'll make an excellent immigrant to this planet.


Thanks!



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26 May 2022, 5:25 pm

autisticelders wrote:
welcome! Sounds like a nice life! Glad you are with us! Lots of good folks here.
Learning of my autism diagnosis in my late 60s was a huge relief and surely explained a lot. Living my best life ever right now. Diagnosis at any age can be life changing.


Thanks! That's awesome. Your website looks cool.



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26 May 2022, 5:52 pm

Welcome!

I like reading horror stories and I've read several of Stephen King's though not recent ones. I'm also interested in foreign languages though I can't say I speak the ones I'm learning.

Do you bake any low-carb bread/cakes/cookies etc?

I hope you'll enjoy the forums here!



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26 May 2022, 10:53 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet! :)


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27 May 2022, 3:50 pm

temp1234 wrote:
Welcome!

I like reading horror stories and I've read several of Stephen King's though not recent ones. I'm also interested in foreign languages though I can't say I speak the ones I'm learning.

Do you bake any low-carb bread/cakes/cookies etc?

I hope you'll enjoy the forums here!


Thanks! I too have read mostly older King, but have been meaning to catch up.

Most of our products are wheat-based, but the Almond cookie is gluten-free.



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27 May 2022, 3:51 pm

AnonymousAnonymous wrote:
Welcome to Wrong Planet! :)


Thanks!



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28 May 2022, 3:06 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet.


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30 May 2022, 3:11 pm

Welcome
Jealous of all your animals lol



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04 Jun 2022, 9:34 am

JuanDiegalo wrote:
I'm self-employed as a wholesale baker

At some point I hope to create a network of autistic small business owners and self-employed people. If you would like to be part of such a thing, please send me a private message.

Welcome to Wrong Planet.


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JuanDiegalo
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28 Jun 2022, 9:47 am

Mona Pereth wrote:
JuanDiegalo wrote:
I'm self-employed as a wholesale baker

At some point I hope to create a network of autistic small business owners and self-employed people. If you would like to be part of such a thing, please send me a private message.

Welcome to Wrong Planet.


Thanks! I'll send you a message.



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28 Jun 2022, 9:48 am

Sigi wrote:
Welcome
Jealous of all your animals lol


Lol thanks



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28 Jun 2022, 9:48 am

jimmy m wrote:
Welcome to Wrong Planet.


Thanks!



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29 Jun 2022, 8:27 am

Hello, what is the day to day like as a wholesale baker? Does it generally smell good?

What is your fav thing to bake?