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Hello, I am new to Wrong Planet. Okay, this is probably going to sound pretty crazy, but here it goes. I have been suffering from depression for 12 years, now. It just won't go away. None of the medications help and since I have no insurance, I can only receive therapy once per month. The thing is, I have always felt very different from other people. I have extreme anxiety in social situations that I always attributed to shyness. However, I have never been able to connect, really connect with people. The whole reason I even found any information about Asperger's Syndrome is because I was doing a search on empathy between humans and pets. I can relate more to my cats than I can most humans. I know that sounds totally crazy, but it's true. From what I have been reading tonight about Asperger's Syndrome, it was like reading about myself. I took the autism spectrum quotient test and scored a 35. I answered the questions honestly, but I don't know if that should be cause for concern. I thought that people who had autism were different like, rain man. I have a second-cousin who is autistic and I'm not like that. My biggest problems are keeping a job because I get too bored and leaving the house because I don't won't to interact with people. I also thought that people with these kinds of disorders were caught in there early-years in grade school. I am 34 years old and I did pretty good in school, always A's and B's. I was late in learning to read, and I didn't have any friends until I got into the 5th grade, but I did okay. I guess I'm just desperate to figure out why I feel so odd or strange. I am depressed, yes, but I don't think that depression causes the lifelong unique traits that I have acquired. Well, anyway, any information you could provide me with would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and if this was too much information, I am sorry.

Welcome to WP!

Tim

Welcome catwoman!

Welcome!

Cats are so much easier to get along with and understand than people, isn't that right, Tiki? "Prrraow!"

How about you, Ozzie? What do you think? "E-e-e-aow!"

Heheh...

Welcome to WP

Yeah, cats are very easy to get along with! My cat Schmoo understands me quite well!

I love my cats. They always seem to understand me. Moses and Sierra are my feline buddies.

We should have a cat appreciation thread on here.

I am somewhat of a traitor then. I am a dog person.

Tim

No you're not!

"I took the autism spectrum quotient test and scored a 35"

I scored a 41 on it buts its so short and general im not sure how accurate it is

I am undagnosed but the more I think about it the more Im convined I have AS. I have also suffered from depression but I have always used the bottle it up till one day it explodes method rather than see a professional

"I can relate more to my cats than I can most humans. I know that sounds totally crazy, but it's true."

I was more disaponted when my dog died than the death of relatives I think the reason is that people see thier pets every days and get used to the routine of seeing them rather than a ralative they speak to a few times a year its not so much valuing animals over humans its just the death has a bigger impact on your life.

Welcome, I and One Winged Angel are locked in eternal battle.

I scored a 30 on the test, but I'm not sure how accurate my answers are.

Holy MOSES! That's my avatar...

Your story sounds like many here.... I was 42 and researching the web for information for my ADHD daughter and found an AS website, and low and behold, it read like my life long history. It explained all the unexplainable things that happened in my life. One thing to share is that as a person goes through life, coping skills are developed which can mask the original intensity of the symptoms, so a parent is usually interviewed about the persons early childhood. I never went to a doctor for a diagnosis, (as I can't see the point in it now) but I did ask my mother about my childhood characteristics, and she went on and on about how I was so different than my siblings and gave many humorous details... Humorous for her, not me. A lot to discuss but not in the open forum. Anyway, welcome! You're among friends now.

Similar story ... I was depressed for years, took meds, which of course had unpleasant side-effects. I'm 50, and just kept wondering about this ASpy thing, amd finally realized, yup, that's me. I've quit taking the meds, and try to watch my moods carefully. Main problem is job-skills, and employment opportunity. I keep working at getting a better job with more pay so I'm OK.

Wait a second, that could be a great song!! !

(BTW, Pixygiggles and yer pic seem like a happy description, as opposed to some of the negative Nellies on this site.)