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Emu Egg
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Joined: 15 Nov 2009
Age: 47
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16 Nov 2009, 8:58 am

Hi! I'm new!
I started reading about AS after my son's preschool recommended that he should be tested. We are still waiting for an appointment, but in the meantime my wife and I have been reading and thinking about this, and we're pretty sure I have AS myself, and even my father now considers himself self-diagnosed with AS. A big eye-opener... AS or not, I'm one of you guys

I'm a 30 years old man, married for 7 years, two kids, 5 and 3. I work as a software tester.

Most of my life I'd had no friends. I can enjoy participating in group activities, games, sports, work etc, but I have no interest in sharing time with empty activites, such as drinking and - uh - not sure what else it is all those social people are doing together, but my impression is they are finding some enjoyment in "doing nothing" together through some secret spark I'm unable to sense. So I just usually choose to not participate, there are so many more interesting things to do, like listening to an audiobook all alone :-)

Also I've had issues with food all my life, in my teens to the extent that I would insult other people by not eating their food or not being able to participate with the eating aspect of social life either.

I'm still pretty bad with eye contact, although I wasn't aware of this until I learned of AS. But I now remember that it wasn't until school-age that I became aware that there was such a thing as "eye contact" and that other people were looking each other in the eyes all the time. Someone had to point it out :-P But then I just forgot about it.

Anyway, I'm new here - and I've been coming back to this site almost every day for the last couple of weeks just to read, so I though I'd introduce myself. Hi!

-L

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16 Nov 2009, 9:10 am

Hi & welcome!

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16 Nov 2009, 11:41 am

Welcome, light, to the Wrong Planet neighborhood.

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16 Nov 2009, 12:32 pm

Hello Light,

Welcome to Wrong Planet! You hurt my eyes sometimes, but it's still good to have you aboard. :-)

LivingOutsideTheBox
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16 Nov 2009, 1:48 pm

Hey! I wanted to pun that! Good to have ya here!

If I can give ya ONE tip it's remember yer own babytime and yer own preconceptions when it comes to yer kid(s). It's a boon to have a parent that can comprehend you. I lost that one at 8 because he was a bastard -_- Anyway, best of luck to yer, and I wish you and your bloodline all the happiness that can possibly be fairly allotted to ya.

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16 Nov 2009, 4:02 pm

Hi light
Welcome!

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