Hello, again.

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09 Aug 2010, 12:48 pm

I've actually been a member of the Wrong Planet forum for just over two years now, but have never formally introduced myself...

However, recently I did get confirmation of AS so thought it would be timely to not be so much of a lurker, not that there's anything wrong with that imho.

What can I say; I slipped through the various social and institutional nets til now so my symptoms are subtle, I was always 'the clever one' so my academic abilities carried me through school, college and uni. It's when the world got all adult on me that I realised that I wasn't quite the same as other people: I often use the analogy that it felt like everyone else went through life with the cheat mode on. I came across the diagnostic criteria in 2005 whilst writing an essay on dramatherapy and Aspergers, something clicked more than a dx of Social Anxiety ever did (SSRI's had no effect other than strange perceptual phenomena), and so here I am.

I've always felt that I can communicate my thoughts much better in writing than in person, so that's what I predominantly want to be, although I've also painted, photo'd, and acted in the past. Actually, I'm hoping to explore various aspects of creativity and how it's affected by neurodiversity when I return to Uni either this year or next.

I have felt that confronting my fears and signing up for a Theatre and Drama course ten years ago taught me a LOT about social interaction. Fellow drama students are great people to be around as they often lead conversations. This is not for everyone, I understand that, but I consider myself lucky to have worked with those people.

It's like I said to a friend - I went into acting/theatre to force myself to come out of my "shell", I didn't come out of my shell, I just made a better one.

Anyway, that's me for now, thank you for having me.

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09 Aug 2010, 2:27 pm

Should of thought of this introduction 2 years ago... :lol: but anyways, you deserve a welcome to WrongPlanet forums.

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09 Aug 2010, 3:03 pm

CultOfByron wrote:

I've actually been a member of the Wrong Planet forum for just over two years now, but have never formally introduced myself...

I was already chipping in my two cents for more than a year before I even realized that introducing one's self was considered proper nettiquette. Oops.

Oh well, not the first time I've made a social faux pas. :roll: