big mess of an intro, hello, i think you guys are the best

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hi everyone, i feel like i can do this now.
i've been on wrongplanet for over a year now and i don't like posting because waiting for replies makes me nervous. for some reason instant messaging is fine and forums drive me nuts.
i realized that i was autistic on july 11th, 2011. it was a magical day for me. really. i felt, for once, comfortable in my own skin. i knew that there was a word for it. a place for me. i had read about asperger's many times and it never registered with me but then all of a sudden it became clear; it just 'clicked'.
ever since then i've been learning all i can about it.
i'm not going to list my symptoms or anything. i have really good news!

i went to a psychiatrist a few weeks ago, because i'm at a point where i've fallen apart as a person (i'm 19), and i brought some of my drawings with me and got evaluated. well, i'm not sure if it was an evaluation but i told him about my life and he observed me. he said he would call me back for another appointment. well, i never got the call. so after some time we called them back. they said they had closed my case. which got me very confused and upset.

but this morning they called and said it was a big mistake, and that i was supposed to get a referral to another place. they say i have autistic spectrum disorder. you have no idea how surprised i was that someone else sees it in me. i'm still in shock. i'm very happy about all this.

anyway, my name is Sarah and i've been on here for a while. this is a reintroduction. i love to write and talk. i've been lurking and reading other people's posts. hopefully you'll see me around on here. it takes a lot of courage for me to put myself out there. it makes me nervous. thank you for reading~

ps. they're sending me to a place for people with disabilities and special needs. i'm kinda overwhelmed and scared. i got through school without ever getting help for my special needs. i don't even know what my needs are. i hope i'll be understood. thank you again for reading this.
i'm going to try to talk on here more.

Hello Sarah!

hey, thanks for responding! i appreciate it. nice to meet you, Plodder!

Nice to meet you too!

I'm sure more people will respond and say hello soon.

Glad to hear you are so happy about your diagnosis.

Well done for coming out of lurker-land!

Stick around, there's a nice crowd on here.

Glad to hear you got your follow-up and diagnosis. Remember whatever you are going through, someone else here will have been through it too. It is a lot to take in all at once.

Hello Sarah--that is good news about getting the help you need!

Boy, I guess coming out as aspie can be as traumatic or cathartic as coming out gay. Fascinating.

sorry, you misunderstood. when i said 'i feel like i can do this now', i wasn't referring to 'coming out as an aspie'. i accepted myself a year ago. before you were on this site. i was saying i felt capable of communication. however not with you, you're rude.

thank you both, i think it's good too. i hope treatment helps. and i hope i don't go running back to 'lurker-land'!

Welcome to WP,
Having difficulty with communicating is common to most all of us so really you'll just fit right in. You did just fine with your intro and will hopefully find participating in the conversations easier then expected.

welcome, and good luck!
i too am a thread-lurker and it's all good here! and i too hate the long wait for replys, sometimes i'll just post and leave for a day, that helps me?

Welcome to WP!