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I am a high school senior in pa with as. Just saying hi and trying to get involved. I don't find online tha much easier in person because rather than worrying not understanding someone else, I worry about the opposite. Does anyone have any general advice.
I only recently looked into what my dx means and am unsure what to think of myself. It explains alot yet at the same time seems unsettling to me. I've told a few people and they either understood because they had some sort of connection to an autistic person other than me or basiclly ignored it, which I appreciate. Sorry to rant. Thanks everyone who offers some help..

•delay Speech issues(age 3) ?

•eye contact(both)

•Sp' Ed' ?

•Med's?

•What is your Dx status, If it is
AS then it is social(autistic specrum)?

•Is is HFA(autistic spectrum)
and NVLD(Non-Verbal Learning Disability)?

•How is your social or family life?

I am asking these questions to better
understand you and your being.

Ghosthunter
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Joined: Mar 20, 2005
Posts: 107
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 11:52 am    
Post subject: Welcome!
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Welcome to WrongPlanet.Net and I hope
you enjoy your experiences here.
you will find that in lower selection below
public forums. There are key diffences in
AS and HFA. AS people share similar
traits of obsessions, talking but not being
able to be grapsped by normal people,
lack of eye contact issues an isolative and
social problems, But....the key diffences
between Asperger's and the Autism Spectrum
Disorder is the fact that most HFA people
had early delays in Language
(and other non-specified disorders)
related to learning by the age of 3-6(Sp:Ed).
The topic is NVLD. "Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities"
and a with most Asperger's disgnosises have a
terrifiic intellect but lack social skills mainly.

KEY WORD SEARCHES :
NLVD
ASPERGER'S
AUTISM
*Lars Perner also offers good insight in the diffences.

1)...Delayed Learning - LFA to HFA
(Lower Form Autism, Higher Form A..)
2)...4-6 year old geniouses
(Asperger's Syndrome)
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And what are your hobbies and interests?

I say welcome to WrongPlanet. I will
appologize for the overwhelming data
I posted you. This is to help you
understand some of the subtle differences
with AS and HFA. I am HFA, I am just
wondering if you are AS or HFA.

You will enjoy these folks on WrongPlanet.
We are here to be as we are, and inner
communicate without prejudice from
others. So welcome

Sincerely,
Ghosthunter

I am AS. Basicly when I started looking into Asperger's I began to realize some of the things I do and began to realise that I basicly have no friends and put people off, and until a month ago I had no clue that I had no friends.

I hope I didn't overwhelm you in my earlier
posts. What are your hobbies and interests?
What is it in particular that you do, or are aware
of that causes no friends? How did you find
www.wrongplanet.net? How is your day?
How do you get along with your family?
What are your strengths or weaknesses?

Sincerely,
Ghosthunter

P.S...Just breaking the ice and hope you
will thaw a bit and express.

I found a link from some other AS web page. I basiclly never really had much desired to have friends but never realized it. I have a few friends most of whom I made within the last few months as I began to understand about myself. Once I knew that I would talk forever and not seek to involve the other person, but I never knew I was doing it. I had my formal dx in 7th grade but they only told me last year in 11th grade and offered me basiclly no help that I found helpful for very long till last year.

I am graduating with the rest of my class in June mainstreamed. My biggest problem is that my school is largely made up of people with way to much energy and people who don't care about school, whereas I am the opposite, calm (most of the time) and always got along better with adults.

Last edited by ml05 on 13 Apr 2005, 12:34 pm, edited 1 time in total.

My biggest weakness is my fear of screwing up a social encounter. With the few people I am comfortable with I don't have as much of a problem talking to them, but it still scares me to talk to new people. I am stressed now because I am worried about college next year and my job this summer and that triggered a little bit of an identity crisis

Hey, if you're calm and get along well with adults, and you're looking for people who care about school... you may just find you love college. Sure, there are still people who don't care, but there are just as many who know how valuable it is and are working hard to be there.

I never knew why people disliked me
but later in life a social worker friend
last year, "before my current food job"
that I need see a Psychologist because
I "Talk at people" and at that point
I was defensive.

When my good employer(restraunt)
kindly suggested that I explore
Asperger's Syndrome I came to realize
I DID TALK AT PEOPLE.

I realize this isn't going to solve all your
problems, but it will give you insight
that "Talking at people" is one of the
unmentioned symptoms of the autism
disorder. Good luck, and hope I was
helpful.

Ghosthunter

[quote=I have a few friends most of
whom I made within the last few
months as I began to understand
about myself. Once I knew that I
would talk forever and not seek to
involve the other person, but I never
knew I was doing it.]

I never knew why people disliked me
but later in life a social worker friend
last year, "before my current food job"
that I need see a Psychologist because
I "Talk at people" and at that point
I was defensive.

When my good employer(restraunt)
kindly suggested that I explore
Asperger's Syndrome I came to realize
I DID TALK AT PEOPLE.

I realize this isn't going to solve all your
problems, but it will give you insight
that "Talking at people" is one of the
unmentioned symptoms of the autism
disorder. Good luck, and hope I was
helpful.

Ghosthunter[/quote]

[quote=I have a few friends most of
whom I made within the last few
months as I began to understand
about myself. Once I knew that I
would talk forever and not seek to
involve the other person, but I never
knew I was doing it.]

I never knew why people disliked me
but later in life a social worker friend
last year, "before my current food job"
that I need see a Psychologist because
I "Talk at people" and at that point
I was defensive.

When my good employer(restraunt)
kindly suggested that I explore
Asperger's Syndrome I came to realize
I DID TALK AT PEOPLE.

I realize this isn't going to solve all your
problems, but it will give you insight
that "Talking at people" is one of the
unmentioned symptoms of the autism
disorder. Good luck, and hope I was
helpful.

Ghosthunter

I promised I would try to figure
out the quote button!

Thanks for your patience,
Mad Scientist at work!

Sincerely,
Ghosthunter

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