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In brief:
I am 24, male, recently graduated with a BS in nuclear engineering from a prestigious midwest university, and am now working for a small consulting firm in California.

Life has been pretty good to me so far.

However, I have never been "normal." I'll spare the details, but suffice it to say that when I first heard about Asperger's, something just went "click!" For the last few days I have been consuming every tidbit I can find about Asperger's on the web, and the more I read, the more familiar it sounds. I have reviewed many of the posts on this site, and I can relate with 90% of what is being discussed.

I am trying to determine what to do now. I guess posting here is the first step.

In any case, just thought I'd say hello!

Dont explode please

Kiddin w ur name there

Congrats for the BS (The degree that is). I've encountered splitting hairs, splitting headaches and now, splitting atoms here.

Welcome...it's great to see yet another cool person on Wrong Planet!

Welcome to Wrong Planet! I hope you enjoy it here.

Welcome! I love your screenname.
I went through the same all-consuming obsession when I first heard about AS. It went "click" and instead of sleeping at night, I spent the next several weeks looking up AS info online.

I wish I had had a computer at the time when I went CLICK. I had to buy the books, etc.. Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep with those either.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!

Ghosthunter -
Without going through the entire DSM-IV criteria, here's a summary:

I've always been socially awkward. I've had very few friends, and really nobody that I'd call a "true" friend. Most of the people I've known as friends were really just aquaintances. It's not that I don't want friends, it's just that I don't know how to make them. Although, sometimes I wonder if I even want friends, since I usually can't tolerate people after a while. Either they bore with with their incessant rambling about things that I don't care about, or it's just too much of a bother to deal with them. I'd rather spend the time reading a good book, where at least I can learn something.

I'm always lost in social situations; I never know what to say or when to say it. I'll have lots of thoughts going through my head, but I can't express them into words. When I try, it always comes out as a garbled mess. I can't even talk on the phone - I usually try to plan out the entire conversation in my head before calling, but then I always get thrown for a loop and end up stammering and forgetting what I was going to talk about. I do very well on the internet, in message boards and IM, since I can review what I am writing and make sure that it makes sense (I usually review my posts 4-5 times before submitting).

I have had nearly every hobby imaginable - currently it's photography. Whenever I find a new hobby I get so deeply interested in it that I have trouble focusing on anything else. I'll spend all my time researching the topic, and things like homework would go by the wayside. I barely sneaked by in getting my degree, and it took me two semesters too long. Now I'm having some trouble at work since I can't concentrate on my work and I'll often end up browsing the web. The worst part is that I know that my new camera will probably end up on the shelf within a few months when I find something else to focus on, since that's what has always happened.

I've taken several tests on the internet relating to this, and all the evidence is pointing towards Asperger's. For instance, I took the EQ/SQ test recently and got a 6 EQ (empathizing quotient) and a 45 SQ (systemizing quotient). I remember I took that a year or two ago and got about the same, but I didn't think much of it then.

I guess that about covers why I think I am an Aspie.

(sorry for the long post)

If a condition is defined by the presence of symptoms, then having the symptoms means you have the condition.

Good question?

I would say they are shodows of the
symptoms but not full blown, and
if you pay attention to the times,
places and circumstances they occur
you can better detemine if they are
the full symptom.

I hope you got this.

Sincerely,
Ghosthunter