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It's been suggested to me that I may be on the "Spectrum" by an MD. I highly doubt it, I mean Autism are those kids on the special bus who lick windows and I definitely wasn't that kid although I rode the special bus and attended Special Ed. I know nothing about Autism, although the minimal time I've spent reading the various links provided to me for my own research doesn't sound like me at all.

I personally think the majority of Doctors are quacks, it took years to diagnose me as OCD and that finally happened at age 10, Panic Attacks just three years later. I'm now in my thirties. I've lived with those two issues for a lifetime and am hesitant to be labeled yet something else. Meanwhile I'm shunned by the two clubs I already belong to as I see the issues I have as being less troublesome than others. I mean I've lived with OCD for so long that I no longer view it as something to fear and don't like to call myself a "Sufferer", OCD is very much part of who I am as a person and I shudder to think who I'd be if I didn't have my germ and counting issues.

So what if I come across as a jerk and insulting most of the time, maybe that's just my sunny disposition. Just because I resemble a few items on a checklist doesn't mean I'm a member of that club. I really despise how Doctors and others are so quick to categorize and label me something. What happened to individuality? Why can't I just be me, no matter how effed up that may be?

Typically I get tossed from Community websites for being "impolite" or "rude" but pretty much for being misunderstood so I don't plan on being here long, I've found it's much better for me not to expect anything. Likewise you shouldn't expect to see me engaging here often, I've found I have an inability to relate to anyone therefore I prefer to wallow in my self doom and gloom contemplating what my ultimate purpose is for being on this crap planet.

Anyway I have a date with a "Specialist" head shrink on the 18th and can't wait to see what I'll be labeled next. May my misfortunes continue!

Signed, Unlucky SOB.

I definitely never did that but sure am autistic.

You have a stereotype in mind but most Aspies wont fit in that image.

Welcome to WP, try to keep an open mind and maybe you can relate to some of us, your way of describing yourself is not unfamiliar

Welcome At least you're an amusing, unlucky SOB. Much better than a boring one, in my opinion.

They call it a spectrum become some of us are really smart--at least in some things. I did well enough on exams to get in a really good school, which allowed me to get a real easy job that pays well enough to have a paid up house in a nice middle class neighborhood. They pay me about as much as they can without me becoming a manager--which is just fine for a lot of Aspies--most of us don't belong in management--no matter how much it pays. This place can be useful for sorting out your strengths and weaknesses. Sometimes it is hard to identify a strength because it comes so easily.

Welcome. I think you have an inaccurate understanding of autism. It's called a spectrum for a reason. Some people are high-functioning and can function relatively normally in society, and others need more care and attention. And some people are high-functioning in some areas and low-functioning in others. It's your choice, but I hope you do decide to stay and learn from us.

Hey Aharonov welcome.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!