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Not quite sure what to say. 23, from Texas but currently living with my parents in Serbia (they are missionaries, I'm an atheist... fun times... /sarcasm> )

I have gone through a wide variety of treatments and had diagnoses for various mental disorders... which I'm sure are accurate... but they don't answer everything.

Came across a description of female aspergers (yes, I know it is now called high functioning autism), and it was like I was reading an in depth description of myself both currently and as a child... everything.

Can't get a professional diagnosis until I can move back to the US in 6-10 months... but in the meantime... wanting to learn more, talk to people about my struggles, and maybe get some solutions for things I can do to help make life easier... :/

So... yeah. Hey there.

Hello, welcome to Wrong Planet!

Hi there,

I'm also new; both to wrong planet and to a diagnosis. I have to say I'm liking both and I never really thought I'd like the diagnosis having spent so many years trying to fit in and be normal. Honestly though having the diagnosis feels like coming home, it's a relief and it feels right, comfortable somehow.

I can't provide any solutions to make life easier yet, I'm still working on those myself, although giving myself permission to use headphones and sunglasses whenever I need them has helped with some sensory issues.

This is a good place for information and stuff.

Welcome

Thanks.

Not quite sure which forum topic to start in... :/ I'll probably just float and read for a while... I don't know.

Hi, and welcome to Wrong Planet!

Hey Serbrider welcome.

Welcome to WP! What are some of your interests?

I've always been heavily into dogs... right now my focus is primarily on service dogs and protection type working dogs...

I dunno... I also like arts and crafts types of things... I'm actually in the process of making a coloring book about service dogs...

I don't know... is that what you meant? :/

Yes, that is what I meant. Sounds cool.

Welcome to WP.

I find myself wondering what Serbian sounds like with a Texan accent.

Lol... I actually grew up here (parents moved here with me and my brothers when I was , so I don't have much of the accent... I mean... I don't have much of either a Texan or a Serbian accent... but my parents have teammates (missionary term for coworkers) who do have the strong southern accent when speaking... and yeah... it's interesting. :p

Are you able to speak and write Serbian? Serbian, I believe is written in the Cyrillic alphabet.

Serbian is actually weird in that they use both a latinic and cyrillic alphabet. I can both read and write both and am "fluent" in my speech... though not necessarily grammatically correct. :p If that makes any sense.

Makes lots of sense.

It is very rare for a person to be technically "grammatically correct" when they are talking to somebody in the street. This occurs more often in a person's writing. If a person speaks so precise, they are usually thought of as being "weird."

Speaking in the vernacular frequently features grammatical "errors" and many omissions of sounds. Comprehension of what a person says frequently is dependent upon context.

Welcome to WP

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