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08 Sep 2016, 5:13 am

Recently diagnosed with Asperger's at 30 years old, I heard about the forum and thought it was worth a try. So here I am.



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08 Sep 2016, 5:20 am

Hey :) welcome :) come with an open mind and an open heart :)

How did you find out? (If you dont mind me asking!)



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08 Sep 2016, 5:26 am

I saw an article link to a blog about females with aspergers and the author mentioned her daughter uses this forum. I can't remember which blog it was though. Thanks for the welcome :)



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08 Sep 2016, 5:58 am

VertoSignum wrote:
I saw an article link to a blog about females with aspergers and the author mentioned her daughter uses this forum. I can't remember which blog it was though. Thanks for the welcome :)



Yup definetly an aspie! hehe!

No i meant, How did you find out you were on the spectrum :D ( sorry, i should have been more specific! :) )
and how did you think/feel when you found out? :D



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08 Sep 2016, 6:09 am

Uncle wrote:
VertoSignum wrote:
I saw an article link to a blog about females with aspergers and the author mentioned her daughter uses this forum. I can't remember which blog it was though. Thanks for the welcome :)



Yup definetly an aspie! hehe!

No i meant, How did you find out you were on the spectrum :D ( sorry, i should have been more specific! :) )
and how did you think/feel when you found out? :D



I was doing research for one of my daughters and as I was reading all the information I found it was like looking at a mirror in a lot of ways so I decided to investigate further. As for how I felt, it was kind of a relief to know there's an explanation for my social awkwardness among other things when dealing with people. Now I don't feel as pressured to assimilate into the normal world with the rest of the NTs. :D



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08 Sep 2016, 6:14 am

VertoSignum wrote:
Uncle wrote:
VertoSignum wrote:
I saw an article link to a blog about females with aspergers and the author mentioned her daughter uses this forum. I can't remember which blog it was though. Thanks for the welcome :)



Yup definetly an aspie! hehe!

No i meant, How did you find out you were on the spectrum :D ( sorry, i should have been more specific! :) )
and how did you think/feel when you found out? :D



I was doing research for one of my daughters and as I was reading all the information I found it was like looking at a mirror in a lot of ways so I decided to investigate further. As for how I felt, it was kind of a relief to know there's an explanation for my social awkwardness among other things when dealing with people. Now I don't feel as pressured to assimilate into the normal world with the rest of the NTs. :D


Yup, very similar to my experience and thoughts!! ! :D
Thank you for sharing :)



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08 Sep 2016, 9:47 am

Welcome!


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08 Sep 2016, 11:22 am

Welcome! What are your interests?



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08 Sep 2016, 2:14 pm

Hey VertoSignum welcome. :sunny:


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08 Sep 2016, 2:19 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet! :)


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08 Sep 2016, 5:00 pm

Thanks for the welcome, everyone. :) I have many varying interests; music (I play a few instruments) books, movies, the sciences, world politics, history, the paranormal, and in general, anything that is considered "fringe".



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08 Sep 2016, 5:01 pm

What kinds of books do you like?



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08 Sep 2016, 5:08 pm

TheAP wrote:
What kinds of books do you like?


Horror is definitely my favourite genre but I love reading crime, scifi and fantasy too.



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08 Sep 2016, 5:22 pm

Nice to meet you!! Kick your shoes off, stay awhile----you'll learn alot here, and meet alot of really great people!!

In case you haven't already visited these forums, on here:

TV and Movies:

http://wrongplanet.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=10

Science and Math:

http://wrongplanet.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=1

...and, Music:

http://wrongplanet.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=4

Again, WELCOME----hope you have a GREAT experience, here!!




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08 Sep 2016, 5:24 pm

VertoSignum wrote:
Horror is definitely my favourite genre but I love reading crime, scifi and fantasy too.

Cool. I like reading from a variety of genres.



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08 Sep 2016, 6:55 pm

VertoSignum wrote:
Thanks for the welcome, everyone. :) I have many varying interests; music (I play a few instruments) books, movies, the sciences, world politics, history, the paranormal, and in general, anything that is considered "fringe".



What instruments do you play? I play a rare instrument called a 'Hang', it a percussion instrument, very hypnotic :)