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Hello.

OK, here goes...

I'm 45 years old. I live in Edinburgh, Scotland. I have one wife, one cat, no children. I write code for a living (and by "write" I mean "throw it at a wall and see what sticks").

I have various traits that lead me to think I might be on the autistic spectrum (social anxiety, tics, mild depression, OCD, repetitive behaviours). I spent my whole life thinking I was just weird/unlucky/useless. Then, a few months ago, I found a link to Wrong Planet on a technical forum. Since then I've been referred to a psychiatrist for diagnosis by my doctor, who was very helpful and knew a lot about Aspergers/autism. Now I'm just waiting for them to write to me.

Of course, I may actually just be weird/unlucky/useless We'll see.

Hey fourcandles welcome.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Hello and welcome!
You have a wife and a cat, that sounds like great fortune!

Welcome to WP!

Welcome! Good luck with your diagnosis.

Thanks everyone. I've no idea how long diagnosis will take, so in the meantime I'm just going to assume I'm an aspie as a working hypothesis. If it turns out that I'm not, well I'll probably stick around anyway.

Welcome aboard the good ship Wrong Planet.

BTW...are you by any chance a fan of "the Two Ronnies"?

Yes! Not sure if many people outside the UK will have a clue who they are though.