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Paul1807
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15 Jun 2024, 7:27 pm

Hello just found this forum

I was diagnosed with Asperger's in my early 60s. I have been going through the "The that explains things" phase.
I am 68 an just retired. Hobbies are woodworking and rifle shooting (The only sport I was ever good at)
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15 Jun 2024, 7:29 pm

Ahoy-hoy.



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15 Jun 2024, 8:25 pm

welcome


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15 Jun 2024, 8:48 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet!


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16 Jun 2024, 3:17 am

Hey man welcome to wp

Come in and make yourself at home if you like


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16 Jun 2024, 12:16 pm

Welcome to WP! I hope you like it here.

I was 64 when I was diagnosed.

P.S. My bride is also from Texas. However, she is ADHD, not ASD.


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16 Jun 2024, 5:13 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet! :)


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16 Jun 2024, 5:57 pm

Hi there Paul .. Welcome to Wrong Planet :D


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17 Jun 2024, 8:58 am

Welcome to the Wrong Planet! Congratulations on the diagnosis! I hope you find people with similar experiences here ฅ՞•ﻌ•՞ฅ


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17 Jun 2024, 12:35 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet.

I am 75 and discovered I was an Aspie (Asperger's Syndrome) around 5 or 6 years ago. You live most of you life and then find out at the last minute that you were a little different. That explains a lot.


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18 Jun 2024, 6:18 pm

welcome, diagnosed at age 68, 72 now, and it has been such a relief to learn everything I struggled with all those earlier years was not "all my fault" after all. Glad you found us!


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20 Jun 2024, 3:13 am

Hi Paul, Welcome to Wrong Planet! I was diagnosed at 55! I'm still learning myself!



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22 Jun 2024, 9:49 pm

Welcome Paul. I believe the "that explains things" can be either a temporary stage i.e. right after diagnosis or indefinite. And either way is ok! I think I'm in the latter category...more than 10 years after it was confirmed I'm on the spectrum (Aspergers as well), I'm still going "ahh yeah" at certain things