New to WrongPlanet

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nontrivial
Tufted Titmouse

Joined: 14 Mar 2008
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Posts: 25

23 Apr 2008, 10:58 pm

Hey all. My name is Cody, and I was diagnosed with AS in 2001. Since then, I've been consciously struggling with the problems of trying to live in an NT world and dealing with NT people. I was thrilled when I found the huge community you have here, and I've been lurking for a while. This is my first post, and I look forward to participating in the discussion here.

A little bit about me: I'm a grad student in math at the University of Texas. I'm trying to finish my dissertation so that I can graduate and get a job as a teacher, preferably at the college level. I do a lot of math teaching in my spare time, and I enjoy coming up with problems and puzzles. It is safe to say that mathematics is my "Aspie obsession."

The reason I'm here is a bit funny - for the last few years, I spent a lot of time on a dating website trying to meet people. Eventually I became upset at how insensitive the people were there, and how often I got ignored by other people. I realized that the "community" I had there wasn't that much a community - I was putting a lot in and not getting anything out. In the meanwhile, I watched the membership of this site grow day by day, and I saw how supportive you all are of each other. I've decided that I want to be a part of that, too - not necessarily because I feel I need that much support myself, but because I feel like this is a chance to help people, and this is a place where my experience as an Aspie in an NT world is truly relevant.

I look forward to talking with some of you. Thanks to the founders of WrongPlanet for setting up a safe place for people with autism-spectrum disorders to gather and share their experiences.

burnse22
Deinonychus

Joined: 6 Apr 2008
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Posts: 383

23 Apr 2008, 11:13 pm

Welcome to wrong planet

foxman
Velociraptor

Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Posts: 425

24 Apr 2008, 12:19 am

Hello!

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asplanet
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Joined: 10 Nov 2007
Age: 67
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24 Apr 2008, 1:30 am

Hi welcome to the "right" Planet.. :wink: :roll:

and guess what there is even an aspie dating site:
http://www.aspieaffection.com/

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Joined: 23 Sep 2007
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24 Apr 2008, 2:10 am

Welcome, Cody! :cheers: Finally an Aspie who is actually good at maths. Most of us here fly in the face of the "math savant" cliché, as some recent threads have revealed.