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22 Aug 2019, 2:31 pm

I was just very recently diagnosed with aspergers (like yesterday). All of my life (and I'm 61), I have felt like I was on the outside looking in and now, thankfully, I know why. My social anxiety isn't because I dislike people, it's because I dislike talking to them. I just don't have anything to say. I try my best to listen when others talk to me and i try to portray empathy or sympathy if necessary but most of the time I just can't do it. I've been this way as long as I can remember.

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22 Aug 2019, 8:32 pm

Welcome to wrong planet terrilee.

I am glad the diagnosis has been helpful for you so congratulations if that is the right word.

Getting diagnosed so late has it issues sometimes. There are many on this board that did not get diagnosed until well into middle age.

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22 Aug 2019, 8:34 pm

Hello, and welcome. Hopefully you will feel more like an insider here.

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22 Aug 2019, 9:47 pm

terrilee222 wrote:

I was just very recently diagnosed with aspergers (like yesterday).

I'm the same age and got diagnosed only within the past year too. In my case I had already suspected it for at least ten years, and then was pretty sure of it for at least one year before I finally got diagnosed, but didn't see that I'd get any benefit from a formal diagnosis until a year and a half ago.

Welcome to Wrong Planet.

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22 Aug 2019, 10:12 pm

terrilee222 wrote:

Congratulations on the diagnosis!
Hopefully the diagnosis will help you feel better more and more as time goes on, like it has been happening for me.

I am COMPLETELY like you, I don't have anything to say, not because I don't like them or anything. It's just that nothing comes out.

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22 Aug 2019, 10:16 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

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22 Aug 2019, 10:39 pm

Not much to add, just wanted to say I'm glad you finally got some answers.

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23 Aug 2019, 8:04 am

Many come to understand this neurological variant later in life. When one first sees this the Youtube videos of Tony Attwood can be helpful. There is also a free booklet (pdf download) http://christianpioneer.com/blogarchiev ... e_2017.pdf called "Aspergers - An Intentional Life".

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