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Mdyar
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29 May 2009, 11:19 pm

Hello ,

I'm a 44 year old male, who has finally discovered the source of my odd persona.

I have struggled a long time knowing something is wrong with me, but this "what's wrong with me syndrome" has eluded me for years ... eventually thinking I had a schizoid personality disorder , as my close family had two instances of schizophrenia, and I shared some of these "negative" symptoms ,but none of the positve.[thru introspection]

I guess the biggest complaint against me is acting aloof,having poor eye contact; indifferent ; dont care, and that is partialy true, but if they can big talk; I'm all ears,(and eyes) as I loathe surface chit-chat , and have trouble focusing on it...... I find my self pretending to be someone I'm not , when I try to "fit in" with this.
There are times too when I take things literally , and have a little trouble with processing the context of it, and this takes some thinking on my part to decode it.... {this makes for poor"realtime" interactive social functioning}
Also I withdraw a bit here ; fearing acting like an addlepate.

well , now I guess I'll take a look into the forums here.

M.D. :)



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29 May 2009, 11:50 pm

Welcome, I hope you feel at home here.


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30 May 2009, 10:01 am

Welcome.


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30 May 2009, 12:11 pm

A pleasure to welcome you to the Wrong Planet community, Mdyar.


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30 May 2009, 1:09 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet!


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30 May 2009, 4:42 pm

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30 May 2009, 10:54 pm

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31 May 2009, 3:15 pm

I was diagnosed 2 or 3 months ago at the age of 43. I had already found myself a niche in the big wide world out there; but having been diagnosed and made contact with other people who are aware that they are Aspies, I feel like I have finally found my tribe. Welcome.


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