wondering whether I am a good candidate for this site

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I figured that I would stop by this group- looks like I might do pretty well here. I am female & about to turn 32 years old. I have had OCD my entire life, as far back as I can remember. I always thought that it was my only chronic condition, and seriously, one is enough. However, one former doctor once suggested Asperger or mild autism once, when I told her about some other tendencies of mine- the interest in programming and chemistry, and the social misfitting. I blew it off; thought that she was either a flat-out quack, or just jumping on what was then an autism bandwagon among certain circles of US-based shrinks.

Something got me wondering again, though, after all of these years. I was bored with the Web, and was lurking quietly around a bunch of websites where typicals tend to gather, and where the membership is heavily female. I was just reading what they chatted about, out of curiosity. Anyway, it dawned on me that other women and girls were picking up on emotional and social cues that the OPs were sending out in the stuff that they said in their posts- when someone would make really cryptic references to some ex-boyfriend or some female rival or something, the respondents would get it completely, and respond with all kinds of comforting & affirming comments, while I sat there utterly clueless as to what any of them were even talking about. All I knew was that I could not understand one word of the language that they were speaking, even though it was written in coherent, simple English.

It left me wondering once again whether that old shrink could have called it right that time. Don't typical women understand the poetic emotional stuff? All the others on those sites sure did. Between that and my disinterest in maternal, celebrity or fashion topics, I am beginning to wonder again.

Welkome to WrongPlanet.

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I wouldn't worry about being a 'candidate'; everyone's welcome here

Welcome to WrongPlanet

I hope you find any answers you may be looking for.

Thanks, but not really looking for any answers to big questions; just hoping that I might find a few people here who are similar to me.

Do you like Iron Maiden? lol

Ah, sorry about that. In my mind, where you said "wonder" implied that you were unsure about it all and was looking for a definitive answer.

To WrongPlanet!! !

Of course! \m/

It's OK; LOL. I was just wondering if I would be welcome here, seen as I am not strictly a diagnosed autistic.

Welcome!

Of course you are welcome There is even a section specifically for people with other conditions now, plus when I joined I wasn't diagnosed with AS. I expect you will find a lot more people who are like yourself here. I don't think I have ever come across a post on here where everyone just knows what the OP's emotional situation is!

What matters is not whether or not you actually have ASD; on this forum you can expect people from around the world to provide emotional support and insight into your “differences.” Welcome to the WRONG PLANET.

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Hello and a warm welcome to you, I hope you feel welcome here. Very thought provoking comment. And pretty sure I carry elements of OCD

Welcome to WP!