19 Dec 2012, 1:54 pm
Okay, this is a bit random, all or nothing. I read a bit through the forum before making this account and I decided to give it a go. I come to autism spectrum conditions (how I call them) from a personal but also professional perspective. Bit of a disclaimer:
I am not professionally diagnosed although self-diagnosed. I am not planning on getting an official diagnosis. I don't like the concept of diagnoses much. For a while I liked the idea of belonging to this "Aspie" group that is so different from the NT group. But I realized that there is no point in dividing that strictly between "us" and "them" and anyways I am not even diagnosed, so am I allowed to put myself into one category? I realize (from looking through forum posts) that some of you are very attached to the Aspie label and are not going to like my viewpoint. That is fine. I also realize the irony of signing up to a community like this, but hey - I may not put the Aspie label on myself, that doesn't mean i don't share a whole lot of the issues brought up here.
About myself then: I am 23, I live in the UK and I am a student. I am mainly here to get in contact with people similar to me and to find some friends (yeah, the shock and horror of writing that phrase: "find some friends" - Do I have any? Sure I have acquaintances, but I don't think I even know what friendship means - so I can't tell.).
I am not reluctant to give more information, but not really sure what else people would want to know. I may post in that "icebreaker" sticky thread and give some more concrete information, so check that out if you want to know. 
I am happy to take questions including questions on the labeling/diagnosis point I made.
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