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Eloquaint
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05 Jan 2013, 12:37 pm

Good morning. I'm new here.

I was diagnosed Autistic in July, two months before my 40th birthday. It came as a considerable relief. I've known since preschool that there's something different about me...my signature says I'm the iguana in a room full of rabbits, and that's how I've felt. Like the calm and cold-blooded and often baffled observer, sitting still and watching the hot-blooded and fast-moving furry little beasts pursuing their inexplicable desires at a pace that made no sense.

After my diagnosis, I asked the clinician what I should tell people I have. Asperger's? Autism? she said it was really up to me how I wanted to present myself to people, now that I know I'm on the spectrum. And my first thought was, I'm spectral. That suits me perfectly. Never quite here. Not of this world. Out of sync.

I read a lot. I prefer writing to speaking. I have the benign and inexpensive habit of photographing interesting signs. I snort when I laugh, and I laugh when something's funny, regardless of where I am. I've made a lot of people on airplanes uncomfortable with that, I'm afraid. I am married and have two dogs and I like tea and I have bipolar disorder. I'm Jewish and I'm a jeweler, although I haven't been in that line of work for a while and I'd like to change careers.

Very nice to meet all of you.


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05 Jan 2013, 1:36 pm

Hello, welcome to WP. I was recently diagnosed myself, about 5 months before my 40th birthday. I hope you find this site helpful as well as friendly.


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05 Jan 2013, 5:06 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet!


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05 Jan 2013, 5:46 pm

I like your "iguana in room full of rabbits" analogy, a very unique wording of a highly familiar experience. I've only recently been diagnosed myself, it has been much like learning the name of a constant companion that has accompanied me throughout my life.

Welcome to WP.



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05 Jan 2013, 8:39 pm

Welcome to WP!


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05 Jan 2013, 9:11 pm

Eloquaint wrote:
Good morning. I'm new here.

I was diagnosed Autistic in July, two months before my 40th birthday. It came as a considerable relief. I've known since preschool that there's something different about me...my signature says I'm the iguana in a room full of rabbits, and that's how I've felt. Like the calm and cold-blooded and often baffled observer, sitting still and watching the hot-blooded and fast-moving furry little beasts pursuing their inexplicable desires at a pace that made no sense.

After my diagnosis, I asked the clinician what I should tell people I have. Asperger's? Autism? she said it was really up to me how I wanted to present myself to people, now that I know I'm on the spectrum. And my first thought was, I'm spectral. That suits me perfectly. Never quite here. Not of this world. Out of sync.

I read a lot. I prefer writing to speaking. I have the benign and inexpensive habit of photographing interesting signs. I snort when I laugh, and I laugh when something's funny, regardless of where I am. I've made a lot of people on airplanes uncomfortable with that, I'm afraid. I am married and have two dogs and I like tea and I have bipolar disorder. I'm Jewish and I'm a jeweler, although I haven't been in that line of work for a while and I'd like to change careers.

Very nice to meet all of you.



A Jewish jeweler, man try making a pun out of that without sounding anti-Semitic XD Seriously though welcome to Wrongplanet, hope you find what you're looking for here. And it is very nice to meet you.


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05 Jan 2013, 10:29 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet! :D



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11 Jan 2013, 4:56 pm

Roxas, if you can figure out a way to make that pun, I very much want to hear it. I love puns and I collect religious humor.

Thank you, everyone, for the kind hellos.


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12 Jan 2013, 2:13 am

Hello and welcome! Totally love the name!



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12 Jan 2013, 3:20 am

Great name... Like how you arrived at it.

I'm autistically spectral



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15 Jan 2013, 6:38 pm

Welkome to WP

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