how did you find wrong planet?

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as for me i don't really remember possibly though Google or YouTube or maybe a book

Through Wikipedia. I was looking up Asperger's and the Wikipedia page mentioned Wrong Planet. I think quite a few people found WP that way, too.

I found it online when I was looking up questions about myself (not even realizing that they could be related to the AS I suspected I had). I would obsessively look things up on WP, and it helped me so much. Then, about a year and a half later, I grew a pair and made an account.

my epic counselor introduced me to it.

I heard about it in 2005 from another website, whose name escapes me 9 years later. I lurked off and on until 2010 when I determined I was ready to join.

I freaked out when I read "2005 . . . 9 years later". I am feeling a bit old.

sorry, I am inumerate I meant EIGHT years later [2013]. and I am a "bit" older than you, jeune ami

Still, even after I realized that I had not literally skipped over a couple of months of my life, I really need to get myself together and settle things out. Suddenly, I am no longer the second grader who swore to herself she would be happy and understand other people by fifth grade. Suddenly, it is five years past fifth grade and... well... not yet have I reached those goals.

Oh honey you're not old that's when I graduated from high school.

story of my life

Found it from the wp Facebook page

Im 25 and still don't understand people
Just fake it till you can do it

I found this site by accident through Google. I didn't think much of joining at the time, but a few months later, my counselor encouraged me to join an online forum, as I had social issues at the time. I remembered this site, and joined the WP community that same day.

Through Wikipedia, I believe.

Googling for Asperger forums.

Anazlyzing myself and psychology were never something I was into. In the last few years I knew the pop culture definition of Aspergers and that I probably had it but it was nothing more then a mild curiosity. Occasionally I would Google one or two articles about it, thought hmmm that is interesting but had no desire to explore it further. My life had gone downhill in the last few years , there as a quiet intervention, a specialist was recommended by my siblings and I agreed to see her. I have been on a few specialty web forums since 2000 so it was natural for me to look for a Aspergers forum now that I was getting serious. I lurked a lot for a few weeks. I finally found out there was these terms Aspie, Neurotypical etc . It was exciting to read about the community and the self identity but I still held back emotionally and did not register because in my mind there was still a possibility she would say I was not an Aspie. Turns out there was no reason for doubt and I registered as soon as I got home.

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Followed a link from Wikipedia I think.

In one of my textbooks actually. At the time I was studying to be a special education teacher and in my intro to special ed textbook, there was a information box about Wrong Planet and Alex.