Hello from the Twin Cities

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18 May 2007, 9:58 pm

I just wanted to say hello to everyone here. I found out about this website from the Wikipedia website. I'm in my mid-30's and am a lifelong resident of the Twin Cities Metropolitan area (i.e. Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota). I have to be honest in that I had never even heard of Asperger's Syndrome until I had heard on the news that songwriter Burt Bacharach's daughter had it and that singer Gary Numan has it himself. It's finally a relief to discover that I'm not alone.

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18 May 2007, 9:59 pm

Welcome to WP!

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18 May 2007, 10:20 pm

Hello Redbird!
Welcome to Wrong Planet. I learned about Asperger's Syndrome last October when I heard an NPR article on All Things Considered, and took the test, cause it sounded just like me. I was at the time so you can imagine the shock. . and the realization that I finally had an answer for the question I had heard all my life "what is YOUR problem??"

I love the TC, lived there for several years in the late 90s on the Whole Foods side of Lake Calhoun. Loved it but couldn't hack the winters. It was all that white. :lol:
Enjoy yourself here, don't get sucked in and make it your new obsession, but you can learn a lot!

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18 May 2007, 11:28 pm

Welcome to WP! I've known about AS for over about 10 years now. However, even today I learn new things about AS from sources such as this website or Wikipedia.

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19 May 2007, 12:31 pm

Welcome, Redbird. The Twin Cities are pretty kind to Aspies, aren't they?

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20 May 2007, 10:48 am

Berns wrote:

Welcome, Redbird. The Twin Cities are pretty kind to Aspies, aren't they?

I found nearly universal acceptance, which I consider rare for me, in the TC and in Minnesota as a whole. They understand the 'shy genius' syndrome very well and of the places I have lived in and traveled to, they are the most appreciative of education and intellectual prowess.
I just could NOT handle the winters. . . too much white, to bright. . yikes!

Merle

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20 May 2007, 11:41 am

Hi!

Welcome to Wrongplanet!

I hope you enjoy posting here!

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20 May 2007, 5:12 pm

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