Where did you find out about Wrong Planet from?

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where did you come from, Asperger joe

When I was being assesed for Aspergers I googled “Aspergers forum”. I have belonged to 2 other forums prior to Wrong Planet.

A simple "autism forum" Google search.

I found out about it from a person on a cat site I used to visit.

I've seen members on a couple forums I went to mention it.

neither of the poll options, I found a link somewhere online when I researched about Asperger's and my likelihood of having it.

None of the poll options. When a psychologist first suspected that I was autistic, she pointed me at the forum of the National Autistic Society (the main UK autism charity, and where most doctors etc. direct people.) I wasn't too keen on that site at the time, but it had some links to other forums, including Wrong Planet, so I checked them out. After a bit of lurking, I decided it was my favourite and joined.

Family

I don't really remember for sure. I think I came across it in an article when I was reading up on Aspergers.

I just stumbled upon WP when I was looking up stuff about autism on Google. The thread I clicked on happened to be relatable for me, and I wanted to add a reply, so I signed up just to reply to this one particular thread. I wasn't planning on joining otherwise. But it just so happened that I stuck around.

I found it online when I was 15, when I thought I might have autism. It helped to read other people's experiences, and that I was able to recognise myself in the stories.

Psychologist

A partner suggested I come here.

I had been obsessing over researching ASD. Part of that research was looking for forums to gain insight from ASD individuals themselves.

I saw some comment somewhere that mentioned this site. I typed it in and found I had already visited this site quite a few times before during my research without realizing it.

I really like it, although I find myself anxious about what other users here think about me. I sometimes worry I come across as arrogant, long winded, and obnoxious. I also struggle with imposter syndrome being undiagnosed. I've been spending most of my free time here lately.

During my assesment process I did a google search for Asperger forum and wrong planet was the first forum to come up. I had belonged to two other forums prior. I joined the evening I was diagnosed.