Hi, I'm new kid (spills books and pencils all over the floor

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9 years ago, when I was diagnosed with ADHD, I vaguely remember looking up Aspergers, or asking my doc about it, or something. Anyway, somehow I got the idea that people with Aspergers would walk into a room where someone was watching tv, and stand between that person and the tv and start flipping channels. And that's not me. So instead I learned what I could about ADHD.
Now, I'm a bit surprised that it didn't occur to me that my incorrect notions about Aspergers might be as incorrect as my notions of ADHD had been. Last week I stumbled upon an article about masking, and following that thread, I found I was recognizing myself in the ASD descriptions quite a bit. I tried a couple of the online quizzes, and found I'm scoring in the range for Aspergers. I'm good at masking, but it makes me sick with fatigue and anxiety, and I'm burned out.
Learning about ADHD was helpful to me and my family, and I'm hoping to get the same results here. I will attempt to be a good and helpful community member in the process. I've been telling folks that I feel like I was born on the wrong planet since middle school (I'm 51 now) so finding a forum by that name is pretty exciting. Thanks for being here.

I forgot to mention. I have found that traditional ideas about gender only add to the world's tendency to misunderstand me. I was surprised to find that the registration process required a person to choose a gender from such a short list. I did not find myself there.

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Hi and a very warm welcome to you, ET ! Good to have you with us.

Welcome to WP . You will find links to ASD self assessment here: Set Of Scientific Tests Related To Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Welcome. I am nearing 50 myself and recently diagnosed (for my own information). I recommend the book "A Very Late Diagnosis..." ASD. It's a quick read and relevant even for those without formal diagnosis.

I knocked over my tea cup during my assessment. Perfect.

There wasn't a gender "Other" option at least? Perhaps a note for the suggestion box. I happen to be cisgender (more or less) but notice these things too. My husband's native culture had five words for gender. Life's a Spectrum after all.

TTYL

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