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 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Hello

middles
 Post subject: Re: Hello
Posted: 03 Aug 2016, 3:15 am 

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Thanks :) I've been fervently consuming literature on the subject. It's like reading about my life, I really wish I had been diagnosed as a kid. I had a lot of social and developmental problems and did have therapy but back in the 80s no-one knew what was wrong with me back then and I've just had to...

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Dealing with social situations

middles
Posted: 02 Aug 2016, 2:10 pm 

Replies: 2
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Well I guess I'm fortunate I ended up in a job where the social anxiety isn't too much of a hindrance (I'm a programmer), although I have always been the quiet guy that everyone makes fun of. Jeez just finally realising what this is, looking back over my life it explains everything, it's a real eure...

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Dealing with social situations

middles
Posted: 02 Aug 2016, 4:11 am 

Replies: 2
Views: 346
Hi, new here! I had a particularly excruciating social experience at the weekend (again) which has spurred me on to seek a diagnosis. This is a fairly typical social scenario: Groups of people, where one person is talking, fine. Larger groups with many people talking at once and I get physically unc...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: How do alcohol/drugs affect you?

middles
Posted: 02 Aug 2016, 3:58 am 

Replies: 21
Views: 1,679
Well, I am basically dependent on alcohol to function in social situations, so I have developed quite a tolerance. One of the main reasons I am seeking a diagnosis as if people around me understood the problem a little, I could deal with it better sober.

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Hello

middles
 Post subject: Hello
Posted: 02 Aug 2016, 2:34 am 

Replies: 6
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Hello! I'm a 35 year old British guy living in Germany. After another excruciating social experience this past weekend which annoyed the hell out of my partner I'm seeking diagnosis if nothing else than to be able to explain to people why I behave the way I do. I'm not sure how that is going to go a...
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