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Hi Yeah, this seems like a nice place ^^ And I get to practise my English as well!

Hi. I'm new here and just a quick hello.
I'll say more later when I feel more comfortable with the forum.
cheers, JohnF

Thank you Alex!!
Because of you and this site I feel "Not so alone and friendless" now. I have people who PM me and that I keep in contact with more than I do my "real family."
You have all listened to me as I sort thru the issues that Ive had to confront and been nothing but supportive in every instance.
For the first time in my life I don't feel as if I'v got to decipher some foreign language just to try and "fit in" and have people understand what I'm trying to convey. (which I'v never managed to pull off yet so I finally gave up on fitting in ) You have all also enhanced my computer skills exponentially. Because of this site I had to learn how to post an avatar.
So THANK YOU, not only to Alex, but to everyone who makes this site what it is.
BTW there was about 12,000 members when I joined.

I just joined now! And I filled out my profile. I saved the sig part until I read further. I don't want to violate any sig size limits.

I would be member 17,483?? Since I finished my profile at least two other people signed up after me. There are 17,487 right now.

As far as autism, I've been labeled PDD NOS since age 6 when I moved from CO to WI. I live in MN right now.

[b] Hi, Hello, hey!! !! I am psyched! I have never met another adult with Asperger's. Wow!! !! It's very exciting, but for some reason I

find myself feeling a bit anxious. It is pretty way cool. I happened upon this site while doing some research for a paper. I was beside myself.

I don't know why I never thought to look 4 a site like this before. Anywho, I am Angie/Rainbowbrigt and looking foward to experiencing this.

Hey Ive just joined this site

I saw this site on aspergers syndrome article off wikipedia and my view is so positive. I think this is a great site, so many people are like me out there with AS diagnosis, some maybe different but I like it, this unites those sufferers together to one site to talk about their problems to see if it would emerge with other people, in order to make good awareness of the problem. Sorry if I am being too pedantic, just trying to feel like I am in the right place

I just wanted to say hello for the first time. I'm at a bit of a loss for words at the moment, but I'm sure that will get easier with time. I'm pretty new to the posting thing. Ok, quick intro--
I have three children ages 11, 9 & 6. My 11 year old has Autism, my 9 year old has Asperger's & my 6 year old is just a little stinker.
I am looking forward to joining discussions, chatting and just getting to know all of you...

Nice to meet you, LeftyHNS.

Hi, Jerry! I checked out your web page--nice to meet you...

When I've first joined, in 2004, I was obsessed with the 1960s, and I didn't know that my favourite buses, which were still in service back than, had a special name.

I also miss a lot of the older members, as well.

That happens on all forums, I joined a board about six years ago and lots of people left, good thing was, lots turned up again on other boards because we were all interested in the same kinds of things, that was a happy thing : )

Some may come back though CR. people often turn up unexpectedly.

Hello. I stumbled into this place with a big duuh? on my face about 6 days ago I think.
In those six days I seem to have pissed off more people than in the last year here where I live. It was nice for about 40 hours, then my mistakes started to show and the s**t hit the fan.
You know, one of those industrial-4feet ones. So now I just look a little a other peoples posts and wait and see. Saw some people with tires and gascans earlier, so i dont know.. oh well, doesn`t matter. I`m sure theres alot of nice people here.

Hi Tim I joined Apr 3 this year

Wow chesapeaker.

I'm sorry you've had such a bad time here on WP and that you had a bad time with your aspie ex too.

Sometimes when you have problems with one or more people of a similar nature, you can generalize to assume it includes the whole race, creed, preferences or colour. It seems to me that this is what has happened here.

I've met quite a lot of aspies who were/are much better than the "average" NT. In fact, I strive to be one of those types of aspies myself. As a result, I don't hold with your views.

I'm assuming you're gone now anyway but if you happen to read this, it's worth remembering that "there are none so blind as those who will not see". Which means; if you decide that all aspies are bad and never give them a chance, then you will never see a good one.

Well, I didn't want to come across as generalizing. I think the terms AS = good/victimized and NT = Bad/opprossor, is what is going on here. I wouldn't have written to you if I didn't think you would understand. My point is that I don't like or think the Aspie vs. NT thing going on here. Your statement about quite a lot of Aspies being better than the Average NT" is exactly what I am trying to point out. If that is how you really feel, it is hard for me to comprehend as a good thing.

Why is NT even any kind of "standard" for evaluation? NT in itself is an unfair assumption of who a person is or isn't. It seems that people are polarized into AS camps and NT camps and NT's are fair game for insults and abuse on this forum. How could that possibly be a good thing? It seems to me, to be the same behavior that AS folks complain about being done to them by NT's. Why would anybody want to do that to another person? It feels "mean."



I am responding, because I really want you to understand. I am sure you are very nice. But, if you have all the traits of the "average" AS, you will turn this around on me because you cannot understand what another person might be feeling, or that you might be hurting them. I am truly sorry about that.