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Bernadette
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14 Oct 2008, 10:21 am

Hello everyone!

I'm new on the site and just want to say hi to all of you. I'm kind of just searching for like-minded (heh..) people to discuss general stuff and autism stuff too. I'm 25 fem and a freelance writer. Check my profile for more info.

I would like to discuss new researches, scientific accounts of autism as well as general "surviving" tips for everyday living. Also interested in people who has also/instead been diagnosed with epilepsy, allergy, NVD and similar stuffs.
(How it affected you? Do you rather pursue getting a diagnosed with ASD? Yes/No, Why?
Does it bother you that people misunderstand you, and vice verse?
Would you chose an NT or an ASD person for a partner? Why?
If given the choice would you rather born NT? Yes/No, Why? )

I'm also writing on the subject so every opinion is valuable.

Mostly from people (from y.23) on the higher end of the spectrum who are fully functioning and independent( just as I am)

++Just drop me a line++



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14 Oct 2008, 10:24 am

Welcome aboard, Bernadette ... have a seat ... someone else will be with you shortly.



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14 Oct 2008, 10:34 am

Nice to meet you, Bernadette. :) 8)


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14 Oct 2008, 12:13 pm

Oh my goodness, what a website!



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14 Oct 2008, 4:52 pm

Welcome aboard Wrong Planet, Bernadette.



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14 Oct 2008, 5:22 pm

Welcome to WP!


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14 Oct 2008, 5:45 pm

Hello!

Bernadette wrote:
(How it affected you? Do you rather pursue getting a diagnosed with ASD? Yes/No, Why?
Does it bother you that people misunderstand you, and vice verse?
Would you chose an NT or an ASD person for a partner? Why?
If given the choice would you rather born NT? Yes/No, Why? )


I was diagnosed at a younger age so I never needed to pursue it...

Sometimes it hurts, but I've learned to interacter with others pretty well I think. Other times, I am just totally oblivious to the misunderstanding.

As a partner, I don't think I'd have a preferance. I'd be able to relate to an ASD more easily, but an NT would be able to help in interacting with the rest of the world.

Be born an NT? Hell. No. I am very proud and satisfied with who I am and wouldn't change anything about me. I love myself in the non-egocentric way.



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14 Oct 2008, 7:14 pm

Hi Bernadette welcome

So many questions, to many to respond to in one go, may overload 8O :wink:

If you want to read my story I have Aspergers and many neurological differences and my 14 year old NVL ? told crosses over into Aspergers!! ! to be honest he is the same as me, labels are just the professionals over complicating things, none of us are a set of tick boxes, we are as diverse and different on the autism spectrum as those that are not. Feel free to read some of my story on my site link.


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15 Oct 2008, 3:17 am

Welcome! :)


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17 Oct 2008, 4:51 pm

hello,

Thanks for the warm welcome :)

I was looking around the site to get a grip of the atmosphere of the forum, read posts etc. I'm not a big forum-chat-blog whatever fan so don't expect me to write here too much but I come back from time to time. I was content to see that the quality of the forum here on WP is way better than what I got used to.

Thanks for those who answered my questions. They weren't supposed to be too serious just some thoughts that occurred to me while dealing with the" A" subject.



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17 Oct 2008, 4:59 pm

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17 Oct 2008, 5:16 pm

Welcome 8)



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18 Oct 2008, 6:57 pm

I was wandering around your sites and ....ummmm .... stalking on the contents posted there :lol:

Good work , you are achieving things that even most people who are older than you won't achieve them.



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18 Oct 2008, 8:34 pm

Welcome to WP! :)


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