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ASD_Geek
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25 Jul 2014, 8:58 pm

Hello,

I am new here and wanted to say, "Hello." I've put together a little (well OK, pretty long) introduction that I hope will give you a little insight into who I am.

Who I Am...
I'm a married (with children) adult male who has know that I've been different my whole life. I think that a lot of people can say that at some point or another of their development, but I remain different in a lot of different ways. I have traits and mannerisms that until recently, I excused as just being a bit well? different from others. My curiosity was piqued one night and I did a search for several of the traits that I see as making me different from others. After searching for a while, a common thread started to emerge that pointed the fact that I may have high-functioning autism. I'd say Aspergers, but I read that that is no longer a separate diagnosis after DSM V. In looking at that, it actually explains a lot. I've taken the Aspie Quiz and got the following:

Your neurodiverse (Aspie) score: 169 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 39 of 200
You are very likely neurodiverse (Aspie)

I hope to get some more information, meet others who have the same condition and see how my potential diagnosis figures into my life.

Well, I guess that's about it for me for now. Thanks for listening!

(Post shortened for readability)

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kraftiekortie
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25 Jul 2014, 9:41 pm

Welcome to the Forum.

There's lots of kindred spirits here.

Protector88
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26 Jul 2014, 7:47 am

Wow! That's a very big post! Will read it when I have the time.

Welcome to the forum!

Andrew09
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26 Jul 2014, 11:25 pm

Can relate to 95% of that.

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27 Jul 2014, 9:13 am

Make yourself at home here.

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ASD_Geek
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27 Jul 2014, 2:20 pm

Thanks for the welcome! I appreciate it!

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30 Jul 2014, 6:37 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

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30 Jul 2014, 8:34 pm

Basically, if you're screwed up, you'll fit in here nicely. Welcome to Wrong Planet

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Your Aspie score: 151 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 60 of 200

Formally diagnosed in 2007.

Learn the simple joy of being satisfied with little, rather than always wanting more.

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01 Aug 2014, 10:17 am

It's always nice to find others who have always felt different.

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