New to this site and new to my diagnosis

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Hello I'm Sarah.
Last week I was diagnosed with Aspergers and ADHD. For awhile they thought I had just a learning disability or that I was Bipolar...it turned out that they should've done the testing and sent me to a specialist who actually deals with situations like these....not to a psychiatrist who loves to overmedicate. For awhile I dealt with my aspergers by mimicking and making light of my lack of social skills and that my friends needed to stay away at least a foot at all times. Eventually though the meltdowns and depression got out of hand. I do not have any social skills. I am slow to cues and when it comes down to it, I can not relate to other people. I feel strange when it comes to social events because I feel if I talk to anyone, I'll lose them or they'll notice that I'm different. Touching is somewhat of an issue. I'm not a big fan of people hugging me or patting me on the back. I get this desire to scratch the spot where I've been touched. Clothes that are tight or a certain material bug the living daylights out of me. I honestly joined to get information about AS....a lot of info online seems doesn't seem to give a lot of info on Aspergers other than what the basics are "touching, lack of social skills, average to above average intelligence."
Anyways...I hope it's okay for me to join and I'm just going to say Hi.
Well...Hi!

Welcome to the Forum.

You'll find lots of info on Autism Spectrum Disorders here.

welcome!!

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Welcome to the boards. I have ADHD and ASD and was recently diagnosed as well (within the past year). Don't be a stranger.