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Hello, all. My name is Ross. I'm 24 and I think I may be an Aspie. I haven't been diagnosed because I don't know who to talk to about that, which I suppose is what brings me here. What I do know for sure is that I've always felt different from everyone else.

I'm physically clumsy, socially inept, and almost completely incapable of engaging in a conversation that doesn't pertain to my narrow field of interest.

I talk to myself more than other people.

I can remember useless movie trivia but I couldn't tell you my mother's birthday.

I'm a slave to my routines. I set off for work every night (I work the graveyard shift at a Comfort Suites) at 10:40 on the dot. No earlier, no later.

If I'm driving somewhere, I never stray from the route I'm familiar with. Doesn't matter if someone gives me an alternate, shorter route. I will stick to what I'm familiar with.

It goes on. The point is, I've always had this uneasy feeling that there's something wrong with me, that I'm not like everyone else. I feel like an alien. When I first became familiar with Aspergers and the symptoms, I felt for the first time that I was getting closer to the answers.

Still not quite there though. I need help.

--ross

Ross,

welcome to this forum.

I'm not sure (just joined this forum myself) and I speak only for myself here. It took me a lot longer to accept that maybe I am different than you.

What I've done was to tell my doctor to refer me to a psychologist. But that is how it works here in my country. What happened next was that the psychologist gave me an assignment (writhing down my life history in prose). After that she referred me to another psychologist to do some tests as she was suspecting something in the Autism spectrum. I am still in the testing phase, no answers yet. What also helped was that this kind of help is covered in my health insurance plan.

Hope this helps a little,
Halewijn

Meh, Welcome aboard. All are welcome here... But anyone carrying Neoprene straps, leather straps or any strappy things must hand them over to me.

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Thanks for the warm welcome, guys!

And I don't have any straps for you today, Mr. Strapples.

Welcome greetings to the Wrong Planet community, fellow-traveler Ross.

Welcome to WP!

It seems very likely that you have aspergers. You need to realise however that there is nothing wrong with you.

Welcome to Wrong Planet.

Howdy howdy! Now there's a bright side! It looks like you're just like everyone else after all!

Everyone on here, that is But it's a great bunch of people.

@Strapples: I have a bungee net I use to keep stuff secured on the back of my motorcycle. Do I have to turn that over? If so, what will I use to secure my stuff?!

My dad said he'll talk to a doctor friend tomorrow about my suspicions, though I feel a little weird about approaching it because whenever I make a health complaint, I have a hard time describing what I think is actually the matter with me.

Anyway, here's to finding answers.