So, I'm new, and, I think I may have Asperger's...

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04 Jul 2009, 7:04 pm

So, I'm new.. (and I write a lot..)

I'm 30 years old, have been in a steady relationship (although it's inception was rather odd, and it's maintenance odd as well at times) for almost 9 years, and I hold a steady job. I live in Florida, where we have just two seasons a year: summer and construction.

As far as having Asperger's...

The idea had never occurred to me before. It wasn't until very recently, when my best friend's stepson was diagnosed with it--the stepson who I saw eerie similarities with me as I had been as a child--that I realized that there may be an answer out there, as to why I was how I was then, and now.. and maybe an answer for all the suffering I'd done as a child.. and as an adult.

I actually took the step to schedule an appointment with a psychiatrist this coming Friday... and I keep seesawing back and forth about going, because I'm afraid I'll look like just another self-diagnosing basket case.

Rawr... I'm hoping this community can help guide me through a confusing time... it seems like a nice place...

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04 Jul 2009, 8:27 pm

Hello, and welcome to the Wrong Planet community, moonbeamdanser.

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04 Jul 2009, 10:39 pm

Hi, Moonbeamdanser. Welcome to WP. I'm sure you'll get lots of support and useful advice here. I don't actually have Asperger's myself, but I know that a lot of people here have found the "Aspie Quiz" useful as a rough guide to see whether they might have AS. Here's the link: http://www.rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php

As for the psychiatrist seeing you as a "basket case", if no one ever thought they needed something checked out, psychiatrists would go out of business, wouldn't they? Just make sure your psychiatrist has some expertise with Asperger's so that you get an accurate diagnosis. I hope all goes well.

Best wishes, Jenny

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05 Jul 2009, 10:05 am

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

I agree with Jenny. Ask if your Psychiatrist is experienced with Asperger's. If he/she isn't, then ask this person for a referral to someone that is.

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05 Jul 2009, 4:49 pm

To WrongPlanet!! !

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05 Jul 2009, 5:35 pm

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05 Jul 2009, 7:54 pm

Howdy..

And this is what that Aspie test had to say:

Your Aspie score: 148 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 71 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie

Hrm. <_<

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06 Jul 2009, 3:55 am

Hi again, Moonbeamdanser. Oh well, however ambivalent you may feel about your Aspie Quiz score at the moment, I hope it makes you feel a little less like a "self-diagnosing basket case". At the very least, you're now a "self-diagnosing basket case" with some unofficial confirmation. I hope all goes well with the psychiatrist on Friday. Jenny

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