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barbedlotus
Pileated woodpecker

Joined: 20 Jul 2009
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Posts: 185

21 Jul 2009, 4:11 am

Ok, I gotta say that wrong planet is the perfect name for an autistic community. I love it.

I guess you could say I'm semi-diagnosed (I haven't found a good doctor yet and the last two would change their diagnoses nearly hourly. They both seemed to have this fixation with the idea that a person can only have one disorder and that there's no such thing as spectrum.) The only reason I really want to pursue finding a doctor or therapist or whatever is I can't talk to people, especially those I don't know extremely well and have a tendency toward being extremely patient. Most people just find me too cold to bother getting to know. I seem to make most people feel as awkward as I am so I generally avoid people all together. I really hurts though, because most people (especially my family and my fiance's friends) assume that I don't want to be around anyone and don't want friends. They act like I like being alone all the time or that I have no emotions because I can't display them well.

Ok there, I vented. So how's everyone doing?

Also I have a two year old. Asperger's seems to be really common in my family. I suspect he might be an aspy too, but I'm not sure if he is or if he just mimics me and his uncle. He's really advanced compared to the other kids he's around. At his 2 year well check the doctor ended up pulling out the skills chart for 3 year olds and he met most of it. I've been using his tendency towards focusing on one thing for hours to our advantage, and last week we started working on letter sounds now that he can recognize and name written letters. I hope to have him reading soon. He loves books so much. The thing that makes me suspect he's an aspy the most is his quirks seem to completely baffle and sometimes really annoy his dad but make perfect sense to me. His dad often describes him as analytical and calculating.