Hi - Newly Diagnosed Aspie

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19 Oct 2009, 3:36 pm

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to take the time to introduce myself.

I was very recently diagnosed with AS, which came about when my son was diagnosed with ASD (not too sure about the specifics) and I realized that many of the symptoms he was exhibiting applied to me as well.

I'm still trying to assimilate it all, I kind of feel like that guy in the movie (The 6th Sense?) where all sorts of unexplained things happen to him until he realizes that he is actually dead and everythings suddenly makes sense.

I stumbled on WP while researching the subject and have found it uniquely helpful in helping me to come to terms with our diagnoses.

Anyway, I'm sure I'll be aronud here for a while, so I'll just stick to the basics:

Age: 42

Gender: Male

Marital Status: Single (Divorced - ex-wife was NT)

Children: 2 - Boy 8yo (ASD) and Girl 4yo (NT Princess)

Location: Orange County, California, USA

Living situation: Living alone, employed.

Interests: Anything to do with nature, travelling, reading (non-fiction, classics), Disneyland (go figure...)

Looking forward to meeting everyone, and thanks for welcoming me.

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19 Oct 2009, 3:51 pm

Welcome to the diagnosed-north-of-40 wing of WrongPlanet!

Isn't it amazing that a condition that affects just about every aspect of one's life didn't even have a name until the early 80s? Before that, we were all just...different.

As you connect to our community, hopefully you will find many others that you can relate to, and the world will make at least a little bit of sense.

Again, welcome!

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19 Oct 2009, 3:55 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet from the forum's alleged biggest SpongeBob SquarePants fan!

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19 Oct 2009, 4:03 pm

Thanks Melissa!

At least now I fianlly know why people always call me "Rain-Man".

BTW Judging by your avatar, you look MUCH younger than 45 ;o)

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19 Oct 2009, 4:36 pm

To WrongPlanet!! !

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19 Oct 2009, 5:18 pm

Welcome to WP!

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19 Oct 2009, 5:50 pm

Hi and Welcome Grisha,

I was 37 when I was diagnosed.

I'm married with 2 children (both aspie).

You'll no doubt find a lot of common souls here.

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19 Oct 2009, 9:12 pm

Greetings, and welcome aboard the WP, Grisha.

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19 Oct 2009, 9:13 pm

Welcome.

I'm almost 40 and just starting to figure this all out. You're not alone.

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19 Oct 2009, 10:02 pm

Once again, thanks to everyone who responded, especially my fellow paleo-aspies ;o)

Also, SpongeBob Rocks!

See you on the boards...

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21 Oct 2009, 10:35 am

Grisha wrote:

Thanks Melissa!

At least now I finally know why people always call me "Rain-Man".

BTW Judging by your avatar, you look MUCH younger than 45 ;o)

Greg

Haven't you heard that autistic women have a tendency to look younger than they actually are?

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22 Oct 2009, 9:54 am

melissa17b wrote:

Grisha wrote:

Thanks Melissa!

At least now I finally know why people always call me "Rain-Man".

BTW Judging by your avatar, you look MUCH younger than 45 ;o)

Greg

Haven't you heard that autistic women have a tendency to look younger than they actually are?

Men too: I am 42, I look 32, and I feel 22...

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