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I'm male.
43 yrs old/young.

Heterosexual.
I think.

Fairly intelligent.
But not enough to do the things I really love - like computer programming.

Quite clumsy. But with the reflexes of a cat.
(I can knock a glass off the table with my right hand, only to catch it
micro-seconds later with my left hand, behind my back )

Can work 18 hours in a row no problem, on a project that takes my 'fancy'.
Can do this for weeks, at end.
Can turn around, at the end of this and dump the whole lot in the bin.

I have great insight into my own mind.
I do not understand myself at all.

Was recently diagnosed with a 'slight' case of Aspergers.
Which is like a slight case of 'overbombing' , to my mind.

I have spent time with some quite 'severe' cases of Aspergers - diagnosed.
I have got on quite well with them.
I can function quite well in the normal world, though, I have no friends.
I believe this is more to do with my personality than the fact I have a 'bit'
of Aspergers.


I make music.
Can play different instruments.
I have a very acute sense of hearing.

Sharp sounds and lights distract and bother me.

I don't take my 'diagnosis' too seriously.
Maybe they are right, maybe wrong.

I just want to understand myself, and others, and the world I live in.



whooo..........


so, Hello.
Hope this wasn't too much information.

I look forward to participating in your very varied discussions and hope
I can contribute in some small way.



cheers.

Hi and welcome to WP. Not taking too much notice, yet being of your diagnosis, seems to me a wise idea. It should not change how you think of yourself or how others treat you. But its a good and positive thing to know. At least, that's what I think when thinking about myself

I'm 40, straight, American. I like classical music a lot. I used to play piano and violin. I wish like crazy I had some sort of synethesia perfect pitch.

Welcome to WP. What is your country of origin? I can imagine you will find many people here, compatriots or not, that will welcome you. We can all sit around the piano drinking red wine and shouting "Viva (fill in the blank)".

*That's* what we need....the aspie "La Marseill..." (crap..can't remember how to spell that word...the song...you know.) A virtual pub. Drunken revelry.

I don't believe there is such a thing as a 'bit' of AS - only higher or lower levels of functionality. IMO, its not whether or not your AS qualities are stronger or weaker than others - it's how adept you have become at working around them, or masking them in order to appear (even to yourself) 'normal'.

But what I wanted to comment on specifically is the statement 'more to do with my personality than Asperger'

Whether or not you believe the following statement, keep it in mind as you absorb your diagnosis and become more and more familiar with the disorder in all its facets, quirks and peculiarities:

You have the personality that you have - you are who you are - because of your Autism. It has been affecting you all your life, without your knowledge. It has shaped you in ways you cannot yet even imagine. Just wait. As it all begins to sink in and the pieces fall in place...its going to blow your freakin' mind. I promise.

Welcome to WrongPlanet.

This is certainly my song. My Autism continues to blow my mind on an almost daily basis and I suspect it will continue to do so for quite some time.

Each time it feels the same............I went to bed white and I woke up black/brown/yellow/green...........despite NOT being visually impaired.

It is surreal...................

Hello and welcome aboard the Wrong Planet, young_god.

Hello and welcome. I am sure you will enjoy the posts and posting. The discussions can be entertaining to thought provoking. Anyway...I'll see you out there.

Welcome to WP!

To WrongPlanet!! !

hutchscott:
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Welcome to WP. What is your country of origin?
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Thanks for the welcome hutchscott, sorry I take so long to reply.
New computer build. You know

I was born in Wales, grew up in the Middle East and lived in London, England,
the last 20 years of my life. I now live in the West Country. Of England.
And love it here. Where I am right now.

Willard, thanks for your reply also.
Everything you said makes sense and it sinks in to my newly absorbing brain,
if that makes sense. Great post, thank you very much. Food for thought I think
they say... I really look forward to talking to you. You seem to have a mind
that I think will connect and 'spark' with mine. Cheers.

CockneyRebel says:
Welcome.

Thankyou CockneyRebel. I read some of your posts earlier and they made me laugh.
(With you, not AT you ) I think that you are a real source and wealth of knowledge
as well. I look forward to it. Thankyou for welcoming me!

Blindspot149:
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My Autism continues to blow my mind on an almost daily basis and I suspect it
will continue to do so for quite some time.
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That is one way of looking at it.
And I guess you will never be defeated whilst you have such a 'spirit'.
I look forward to 'talking' to you, as well.

JetLag:
Thankyou for your welcome. It does mean a lot. Believe me.

Kuma:
Yeah, I hope to see you 'out there' too. Would be a pleasure.

Tim Tex:
Thankyou too.



All these interesting characters.
And who knows, maybe I might make some sense to some people now.


Thankyou, all of you, and like I said, sorry for taking so long to respond, but I just
built a very serious machine to make my music on. Takes time, you know

First things first.

And the nice things later...



Cheers.

Er, richie, that is weird, you just replied at the same time i did after a few days.
Man, that is a scary post count - i don't think i've seen a post count like
that ever in my life lol.... and I do know some obsessive types
on the programming forums...

Thank you man, woman or whatever you are.
Coincidence, Synchronicity, whatever.

Ha ha, sorry I missed you.
Thanks anyway for the welcome.
Like everyone else, it means a lot.

Now I just need some thing intelligent and thought provoking to put
up as my first post.

I'll get back to you in a few weeks


cheers...