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Hi everyone,

I'm a graphic designer/artist, but really I'm a stay-at-home mom with 2 precocious little kids. I'm about 99% percent sure I must have Asperger's, but I've only recently been able to figure it out. I seem to have a fairly high level of social skills, some natural, a lot self-taught over the years, which is why it's been going on unrecognized for so long.

I was starting to think that I was crazy, never understanding why certain things make me feel so off-balance and anxious, keeping my hands in my pockets or grabbing my arm when I talked to people, and then going home and stimming like mad as I processed the conversation in whispers to myself later (so exhausting!) I began doing some research related to some quirks and social difficulties my daughter has, and suddenly a lot of things fell into place and my whole life began to make sense. I took a bunch of tests online and I put the scores in my signature line.

I'm still trying to process it all, and I haven't really told anyone except my husband (who already knew in his own way, and thinks I'm fantastic the way I am, thank goodness!) but I really need to learn how to accept myself and find other people who understand what I still struggle with.
I'm really glad to have found a place where I can be myself and look forward to hearing about other people's experiences.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

i'm also self-diagnosed. welcome to WP.

Welcome to WP
I self diagnosed last year and got an official diagnosis this year. It is very liberating to find out what is "wrong" it makes it possible to address all the little things that were unexplainable.

Thanks everyone!

Welcome