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Fu-Manchu
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04 Jan 2011, 8:20 pm

Hi to all,
Just diagnosed in November of 2010 that I have Asperger's. As well as a learning disability. It's funny because I have always known something was wrong. Never "fit in", learn concepts very slowly and feel like I am an alien in this world. Therapy for half of my life and the therapist never thought of it either. It was actually my wife who heard of "Aspies" a while back and kept telling me "That's you"!
Glad that I researched how to get tested and diagnosed.



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04 Jan 2011, 8:29 pm

Welcome aboard the Wrong Planet, Fu-Manchu.


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04 Jan 2011, 8:35 pm

Welkome to WrongPlanet. :)

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04 Jan 2011, 8:47 pm

Thank you!



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04 Jan 2011, 9:38 pm

Welcome to WP Dr. Fu-Manchu. Don't feel bad about the late diagnosis. I was 64 before I found out! As the saying goes, better late than never.


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04 Jan 2011, 10:14 pm

I got my diagnosis at 46! Cool, isn't it?

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04 Jan 2011, 10:22 pm

WELCOME!

I just found out recently at 51 and that doesn't matter just nice to finally have some answers. :)



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04 Jan 2011, 10:45 pm

Welcome, fellow Metro-Bostonian!



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05 Jan 2011, 1:23 am

Better late than never. I found out this summer at age 40. :wink:


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05 Jan 2011, 2:00 am

I found out at 52 too - welcome aboard.

Now it's six years later, and I've learned a few things about what can, and what can't, be helped. Mostly what can't, I'm afraid.



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05 Jan 2011, 5:47 am

Thank you all. I appreciate it.



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05 Jan 2011, 5:56 pm

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06 Jan 2011, 8:17 am

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06 Jan 2011, 10:02 am

Fu-Manchu wrote:
Hi to all,
Just diagnosed in November of 2010 that I have Asperger's. As well as a learning disability. It's funny because I have always known something was wrong. Never "fit in", learn concepts very slowly and feel like I am an alien in this world. Therapy for half of my life and the therapist never thought of it either. It was actually my wife who heard of "Aspies" a while back and kept telling me "That's you"!
Glad that I researched how to get tested and diagnosed.


you're doing really well, to have a wife.



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06 Jan 2011, 6:25 pm

I consider my wife a "Saint" to be able to put up with me........we've been together for twenty two years......



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06 Jan 2011, 9:20 pm

Fu-Manchu wrote:
I consider my wife a "Saint" to be able to put up with me........we've been together for twenty two years......


then don't wait until the 25th anniversary to do something special with her- do it now.