Newly Diagnosed Aspie

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Xuxa
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20 Jan 2011, 11:47 am

I'd suspected Asperger's for a long time, so an official diagnosis was a great Christmas pressie for me. Now I'm having one "that explains it" moment after another. Wandering the internet autism community is so exciting. It's like finding a family I never knew I had.

Most of my socializing is done online, because I can control the pace better and walk away when I need to without having to explain why I need to shut myself down for a while. At the same time, I kind of want to "come out" as an Aspie on Facebook. Thoughts?

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20 Jan 2011, 1:45 pm

My thought is, Welcome to WP

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20 Jan 2011, 1:48 pm

Welcome!

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20 Jan 2011, 3:56 pm

Welcome to the Wrong Planet neighborhood, Xuxa.

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20 Jan 2011, 5:05 pm

To WrongPlanet!! !

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22 Jan 2011, 4:29 am

Welcome!

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25 Jan 2011, 10:22 pm

Xuxa wrote:

Hi, I'm still undiagnosed; but I'm certain I have it. I'm having my son, 4 years old, tested on the 10th of February and I personally am still having "that explains it" moments all the time. I love the name of this forum. I actually used to tell my husband when I'd had another confusing thing happen where I didn't know what I'd done wrong; but somehow I'd offended people and I felt like I could never be "right", that I felt like I didn't belong on this planet. Not in a "I can't wait to go to Heaven" thing, but in a "I just don't belong here; I don't understand everyone" thing. I totally know what you mean by the "finding a family I never knew I had". I've made one friend, a former schoolmate of my husband's who is a diagnosed aspie, and he's been helping me find all sorts of resources, including this forum. I personally feel like I found a human race that I belong to. Like, I was posting elsewhere on wp that I am totally feminine; but I still don't feel like everyone else. Don't know how that combination works; but I guess it's my particular flavor.

I love socializing online as well. It's the only socializing I enjoy. I'm definitely not ready for a "coming out" on fb, though. I'm waiting until my son has been tested and results are back. If it's negative, then I might just have myself tested anyway; because I know i have it, but I know people won't accept it unless it's official. At least in my world; not here.

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