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15 Jan 2005, 9:01 pm
I'm going to be lazy and just paste my intro from another forum, namely www.aspietalk.co.uk (well, I do have asperger's after all 
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I'm 36, Male and currently residing in Northampton (UK). I first heard about AS about 3 months ago (on a program on one of the Discovery Channels for what its worth), and suddenly, finally everything made sense.... I've read a lot on various web sights since, and so much of is like my autobiography its scary.... Obviously, I'm not formally diagnosed, and can't really decide if its worth it - I got through the last 36 years alone, so....
Brief life history: horrible childhood, terrible adolescence, depressing 4 years at University, 6 years blissfully comfortable social isolation on the dole, 8 years social confusion in programming since. I've found that I can exist without other people no problem when I'm isolated from them, but find myself strangely drawn towards them when habitually surrounded by them. I do a lot of Amateur dramatics these days to try and do the 'social interaction' thing with a little success, but am still basically isolated.... c'est la vie.
My other aspie traits: obsessive collection of things (I have 3,000 DVDs, 2,000 computer games and 19 guitars among other things - yes, programmers are paid too much ), all consuming interests in general (although these do change over time, outside of the aspie stereotype), fantastic memory for facts and info, borderline OCD (I have to check I have my keys at least 6 times before I'll allow the front door to close on me), compelling need for routine and sameness (I never go away anywhere more than a day or so at a time as I absolutely hate staying anywhere that isn't my own home - I don't have a passport which always causes amusement to normal people for some reason), a degree of "flapping" (with my legs and feet though fortunately rather than the seemingly usual arms or whole body - easier to disguise from NTs ) oversensitivity to sunlight and loud noises (Ibiza is my idea of hell: nightclubs and sunbathing.... ARRRGGGHHHHH!! !! !!), appalling physical clumsiness (I am not a good dancer.....) and an often overpowering desire to "end it all"
. Despite all that, I manage to survive alone with no real problems and I suppose I appear actually to be quite successful to most other people - I suppose I'm fortunate compared to a lot of other aspies then really.
Brief life history: horrible childhood, terrible adolescence, depressing 4 years at University, 6 years blissfully comfortable social isolation on the dole, 8 years social confusion in programming since. I've found that I can exist without other people no problem when I'm isolated from them, but find myself strangely drawn towards them when habitually surrounded by them. I do a lot of Amateur dramatics these days to try and do the 'social interaction' thing with a little success, but am still basically isolated.... c'est la vie.
My other aspie traits: obsessive collection of things (I have 3,000 DVDs, 2,000 computer games and 19 guitars among other things - yes, programmers are paid too much ), all consuming interests in general (although these do change over time, outside of the aspie stereotype), fantastic memory for facts and info, borderline OCD (I have to check I have my keys at least 6 times before I'll allow the front door to close on me), compelling need for routine and sameness (I never go away anywhere more than a day or so at a time as I absolutely hate staying anywhere that isn't my own home - I don't have a passport which always causes amusement to normal people for some reason), a degree of "flapping" (with my legs and feet though fortunately rather than the seemingly usual arms or whole body - easier to disguise from NTs ) oversensitivity to sunlight and loud noises (Ibiza is my idea of hell: nightclubs and sunbathing.... ARRRGGGHHHHH!! !! !!), appalling physical clumsiness (I am not a good dancer.....) and an often overpowering desire to "end it all"
. Despite all that, I manage to survive alone with no real problems and I suppose I appear actually to be quite successful to most other people - I suppose I'm fortunate compared to a lot of other aspies then really.
16 Jan 2005, 2:36 am
duncvis
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Age: 49
Gender: Male
Posts: 2,642
Location: The valleys of green and grey
16 Jan 2005, 5:46 am
Hello again stevie, and welcome to WrongPlanet! That's two from aspietalk in the last 24 hours (Solaris is the other, obviously).....
hope you'll feel at home. 
Dunc
16 Jan 2005, 7:48 am
Welcome to Wrong planet Stevie (I'm purposefulinsanity on aspie talk).
Mel
