I feel like I have finally landed on the right planet! This is my first post and I promise to try not to go on and on and on... Of course I had heard of autism and Asperger's but really never gave it much thought, my frame of reference being Rain Man, until season 10 of American Idol started (I'm addicted). And there was James Durbin - with Asperger's and Tourette's. I was fascinated by him and his talent and, as always with anything that fascinates me, I Googled him. And I started reading about Asperger's. And I realized I was reading about ME.
So, after perusing your boards for days and seeing topic after topic seemingly written just for me I decided to join. So here I am! And I am delighted by everything I am reading here - some of it is sad but all is oh, so familiar - the redundant deja vu all over again! Some topics that caught my eye: "Has anyone else admitted to yourself that you are weird?" "I need to keep my thoughts shut," "I talk myself out of everything," "I'm feeling sad because I can't make friends," "The Misfit Club - for all those aliens feeling left behind."
What a relief! I have had a lifelong struggle dealing with my "uniqueness" and quirks and being accepted, never knowing that there were others just like me, who think like me, say things I would say, feel the way I do about so many topics. I feel, finally, like I am not alone, that there truly are people to whom I could say some of the outrageous things I say and they would not look at me like I have just sprouted a horn out of the middle of my forehead before they walk away and keep their distance.
Whew! Happy to have found you.
Sandy
21 Apr 2011, 4:45 pm
