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hey my name's Chris I figured sense I was new I thought it would be appropriate to first tell you a bit about my background story and how I came to be where I am now. I'm not sure how to lead into this, so I'll just begin

I had a really tough childhood growing up. I was one of the unfortunate ones to deal with aspergers before it was a proper diagnoses. I was diagnosed later as an adult. However as a kid all I knew was that I was somehow "different". This distressed my parents and teachers like you wouldn't beleive. I would get rebuked by my dad constantly about how I need to act "normal" or "better". I would remember having day dreams about the possibility of me being from another planet [quite literally], I doubted my humanity often. I had no freinds growing up and I honest to God don't know how I ever made it. The fact that I didn't kill myself as a teen makes me very very very strong to say the least!

As an adult it got alot better as I started to understand a few more things. Alot of the emotional wounds from my childhood have made me incredably insecure about some things. It has also made me a hard charger who is very bold and chases after whatever he wants with no fear. I've come a long way.

It would be nice to meet a few more people with aspergers because I notice some differences in me that I wouldn't even aspect from a typical aspergers person. For starters I'm very extroverted and love being around people, I'm just not a pro at it. In person I'm actually quite weird..... but I'm not scared of people, just can never seem to break through that "wall" called "socail normality". I am what I am and thats the model I play by with my life.....

I'm corious about 2 things

1. Can anyone relate to my story and struggles?

2. Is there anyone who is the type of aspie I am? One that isn't secluded and introverted? But one that enjoys people but just has a hard time knowing the proper means of how to act?

Welcome to WP!

Welcome!

Welcome to WrongPlanet

Whilst I can't particularly relate to your story, it's good to see that you "survived" growing up and that you didn't kill yourself (something I can relate to, having come close twice in the past).

I'm not really extroverted, but I do enjoy socialising to an extent and depending on the day too. Though it also depends on the type of people. After leaving the negative atmosphere of school two years ago I was very much a hermit with major anxieties, but I've managed to recover myself by finding more positive atmospheres.

Welkome to WrongPlanet.

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I like people too. I would not call myself an extrovert. I have people that I see alot and then I get over my social anxiety. I'm an aspie, so I'm not a great conversationalist.But I care about my friends and I enjoy spending time with them. When things go south for me is when I am surrounded by people who are new to me, or when there gets to be too many people. I'm married and I always say that in winter of 2004, my wife and I got snowed in and we were able to spend Christmas with my brother-in-law, his wife and their son. It was a great Christmas because I wasn't surrounded by tons and tons of people. So I like people, but 3 or 4 good friends at a time is best for me!