I know, you're expecting a joke now, right?
Sorry about that, I guess with the site being called WrongPlanet I should have used some sort of radio-transmission analogy to say hello but I'm imagining a door instead.
Inside there's a room full of pretty decent people from the looks of things. I found this place (as a few of you seem to have done) through Wikipedia and if I'm being honest it was the "Art, Writing, and Music" forum which gave me the incentive to register.
It was the reading of introductory posts from new members that has led me to write this, however.
I'd pretty much convinced myself that self-diagnosis of Asperger's amounted to self-deception and that any community of people affected by Asperger's would be dismissive of those who self-diagnosed. I now understand that I was deceiving myself by thinking that I was deceiving myself, if you get me. Add this to the fact that - in the past - any mention I have made of Asperger's to friends has resulted (mostly, not every time) in remarks such as "you're just using that as an excuse for when you mess up" and you can see how self-deception is an easy road to take.
I think that you'll understand me when I say this: I don't need excuses. I take responsibility for everything I have said and done and I always will, but I personally need to know why I do things and say things the way I do. Admitting that I'm affected by Asperger's is about taking ownership of my condition, and moving forward.
I hope I can contribute to this forum.
Oh, and what's red and invisible?
No tomatoes.
It's the only joke I ever seem to be able to remember.
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