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I am new here so I am going to say hello. I am not really sure where to start, but I suspect I might have Asperger's but really am not certain since I never got diagnosed with anything and a lot of people who know me just think I am a bit strange, but have no idea why.

My social skills are horrible and I just can't talk to people I don't know or don't know very well. Just saying "Hi" is almost impossible and when I do finally manage to say it, I have to force it. I also have only one or two things I am interested in but sometimes these interests of mine change. I might lose interest in one thing I enjoy and become interested in something different and the things I am interested in are all I ever think about. And when I do talk to people about things I am interested in, I just go on and on about it. Luckily for me when ever I told someone about an interest, they were interested in it too so I didn't annoy them too much.

Sometimes my mind wanders off for no reason, even when people are talking to me, and what they say just does not register because I am lost in my thoughts and it annoys others when this happens. I just go into my own little world. Sometimes I become confused with instructions, even simple ones and I make careless mistakes quite often.

I am not sure exactly why these things happen but I just have a theory. Oh and I also find strange and unusual things funny and I laugh uncontrollably at them for no reason. Not sure what causes this, but I think I have the sense of humor of a young child sometimes. Any insight on this would be appreciated.

(Edit) I guess I forgot to mention this when I first posted, but sometimes when I am talking and I try to say too many things at once or too fast, I end up jumbling all my words together and it sounds like nonsense. A friend of mine called it "word salad". I also forgot to mention that I think out loud all the time. It is just easier for me to think when I say it out loud and people have seen me do it and it probably looked like I was having a conversation with an invisible person.

Welcome! I can relate to a lot of what you describe, especially only wanting to discuss my special interest topics. I'm undiagnosed, but like you, I suspect I may have AS.

"Word salad"... I like that.

Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I did like "word salad" too. I told my friend that when he mentioned it. It was actually kind of funny how I came up with my theory. I had heard about Asperger's before but never knew what it was until my friend told me he had it and what it was once he realized how very similar we were lol.

But being undiagnosed has caused lots of problems for me. When I am expected to act and behave like a neurotypical person and just can't, I end up feeling like a failure every time I disappoint someone and when that happens, the memory of it haunts me for many years after it happens.

Hi Alfonso12345! Welcome to Wrong Planet! You sound like you belong here to me. Check out the interesting and helpful articles and forums here. It's up to you whether you go for an official diagnosis or not. However, the general Autism/ Asperger's forum has post articles with links to online tests you can take to evaluate yourself. If you do choose to go for an official evaluation, take copies of your online tests with you to show to the psych doctor.

Remember, you are among friends here at WP!

Thank you for the replies and making me feel welcome.

Welcome to WP!

Welkome to WP

Mick

Welcome to the WrongPlanet. You should feel right at home here.