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Hello. My name is Mark and I'm a self diagnosed Aspie.

I guess my story is similar to those of most posters on WP. I've felt different and out-of-place since I was a little kid. I've always had social issues, strange mannerisms, kept to myself, and considered myself smarter than the average bear.

I'd heard of Asperger's before, and only a few years ago decided to go on-line and find out what, exactly, it is. As I was reading about it, I was thinking "Me. Me. Definitely me. No, don't have a problem there. Maybe I'm not so. . . Whoa! That one IS me!!" So, although I've not been "officially diagnosed", I consider myself AS.

Around the same time, I noticed my daughter displaying some of the same traits I did as a kid. She has social problems in school and my wife and I have been pretty diligent about staying on top of that and trying to help her. The school tested her for several different things, and concluded that she is just within range.

So I've had to help her deal with AS. I've explained to her that it's not a defect, per se; it's just the way she's wired. There are several advantages. The big disadvantage is that it's so hard to make friends.

As for myself, I've learned to handle it, so it's not so much a problem now. But lately I've discovered that its part of the cause of some other difficulties, discussion of which belong in a different forum.

I'm glad I found this place. Hope to get a lot of good info from fellow Aspies here.

Hey Mark,

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Hello and Welcome to Wrong Planet. You'll find lots of useful information here, and plenty of discussion forums to explore and contribute to.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Welkome to WP

Mick