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civrev
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19 Jul 2012, 12:46 am

Joined a few days ago and have posted a bit, but thought it would be a good idea to come here and say hi. Found out about this website when I was looking at the HOPE Number 9 conference talks and saw one was being given on autism by Alex, Jack, Mary, and Kirsten. Looking forward to chatting with you all, maybe make some friends here. Also, a special shout out to you hackers out there.

At 19 I had a psychological evaluation, and one of the conclusions, I quote: "developmental history initially included symptoms of an autistic-spectrum disorder (i.e. Asperger's traits) evidenced by qualitative impairment in social interaction, failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to his developmental level, a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment or interest with others, and a lack of social or emotional reciprocity. In addition, he exhibited inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines or rituals, as well as, persistent preoccupation with one or more restricted patterns of interest." It continues: "However, now that he has progressed into adulthood, his symptoms appear most consistent with a Schizoid Personality Disorder."

It made it sound like I had AS as a child and grew out of it or something, and I didn't know too much about it so I kind of brushed it off. After coming to this site though, I feel like I identify heavily with many aspies here. A lot of feelings and experiences I thought everyone was susceptible to I realized were associated with AS, and that it was something that is more a part of me than I thought. I think as I've grown I've been able to develop some social skills that have been totally unnatural to me(such as eye contact), and it may have affected the psychologist's opinion. So I don't know where that fits in the diagnosed vs undiagnosed category, but that's the story. If anyone wants more specific details on the psych eval or elsewise, feel free to PM me.

Anyways, that's how I ended up here. So, hello!

redrobin62
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19 Jul 2012, 1:10 am

Who did your psychological eval at 19? The written conclusion is textbook - too textbook, as if quoted from an online AS quiz. Anyway, welcome to WP.

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19 Jul 2012, 1:43 am

redrobin62 wrote:

Who did your psychological eval at 19? The written conclusion is textbook - too textbook, as if quoted from an online AS quiz. Anyway, welcome to WP.

Ummmm. Ouch?

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19 Jul 2012, 1:51 am

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

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civrev
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19 Jul 2012, 1:51 am

redrobin62 wrote:

Who did your psychological eval at 19? The written conclusion is textbook - too textbook, as if quoted from an online AS quiz. Anyway, welcome to WP.

He has a Psy.D, he's a licensed psychologist so he IS a professional, though that's not to say they're necessarily good. The eval is 17 pages, includes a wide range of tests that were done. It was a small snippet that I quoted.

Thanks for the welcome!

civrev
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19 Jul 2012, 1:54 am

alex wrote:

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Thanks! I just got done watching your reality documentary you made a while back. How did you like the HOPE conferences? It's something I'd really like to attend sometime when I have the funds to make the trip.

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19 Jul 2012, 1:56 am

civrev wrote:

alex wrote:

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

HOPE is awesome. You should definitely check it out. DEFCON is cool too

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civrev
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19 Jul 2012, 2:07 am

alex wrote:

civrev wrote:

alex wrote:

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

HOPE is awesome. You should definitely check it out. DEFCON is cool too

I'll keep that in mind. I feel as if DEFCON may attract a few more.. unsavory types, but I guess that doesn't mean I wouldn't enjoy it. It's been on my list of conferences to attend. I hope you were successful in drawing interest here from the HOPE attendees.

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19 Jul 2012, 1:07 pm

Hello and welcome!

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19 Jul 2012, 3:00 pm

Hello and welcome to Wrong Planet

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19 Jul 2012, 5:19 pm

You arrived at the right place. I really like it here and I'm most thankful that Wrong Planet is available. Here you will find many interesting and helpful people. Additionally, you will be able to share and discuss what interests you, and also WP can function as a greater catalyst for creativity and inspiration. Eventually, you will find that WP is amazing for so many reasons. Welcome.

civrev
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19 Jul 2012, 9:09 pm

Thanks everyone for the welcome!

RadicalDreamers wrote:

I've enjoyed my limited time here already, it's been very insightful. It would be cool if at some point these boards could be used to facilitate creativity and problem solving in a way NTs normally wouldn't. Seems like there could be potential there.

wintermutetower
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21 Jul 2012, 1:03 pm

I attended HOPE, and ended up here after that talk as well! Here's to finding the answers to our questions. :)

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21 Jul 2012, 1:50 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

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21 Jul 2012, 4:11 pm

Welcome!

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22 Jul 2012, 12:21 pm

Welcome to WP!

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