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Threore
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19 Oct 2012, 2:26 pm

Hello, I'm Robert.

I've been recently diagnosed with autism, although I have suspected it for years.
The diagnosis was not specific but I assume I have Asperger's.
In the past I've tried to fit in, act normal, and became depressed because I felt I had lost who I really was.
I've read a lot about autism in the past weeks and felt like I had found my real self again.
I live in the Netherlands.
Sorry about the list, I've been trying to make it a coherent post for the past hour and failed.

Destidude
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19 Oct 2012, 3:02 pm

Welcome, I'm new here too.

cathylynn
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19 Oct 2012, 3:26 pm

hi. welcome to WP.

redrobin62
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19 Oct 2012, 4:10 pm

No need to apologize about the list. You're among friends here.

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19 Oct 2012, 4:54 pm

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:evil:

*song lyrics*

I wanna heal
I wanna feel
Like I'm close to something real
I wanna find something I've wanted all along
Somewhere I belong

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You scored 112 aloof, 126 rigid and 113 pragmatic
Clearly, you are either autistic or on the broader autistic phenotype. You probably aren't very social & probably don't like changes.

lostintime
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20 Oct 2012, 12:34 am

Hi Robert! Welcome to WP! I'm new too. Hopefully you find this site useful.

MicMurphy
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20 Oct 2012, 10:57 am

Hello, Robert! I'm new here too!

Jellybean
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20 Oct 2012, 12:47 pm

Hello I got told I have ASC (autistic spectrum condition) because the criteria will be changing in the future. I'm on the Asperger end of the spectrum so I do have AS, but you don't get any help in the UK when you have AS, it's better to be diagnosed on the spectrum!

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20 Oct 2012, 12:47 pm

Welcome Robert =]

*Gifts a pickled egg*

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Threore
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20 Oct 2012, 6:03 pm

Jellybean wrote:

Reading about them I didn't quite understand the difference anyway; the differences named seemed more based on intelligence/coping ability of the person with autism than a real difference between the disorders. The whole way they define it and diagnose it seemed full of errors to me though, assuming no empathy shown = no empathy at all and that good coping ability = not having ASC.

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