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Doc told me today that his diagnosis of my problems is Aspergers. Thank God. At last someone has figured out what is going on with me before I get old and die without ever knowing.

Do I feel better for knowing? Yes, because now I have looked it up on the Net I can see that what I thought was madness has a name, and that I am not alone on this planet.

Hi, everyone. I feel calmer all ready.

welcome to WP, sallyann.

what sorts on things do you like to do?

Thank you cathylynn. I hope it will be easier to talk to people on a pc than it is in real life.

I like to collect rocks of all sorts and stare at aeroplanes, and do gardening too. I lost my job so any tips on jobs for people with a social phobia type thing would be useful.

When I got diagnosed I left religion out of it, though.

bookkeeping or medical record filing or stocking shelves on midnight shift might be a few good jobs for someone with social phobia. social phobia is treatable, though, so what you pick doesn't have to be your forever job.

i collect rocks, too, especially geodes.

Wow, this is almost more conversation than I've had in a week. The lovely thing is that you care. I am divorced, long time, and while there are people I can talk TO, I never get much by way of reply.

starkid, I quit the job because it was nights and short-staffed and I ended up doing night after night with not enough recovery sleep in the day, and it was a living death dragging me down into a very weird mental state. Fortunately the doctor agreed I was 'going down' and signed me off, so no problems with the DWP.

I lost my husband due to the Asperger's, no doubt about that.

And, no; there isn't much time left for me work-wise as I am knocking on the door of 60 and have to take what I find or live in penury on what the DWP gives me.

But I do feel better just having the label. I am not going mad. I have something that is recognised and I can live with it now it has a name -- like wondering why you can't go upstairs and then someone points out you've only got one leg!

I can't deal with people because of a brain malfunction. I accept that and I will get on with living without friends, and not fretting myself into paranoia about it.

Volunteering is on my list to look at, dantac.
Thanks all

Welkome to WP

Mick