Newbie

Page 1 of 1 [ 8 posts ]

Joined: 28 Mar 2013
Gender: Female
Posts: 6
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

29 Mar 2013, 2:02 am

Hi, My name is Kimmy. I come from a long line of AS. I'm currently a college student and didn't realize I fit the criteria of aspergers until I did a research paper on it. I grew up with a different idea of what autism was since my little brother was officially diagnosed at the age of 3. I used to think that all people with autism were the same, and that I was just your average weird kid with obsessions and ocd. I finally found support from my mom who is a special needs teacher. I really have though about joining Wrong Planet for some time now. I originally wanted to wait to join until I was officially diagnosed due to some reactions I've seen online concerning self-diagnosis. However, after reading some of the posts here I realized that it was a more friendly community ^.^ so I guess I'm giving it a shot.

Has
Butterfly

Joined: 28 Mar 2013
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Posts: 17

29 Mar 2013, 6:58 am

Hello Kimmy,

I am new as well, and have also not been officially diagnosed. I feel, and I hope others correct me if I'm wrong, that Autism Spectrum Disorders can be very difficult to spot in some cases. I base this on having seen several therapists and psychiatrists, some of whom have raised the possibility of a spectrum disorder and some of whom haven't. Knowledge on the subject of autism does seem to be growing very fast at the moment, but perhaps not universally and uniformly. I think self-diagnosis or at least attempts at self-understanding and knowledge are in many ways the best resource many of us have. Anyway, welcome to the forum and hope you find what you are looking for here.