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Joined: 16 May 2013
Age: 43
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17 May 2013, 2:54 pm

I am now diagnosed with Aspergers as of three weeks ago. I'm in my early 30's.

I started seeing a new counselor/psychologist a month ago. The third session she picked up a few things and asked me if I was socially awkward after I was telling her of the problems I was dealing with. I put a s**t eating grin on my face and said yes. She then asked if I had been diagnosed with Aspergers. I had heard of it and knew only one person with it, but didn't know anything about it. She explained a bit, then ran through the criteria. Everything applied. She then gave me homework to research Aspergers.

My eyes were opened. To make an analogy, it's as if a fog has been over the stupid battlefield that is my whole life and now I have an unobstructed view of the answer as to why I do the things I do. I know why I got in trouble so much as a child for opening my mouth, and why I don't like to say anything. I know why I act the way I do in groups and why I act the way I do when I'm alone. I know why I suck at dating. I have answers.

My life makes sense. Well not really. I don't know the cause of Aspergers, but I'm one step closer. After 30+ years of my life, I am one step closer to figuring myself out. My life makes more sense today than it did a month ago.

Upon further visits to the counselor we talked about it, and she confirmed the diagnosis. This is one website she brought up, and here I am.

flamebolt925
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Joined: 30 Apr 2013
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Posts: 36
Location: bellingham, WA

17 May 2013, 4:18 pm

welcome to wrong planet nice to meet u my name is William. i was diagnosed 3 yrs ago @ UW autism center on September 23 it was strange when dad and i were driving down to seattle i had a call from a number i didnt recognize and we were in a hurry and we didnt find out till the session stopped for a lunch break that it was my aunt eileen that was the one who had called telling us that our grandfather had passed away that morning when we were driving down to the autism center so it was a hard time for us

auntblabby
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17 May 2013, 4:32 pm

hiya Stardraigh welcome to the club
you are fortunate that you got dx'ed at a relatively early age, before a lot of damage has been done from not knowing. I didn't get to find out until my 40s. by then it was almost too late.