05 Oct 2014, 1:16 am
I was referred to this site by a friend.
Self-administered autism spectrum quotient test a couple times over a few years and I fall in the 36-40 range, plus I have a ton of symptoms. I don't have a practical reason to need a diagnosis because I'm fairly well adjusted, except for the occasional awkard comment or disinterest from friends I'm talking to.
Basically, I was always kinda weird. No friends until high school. Tons of missed social cues. Eccentric interests. Encyclopedic knowledge of stuff other people consider trivial. I ramble on and on and bore people to tears. Perceived as egotistical, but I don't mean to be. Commotion irritates the heck out of me. Used to hate the feeling of my shirt on my skin. I rock and listen to the same songs over and over. It takes repeating my name several times before I notice you want my attention. Used to love getting detentions in school because it meant more time to play in my head. Emotions are confusing. Diagnosed with OCD and anxiety disorder, but I guess the doc didn't put the other signs together.
I was excited, honestly, to find out that I have Asperger's. It's nice to put a name with the struggles I've had for so long. I had a student once who had Asperger's and we understood each other really well. I guess this was why.
A couple days after finding out, my NT wife looked at me and said, "you're kind of obsessing over this."
Yep, that's kinda the point. 
Anyway, pleased to meet you all.
05 Oct 2014, 3:07 am
Welcome! 
05 Oct 2014, 3:15 am
well welcome to the club TM. 
i'd know about missed social cues (shudder) and encyclopedic knowledge about stuff people my age haven't even touched upon yet. you'll meet people from all walks of life here but you'll have to endure some annoying little errors and site bugs! 
05 Oct 2014, 9:58 am
Hey TobiasMurphy welcome. 
05 Oct 2014, 12:38 pm
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