Hello. I'm new here.

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Hi. My Nym is Atgnat, I came to that name after trying to register name after name and having them rejected as already in use. So, Atgnat it is, which stands for "all the good names are taken."

I have had difficulties all my life fitting into society and have been in treatment for the last 20 years or so, getting various diagnoses as "Major Depression", "Social Anxiety Disorder", "Avoidant Personality Disorder" and "general mental disorder - we have no clue."

It came as a surprise to me just recently when a person very close to me, who is a licensed psychotherapist, said to me "it's pretty obvious to me that you have Asperger's"

This completely floored me, and, as I looked into the diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder in DSM-V and also going back to the DSM-IV to review the diagnosis of Asperger's, I saw myself in a large majority of the features.

So, here I am. I mostly lurk and read posts, I don't know how much I will be posting at least at first, but I wanted to say Hello.

Hi Atgnat. Like your name!

Thanks.

Hey Atgnat.

Welcome! By the way, I was wondering what your username meant before I read your post. Thought it had something to do with gnats lol.

hi, atgnat. welcome. what sorts of things do you like to do?

Hey Atgnat welcome.

I read books, ride bicycle and motorcycle, play guitar, watch european football (soccer) on TV...

Thank You.

cool. i'm reading a good book right now - "under a cruel star". i also play guitar - rhythm.

welcome to wrong planet

Thank You.

"Under a Cruel Star" Isn't that a book about a woman living in Prague between WW II and the '68 invasion by the Soviets? I read about that somewhere.

I envy your ability to play rhythm, i have a poor sense of rhythm, i do a little fingerstyle on acoustic and make noise with my electric.

yes, and also escaping from a concentration camp in WWII. very well written. my favorite type of story - the triumph of the human spirit.

Hi and Welcome, Atgnat!

I, too, like your name! I had the same thing happen, while making attempts to choose a username, but, I just went with one of my favorite names and called it a day. Yours is much more creative, needless to say. See you, around : )

Welcome to Wrong Planet, Atgnat!