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im not sure what to put here but ill try my best my name is Amy, im 30 years old and undiagnosed. i never even heard of aspergers until about 6-7 months ago and once i started reading up on it everything just started making sense. ive been obsessively reading up on it since then and its been a very validating learning experience. it has explained a lot of my more "embarrassing quirks" like getting overly upset if my routines/plans are inturrupted, my relentless obsessions (especially those which are not exactly for my age group), how i rock back and forth when im standing (ive learned to suppress that when in public) etc etc. family and friends have pointed these things out to me my entire life and its made me feel very different and weird.

ive only brought all of this up to my boyfriend of 11 years and he agrees that i have aspergers but i havent talked about it with my other family members/friends yet. they are not exactly an ideal support group. i was diagnosed with OCD, anxiety and depression when i was 5 years old but from what ive learned that diagnoses happened before aspergers was made "official" in DSM-IV. getting an official aspergers diagnoses would help me because my life is severely affected by this. im horrible in social situations so i dont like leaving my house and its affecting me from getting jobs (i have trouble interacting with people and learning new things/retaining information). it would show people that i am not just "making excuses" because i actually have legit issues that i need help with that wont be fixed by merely "getting out of the house" or "not being so lazy" (actual quotes from my family).

i didnt mean to write a novel, congrats if you made it through my ramblings

Hey Amy welcome.

Hi Amy and welcome to the family.
You'll soon realize that most people here share your experiences, I do 100%, and there's many more.
PS: I don't get out of the house either.

Hi Amy, welcome to Wrong Planet!

I'm sure you'll fit right in here, and I hope you can get some of the support you need.

Welcome!

thank you everyone! so far i am enjoying my time here the only issue ive come across is the fact that i dont get notified if anyone quotes me. its a pain to have to go to the posts ive replied to to see if anyone has replied back but thanks for the welcomes!

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Amy Marie, when you post something, there are two checkboxes at the lower left, one asks if you would like to attach a signature and the other allows you to get a notification any time there is further activity on the thread.

Welcome to WP!