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Hello, i have been reading this site for some time and finally broke down and opened an account so i could post. Realized i have not introduced myself so hi, all. Found some good information but has been forever since i have chatted with ppl on the internet. I am trying to figure out, again, all the rules of internet conversation etiquette and hoping i don't make too many blunders (always a fear for me even when there is not face-to-face chatting because no matter how hard i try i seem to always mess up). Here on this site, it looks like i can be honest about that.

Have a family member diagnosed with HFA and began researching autism for their benefit. Also in helping my family member, i am understanding where some of my difficulties come from. Which is a blessing to know, but sometimes not terribly useful; in most of the circles i move in, ppl look at an autism/aspergers diagnosis as, "Um, yeah, but your point is?" So as much as anything i am here because it is a relief to read about others' experiences and find commonalities with my own.

Well, nice to meet you ppl and have a good one, all!

Welcome! Haha I did the same thing when I joined, was too shy to post a 'hello' message... Oops!

Aww, thank you. In true form, i am checking to see if it sounded too dorky or dumb. nice to meet you.

Hey probly.an.aspie welcome.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

i figured out i am on the spectrum similarly to you, researching my nephew's diagnosis. so, welcome. got any interests you'd care to share about?

Um, yeah, interests and stuff about me...guess one does that in introductions, huh? I love reading. Stuff i like to read--fantasy (J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S.Lewis, George MacDonald, Stephen King--Dark Tower series is awesome), biography (any person who looks to me to have had an interesting life; lots of Hollywood biographies; but all time favorite biography is "I Married Adventure" by Osa Johnson), some fiction but pretty selective (L.M. Montgomery, the Prey series by John Sanford).

I love to sing--one of my special interests is teaching my kids to sing acapella. I grew up in a Mennonite church that sang acapella every week. But we no longer attend there and it made me sad to think that my kids might not learn the beauty of 4 part harmony. My kids each have a good ear for music and i enjoy teaching them to sing various parts. I love to play the piano but not in public. Just for me and sometimes a few family or close friends.

In mundane boring and random stuff, I usually do the mom thing of taking care of my family; and also work part time at a local historical center. I love the environment there--very aspie friendly as it is quiet and allows for interesting research. I also make a mean batch of chili and my hubby and i can carry on a conversation made up almost entirely of quotes from the Simpsons. (One time i told him he was a cross between Homer Simpson and Al Bundy and he referred to it as "best compliment ever!")

i share your love of singing. i'm in the local chorale.

We have a chorale in our area too; and i would love to sing in it some time. My kids sang in the youth chorale through the same organization and they put on a great show. However, due to the mom stuff...i don't really have time to do it right now. In a few yrs maybe.

I love singing! I often sing when I'm doing housework.

Basso53, I hope so too. Music gets me through a lot of hard stuff. If i can't sing, i know i am really in bad shape. i went through a deep depression a few yrs ago when i could not sing or listen to music for about 3 months. Also stopped talking except for necessary stuff...if i can't talk and can't sing, i know it is really bad. My oldest has a beautiful baritone/bass--somewhere between the 2. It has been a lot of fun to watch his singing go from soprano to baritone/bass. He is still pretty young for such a nice smooth bass voice--he is 14--so he gets some surprised looks when ppl hear him sing for the 1st time.

Kuraudo, i will think of you when i crank the music and clean house or do dishes. I keep a radio/cd player or ipod in my kitchen to make dishes and cooking easier.