Hello from Just Another Aspie.

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Hello everyone,

First things first, I am 28 years old male, married and have a beautiful son who just turned 6 months old.

I always thought that I've had social anxiety but I figured that was not the case, at least not only.
I didn't know I was diagnosed until last month, I mean I was diagnosed at the age of 4, but I didn't know about it until recently, that's a long story but I am happy there are people like me and I am not alone.

I was able to read analog clock at the age of 3, do simple math, count to 10000s and read long sentences before the age of 4 (Hyperlexia), however I sucked at socializing and playing with other kids together. That's when I was diagnosed.

Probably because of my hyperlexia, I was able to learn English just by watching Pokemon and playing video games with English subtitles, I know my English is not perfect by any means, but I am a great proofreader, the first thing I notice in a long paragraph is if there is a typo or not.

Up to this age, I still suck at socializing and I will avoid meetings and events at all costs, but that's not always possible. I only like to hang out with people I know well, and I like everything planned and organized.

Although I have somewhat extraordinary visual skills such as memorizing everywhere I go, I suffer from face blindness. If I see someone out of context, or with different hair-style, I won't know him or her until I hear his/her voice.

I can't touch cotton and mildly textured papers, and I hate the sound they make when someone else touches them.

I think I could go on forever explaining the odds of myself, but I guess I should stop

Feel free to ask questions or PM me.
Thank you for reading.

Welcome to Wrong Planet! I also have face blindness. Many times someone will come up to me and talk with me. I generally pretend I know them and hold up my end of the conversation. When they leave, I ask my wife, "Who was that?"

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Welcome to Wrong Planet, rbp!

I'm pretty sure I fit the Hyperlexic traits as well, though it's a bit trickier to be sure because my diagnosis was so late in life. Words are an obsession for me and, like you, I taught myself to read them. I'm fascinated by why and how people choose the ones that they do, where they originated from, how language changes over time, etc. - and I cannot leave words un-read, wherever I see them (which actually gets a bit distracting sometimes, but not enough to spoil my enjoyment of them!)

I hope you find Wrong Planet as enlightening and enjoyable as I have!

^^ Thankyou; though I must admit that the metaphor isn't originally mine. Unfortunately, my memory for figures of speech is much better than my memory for where I first read or heard them, otherwise I would credit the original source.

Welcome to WP!