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Hi, I'm new and I don't even know if I have a right to be here (followed a link from Quora). Feel free to look at my profile. I am a middle aged lady and have never had a diagnosis of Autism or Asperger's (I don't go to the doctor anyway as I have a total phobia of doctors and hospitals) but the more I read/hear, the more I think I notice things that could point to it - I easily develop obsessions, I cling to routine (most of the time - there are odd exception days when it feels like a straitjacket!). There are certain food textures that make me feel sick, and sounds that make me react physically and viscerally. But talking of food, I often eat the same thing day after day (usually instant noodles and cheese sandwiches!). If I discover an author I love I have to read everything they wrote, and feel impatient and incomplete unless I have. At times seeing to the simplest task and facing the simplest change bears down on me as if it were something onerous. But I am also sometimes over-emotional and not at all well organised, which seems to go against the cliches, at least, again, sorry if that was offensive.

Welcome to WP! I think you will find some nice people here--no matter what your diagnosis status is or could be.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Hello and welcome. Feel free to ask questions to find out more. Noodles and cheese sandwiches. Yum. Can I have some?

Thanks to all of those who have welcomed me with kind words!

Welcome

Welcome to WP!

welcome, self diagnosed around 65, finally formally diagnosed at 68, loads to sort and see from the new perspective of diagnosis. You are definitely not alone. Glad you are with us.

Thanks again to those who have welcomed me!