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The forum description said that new members are supposed to post in here to introduce themselves, but I wasn't sure what I was supposed to post. So I've plagiarised the "questions about you" thread for ideas.

What is your first name?:
Jean

Age:
26

Location:
Cambridge, UK

Hobbies and Interests:
Neverwinter Nights (I play in the City of Arabel PW as an elven paladin)
Cyberchondria
Watching films with my husband

Why are you here?
My case manager said he thinks I have aspergers in addition to the personality disorders for which I was referred to his service, and he suggested I look it up on the Internet and decide for myself.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
Last week

Favorite subjects:
History / Politics (they're really the same subject, when you get philosophical about it)
D&D

Year/Grade:
I left school at the age of 18, because I was too depressed to be trusted by myself at university. I'm partway through an Open University degree in Social Sciences

Favorite music:
Rock, Classical, Folk - pretty much anything except Jazz. If it's got a tight structure and pattern to it, all the better

Books:
Science fiction / Fantasy. Particularly Terry Goodkind (although his political ranting is annoying)

TV shows/Movies:
Star Trek, House, Scrubs, Greys Anatomy (I like medical dramas)
The Princess Bride, Ladyhawk

Instrument:
Piano, Guitar (just started learning), Clarinet, Descant Recorder, Tenor Recorder

Do you like sports?
No. I briefly took up running a year ago and completed a sponsored race for charity. Then haven't been back since. I try to go walking regularly for fitness, but that's hardly a sport.

Family:
I live with my husband and our two new cats, Willow and Buffy. My mother and younger sister live half an hour's drive away. My elder sister lives in the same town, but we barely speak because I get too uncomfortable talking to her. My Dad lives fifty miles away and hasn't spoken to the rest of the family in three years because he took it very badly when Mum started divorce proceedings against him. My case manager thinks he might also have aspergers.

Clothing:
I wear the same style of clothing all the time, because it's too must hassle to try and differentiate between 'work' clothes and 'home' clothes. So I dress a little too casual for the office, and a little too formal for home. Generally trousers and a jersey material top. I love heavy woollen jumpers, but they have to be extremely soft wool because I can't bear scratchy fabrics.

How did you find this website?
Google search for "aspergers" on the instruction of my case manager

Job:
I'm a secretary

Plans for the future?
My case manager is helping me look for a new job, because I hate the one I have. It's too stressful to think any further ahead than that. My husband wants to go on holiday for a week in February, but I decide whether it's a good idea or not until I get a new job sorted first. I can't handle more than one change at a time.

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welcome im Comet nice to meet you

Welcome to WP!

Welcome to WP!

Tim

Hello and welcome!

Hello there Jean. Welcome to WP!

Welcome to WrongPlanet!

Welcome

Nice to meet you, Jean.

welcome to wp, jean.

aww, buffy and willow... how adorable (in a geekish way, which is good) names for cats. would you mind crawling them behind their ears from me? i love cats.

Hello.
Ladyhawke is one of my favourite films too, tho not as keen on Princess Bride (Prefer Labyrinth)
Curious as to what personality disorder/s... I have always believed that AS can be co-morbid with a PD but some say not.

Welcome, Jean.

I'd be happy to. I can't take credit for the cats' names though. They came from the shelter prenamed a month ago. Although the names did have a cetain charm to them that biased us towards choosing them. They don't like being tickled behind the ears so much because they're very nervous, but they love being stroked down the back and along the tail, so I did that instead. I hope that's ok with you?



Avoidant and depressive personality disorders, plus subclinical borderline personality disorder. (I only meet four out of the five criteria for that one, because I never admit to being angry) My case manager (who specialises in personality disorders and says he has a special interest in aspergers as well) says that it is perfectly possible to have both. The stress of coping with aspergers as a little kid is just the type of trauma that is likely to trigger a personality disorder in someone with a vulnerability in that direction.