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30 Oct 2007, 6:28 am

Hi all.

Just joining up. Undiagnosed, but seeking insight. I see myself in the whole Aspie bit, for better or for worse.

Pleased to meet others in the same boat.



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30 Oct 2007, 6:32 am

Ahoy ammmar, or whatever your name is, welcome to WP.



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30 Oct 2007, 6:44 am

Welcome to WP!

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30 Oct 2007, 8:26 am

Nice to meet you, ummAR. :)

I'm Jerry.


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30 Oct 2007, 9:56 am

welcome. s/l?


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30 Oct 2007, 3:56 pm

Welcome to WrongPlanet!Image


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30 Oct 2007, 4:43 pm

Welcome ummAR.

Yup! We have tankers full of insight here. I'm not sure where we parked the boat.


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30 Oct 2007, 6:26 pm

Welcome ummAR,

Look about, insight into what?



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02 Nov 2007, 4:03 am

Sorry, I can't quite figure out how to quote...

Insight into... my self and what to do with it, insight into this world and what to do with it...

I've been looking for a word for my troubles since my son was born. I didn't want to raise him to have my faults. Give me an A, I finally found the answer. Now I am on my own with three little kids, living in a foreign country, asking myself why I constantly snap under the weight of it all, while other people seem to deal. Knowing there are other people like me helps me to relax about all those things I can't fix all at once. I mean, who cares if the neighbors hear you bellowing at the kids and breaking things, right? Well... I stopped obsessing years ago about fitting in and came to accept myself and I thoroughly enjoy most of my quirks, but I would like to become more functional in the anger department. It's hard to see that that could have any good side to it.

Thanks for asking.
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02 Nov 2007, 1:39 pm

Well here you are a common Aspie, that is used to explain everything. The world is NT, that explains everything.

Three kids are hard to explain away. Nothing works, I have tried.

Neighbors are best kept living in fear.

Anger is caused by a lack of chocolate, hidden where the children will never find it, under dirty dishes.

Humor is the other side of anger, you are aspie, not hard to make fun of.

The most foreign country I know is the US, I live there.

Translation, what languages? I love the way translation changes the original beyond recognition.

Come on out and play, you need imaginary friends.



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02 Nov 2007, 2:16 pm

ummAR wrote:
Sorry, I can't quite figure out how to quote...

Insight into... my self and what to do with it, insight into this world and what to do with it...

I've been looking for a word for my troubles since my son was born. I didn't want to raise him to have my faults. Give me an A, I finally found the answer. Now I am on my own with three little kids, living in a foreign country, asking myself why I constantly snap under the weight of it all, while other people seem to deal. Knowing there are other people like me helps me to relax about all those things I can't fix all at once. I mean, who cares if the neighbors hear you bellowing at the kids and breaking things, right? Well... I stopped obsessing years ago about fitting in and came to accept myself and I thoroughly enjoy most of my quirks, but I would like to become more functional in the anger department. It's hard to see that that could have any good side to it.

Thanks for asking.
ummAR


ummAR, living anywhere with three kids in any state (NT/AS/AU,ABC, whatever) will make you snap. ONE kid can make you snap. that's just part of parenthood. :wink:

the operative phrase in what you wrote, above is "other people seem to deal".

i think they're faking it. :roll:



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02 Nov 2007, 2:34 pm

Welcome.
I have lived alone with 3 small children and am now doing it with 4, 3 teens (2 with Asperger's) and a 7 year old. Anyone in our shoes who looks like they are "dealing well" are probably doing a good job of hiding the fact that they haven't got a clue what they are doing. I have yelled and on one occasion thrown an heirloom glass water pitcher at a wall. We are human and I know NT's (many, many) who are doing a far worse job than I am. You are not alone, especially not here. :)


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