Djoekie want to say thanks!

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After being on the forums for a week, mostly reading other peoples stuff. I guess i should introduce myself.
I'm 23 years old and have recently been diagnosed with Aspergers. I have absolutely no problem with my diagnose. Actually I don't think i did too bad in life, i finished my school and did a lot of IT courses, and made it as a developer for local emergency services. Next year I'll go to university to study computer-science.
I live together with my girlfriend in a nice neighborhood in Maastricht, The Netherlands.

The reason i sought help in the first place was that i had a meltdown on two of my vacations (which cost me allot of money because we had to come home). I sought help at a local psychiatrist who redirected me to a psychiatrist who specializes in autism spectrum conditions. One thing lead to another and so i got my diagnose. However, we're still not sure what caused my meltdowns.

Apart from that I think it's just a great thing to know what the reason is why I've always felt different from other people.
I'm very straightforward, can't cope with emotions at all, have an obsession with details and the worst short-time memory ever, next to that it's impossible for me to span my attention to more than 1 thing at a time, and i just can't seem to remember anything people tell me to do. I have a few friends which i see on a semi-regular basis, but that's more thanks to the help of my girlfriend who is - in my eyes- overly social (she compensates my disability to converse normally). I don't do small-talk, and I'm completely into Computers, Programming, Linux and all that stuff, and have been since i could read.
The problem I have with making friends is that I don't feel the need to have people around me if it's not in any way functional. So any friend i would make, I'd only see if we were to play some games together or go to a shop or something like that.

I guess i could go on like that for a few more paragraph's. But I'm not good at the whole self-reflection thing, these are all things I've found out with the help of my psychiatrist an of course my girlfriend (she seems to know me better than i know myself).
Oh yeah, maybe you've noticed, I also can't seem to talk about anything in an orderly manner, I always end up writing or saying whatever comes to mind, people generally don't like that about me (and i don't like that about other people )

I would like to thank you for helping me out so far, I've already learned so much by just reading about other people's experiences on this forum, it seems to be the best way for me to cope with my 'disabilities' at this moment.

For an insight in my life: my flickr

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Welcome to WP!

Hoi Djoek. Welkom hier, er is een Nederlands-talig draadje mocht je dat handiger vinden; maar die is niet zo groot:
http://www.wrongplanet.net/posts12712-start60.html

Leuk carnaval gehad? Lijkt me nou niet direct mijn ding...

Have fun here browsing around on the fora. Like you I also learned about myself here, especially recognition of certain behaviour in myself.

Welcome djoek!

welcome

Nice to meet you, djoek.

Heya djoek welcome to WP.

thanks everyone, i was just wondering if my story makes any sense, and if anyone can relate. I think i kinda need that right now, but i don't want to post another topic.. Or should I? Maybe some advice...

It makes perfect sense. And the fact is that I relate so well that I don't know what to comment on...
Wan't some advice though: "Don't Panic!" If you wan't more personalized advice you will have to tell me your problem,
untill then Douglas Adams' advice will have to do.

To WrongPlanet!! !

Hi djoekie. I don't know if I welcomed you here but hello anyway. I know where you're coming from with the short-term memory and not remembering what anyone tells you and it's a real nuisance much of the time. What are we having for dinner again?

I've added you as a contact on Flickr - fellow Aspie photographers rock!

Welcome to WrongPlanet.