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Hey everybody, Just found out about this site from a video on YouTube. The main reason that I'm here, is that I'm not sure if I'm an Aspie or not. I've never been diagnosed with AS, but I seem to fit most, if not all of the symptoms. I've always had problems with social interaction except with family or pre-established friends. I have problems making eye contact with people, when I force myself to make eye contact, I have sort of a mini panic attack, and I can't hear anything they're trying to say. I've always had some sort of on-going obsession, for the last few years it's been the various religions of the world. Science is also a big obsession for me. (Atheists will not find it at all surprising that after all that religious and scientific resurch, I recently declared myself an Atheist.)

While I have a high IQ I've always gotten horible grades in school despite trying my hardest (or what I felt was my hardest.) I've had on and off depression since around age 12 or 13 and I've realized that most of that stems from my social problems and my dificulties in school. I was diagnosed with ADD just a couple years ago, but the ADD meds don't really seem to help with my problems (in some areas it makes my symptoms worse.)

I found out about Asperger's a few years ago, and after learning it was a mild form of Autism I thought that it couldn't posibly be what I had. However, watching videos made by or about Aspies, I'm starting to make the connections to my own characteristics. I'm 29 now, (I'll be 30 in just a few weeks, Ugh!) and I still don't seem to have a good grasp on where my life is going. Maybe I'm thinking to optimisticaly, but I'm hoping that a diagnosis of AS might help me to straighten my life out, or at least give me tools to help cope better in the "real wolrd."

Well, anyway (sorry for rambling) I was wondering if anyone thinks that I might be an aspie, and if it's very likely, who do I see to get diagnosed, just my regular Psychiatrist? Anyway, thanks for the help guys.

welcome

btw before i was diagnosed as asperger's i got an ADD diagnoses it might be a common mistake because of shared symptoms between AS and ADD

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Nice to meet you, Alerion42.

Welcome Alerion42!

Welcome to the forum, Alerion42!

I can't give you an official diagnosis, but I think you may very likely have it. I think your psychiatrist should be able to diagnose you, I was diagnosed by my psychologist.

Yeah, I don't have a psychologist (although, I think I'd prefer one to a psychiatrist) but you're probably right about my psychiatrist being able to diagnose.

Anyway thanks everybody, I'll probably be lurking around, I might pop my head in every once in a while.

Hi Alerion42 welcome to the "right" Planet