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hello everyone, my name is Dan and Im 26...

I do not know if I have AS or not, but looking into it I think I may have. I seem to suffer more with social aspects, im quite good at remembering things and can be quite obsessive about certain topics (mainly landrovers in my case, along with one or two other things that I would say are lesser obsessions). I was diagnosed with depression but never really treated properly, I find it virtually impossible to make friends, unless its people who share the same interests...but they never seem to become meaningful relationships if that makes sense.
I was always a difficult child apparently and I think my parenst were pleased when I moved out...I think they got me some treatment for hyperactivity or something when I was little. I know most people find me a bit...weird...like at work nobody ever comes and talks to me I have to go speak to them...and i find often they can be quite, well, not condescending, but they trat me like a young child I suppose.

I'm not sure what else to look for, most of what I read seems to cover the above, obsessive behaviour and poor social skills...coupled with depression. Am I on the right lines do you think?

Thanks for reading.

Welcome Linesman2008!:)

Hi Dan Im paul, 25 year old aspie. i was diagnosed at the age of 14 & know a little bit about it. You definetly show some classic signs of AS & i would say you defenatly have it. don't worry about it too much becuse it's not as bad as it may sound & it dous not make you a bad person. you should try & talk to other aspies, join aspie forums & stuff like that. even if you feel that you can't cope with it you can because i use to suffer badly from it but now i cope very well with it. if you need help you find it on the web. last thing DONT FORGET YOU ARE NOT ALONE. WE ASPIES ARE A STRONG EVER GROWING COMUNITY.

To WrongPlanet!! !

Hello from London

Hang out here for a while and do a few quizzes you can find them at Autism Research http://www.autismresearchcentre.com/tests/default.asp

Welcome

Kaleido

Nice to meet you, Dan.

Thanks for the warm welcomes everyone, not sure about a diagnosis, whats involved with that then?

If the depression side of things is bothering you, you may find it useful to mention Asperger's syndrome to your GP. He should be able to refer you on. I went that route... and it was a moderately drawn-out process, but I learned things about myself, and am still doing so. It's fun.

Hi Linesman2008, welcome to WP, being into Land rovers is kind of cool, I am into 4x4's, and trucks

Hi Linesman, welcome to WP Some of the things you described do seem AS-like, but those things alone don't mean you definitely have it. You could take a few online quizzes at Autism Research, but they don't always come up with the right result. An official diagnosis is useful in the UK so it would definitely be worth seeing your GP about it.

Anyway, I suppose a formal diagnosis is in order. Try to get an appointment set up...they usually last six to eight hours...

I did an online test and it came out with a very strong probablity of my having AS. It was sent to me by a friend who also quite probably had the condition. I guess if it was the case for me it would explain a lot, but its always difficult as of course its a matter of having certain "pointers" rather than a concrete "must have x y and z" if I understand correctly?

I would say the depression is the biggest issue, but I think it is caused by an inability to really understand people or to hold conversations properly, which means I am alone a lot...but I suppose I'm also quite frightened by people, again probably wth the same cause.

Hi, Dan!

Welcome to Wrongplanet!

I hope you enjoy posting here!

Thanks. The only difficulty I have is keping up with so many threads, Im not sure if it just the forum layout butI find it hard to read.

Oh, I was thinking too, is it true that AS can show a sensitivity to bright light? I have to squint on a cloudy day and wear sunglasses when its just normal bright. Could this be an As symptom or am I confused?

Welcome to the forum Dan!!