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26 Jul 2008, 11:52 pm

Hi folks after years of "feeling wrong" I have just been diagnosed with AS not bad at the age of 43. Ah well at least I can start too put it all together, makes me sad though, to think that had we known all this time I might have been able to keep friendships and have a greater connection with my family, or am I just kidding myself. Anyhow lets see if knowledge can make a difference. Had a good laugh at some of the "quirky" behaviour mentioned in some of the blogs cos finally it makes sense. looking forward to getting to know you all in my disjointed way

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27 Jul 2008, 12:03 am

Welcome to WP, the late Dent Arthur Dent. It's a sort of threat you see...

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27 Jul 2008, 1:58 am

Hi! Nice to meet you!
Btw is your name a Hitchhiker's Guide reference?

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27 Jul 2008, 2:40 am

Hi DentArthurDent I was only diagnosed in my late 40s just over 1 year ago, and things are really beginning to Make Sense at last. It takes time, but opens up a whole new meaning to life.

Making Sense (last updated July 2008):
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27 Jul 2008, 2:40 am

Ah you see Im already among people who understand. Yep Aurore as greyh spotted it is indeed a HHGTTG reference. in my opinion Douglas Adams was one of the most astute and funny social commentators of the 20th century.

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27 Jul 2008, 2:44 am

DentArthurDent wrote:

And an incredibly funny writer. I have never laughed out loud at a book as much as I do with the Hitchhiker books

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27 Jul 2008, 3:18 am

yeah your right he is one of the few writers that I find myself laughing out loud too, even your reference had me reminiscing some of his classic line and having a chuckle, much better than monty python

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27 Jul 2008, 4:59 am

Nice to meet you, DentArthurDent.

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27 Jul 2008, 9:03 am

Love the nickname! Douglas Adams was hilarious! He wrote the most wonderful satire!

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27 Jul 2008, 9:32 am

hi dent

welcome to WP

in my case i personally work my way in figuring out why im different
from other people... it took me some years to finally understand

i started during the time when internet is not yet available
so reading journals are my source of info...

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27 Jul 2008, 9:53 am

43 -- only one off! :lol:

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27 Jul 2008, 10:49 am

Hi there,

I was diagnosed this week at age 44, so I know what you mean about it all coming together. I've been reading the forums and marveling that there really are other people like me. Everytime I read about a quirk or symptom that I have too, I'm like "Are you KIDDING me? Is THAT why I do that?" It's still a whole new world. "Welcome to the desert of the real"

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27 Jul 2008, 1:05 pm

To WrongPlanet!! !

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29 Jul 2008, 10:51 pm

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03 Aug 2008, 12:10 am

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