I found 3 McNuggets in my laptop case.

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Not really... I wanted to choose something other than "Hi... new here..." for the subject line of my first post.
Here's some stuff about me:

I'm a 35 yo male in the Philadelphia area.

I've always had serious social impairment. Growing up, I rarely talked outside of my own home. Everyone thought I was weird, and adults weren't shy about expressing their concern. My mother always stood up for me, but she ignored recommendations to get me help. I continue to struggle a great deal with social interaction. I can be too shy, or I can be too gregarious and inappropriate. I have trouble empathizing and I engage in a lot of one-sided conversations. I am clueless when it comes to casual small talk. I have trouble following a normal conversation, even if I'm just listening. People sometimes think I'm being rude or hateful.

I have a number of issues that I'm not yet sure are AS related, like my horrible sense of direction. I avoid going to the bathroom in restaurants because I get lost on my way back. Getting around by car is a nightmare. <Shrug>.

I have a lot of quirks and "rules" that make me seem a bit eccentric, and to some, probably moronic. I have a tremendous amount of trouble handling changes to my routine. New things suck. Places with people suck. If people come into my personal space, I cringe. It's become sort of a friendly joke at work that people have to give me space and should NEVER touch me. Work can be tough. My job is to solve specific types of problems; I'm quite good at it, which makes them think I should be good at a whole range of things. I'm not.

Over the years I've had a few diagnosis: Agoraphobia, PTSD, Depression, General Anxiety, Social Anxiety, and Bipolar Disorder. The last hospital I ended up in even told me I have an eating disorder! It's called being fat, Doc. I've shed a lot of those labels over time. I am currently being treated for Bipolar and SAD. I have a new doc who specializes the social aspect of AS. Eventually, he wants me to enroll in a DBT class, but I'm not ready yet.

Arrrgh... I should stop myself... that's plenty for now, I think.

Welcome!

Welcome!

Welcome to the Wrong Planet community, McChubs.

Nice to meet you, McChubs.

Hi McChubs and welcome to the wrongplanet. It sounds like you should you be at home here. I hope you find this site informative and interesting for you. Have fun.

To WrongPlanet!! !

The body of the OP doesn't elaborate any further on finding 3 McNuggets anywhere.

Was the title only meant to get our attention? You'd make a good used car seller, oh, no, wait, Aspies couldn't succeed at sales as often as NTs do.

Hi, you may be my long lost little brother.

So what happened to the McNuggets??

Welcome to WP!

In true British spirit.

How do you do?

Welcome

welcome

I will admit your topic name caught my attention.
I'm new too.
I'm still kinda waiting on replies to my topic till I start posting out of this sub forum.
Also, Nice use of "gregarious".
I like that word.

If you wanted to catch our attention, you succeeded ^^.
Welcome to WP.net.
I've been diagnosed AS 2 months ago.
I've got bipolar Disorder, Agoraphobia and Anxiety, like you.
I've got also school phobia, but it's really getting better those days.

Welcome to WP!