25 Apr 2009, 2:49 pm
Hey All 
This forum is awesome. After decades (I'm 54) I feel I've finally found my own species. I'm an undiagnosed Aspie woman. I had some psych help 25 years ago that, in retrospect, pointed me in this direction, but back then Asperger's wasn't on the radar and my psychologists were mystified by me. They diagnosed me with Dysthymia, which they described as my "not fitting" in the world, a sort of "right-brain person trying to live as a left-brain person," but they couldn't figure out why. I didn't stay in therapy because it wasn't helping and my psychologists' befuddlement didn't give me much hope.
Then a couple years ago I read a Psychology Today article about a girl with Asperger's and an article/book excerpt by Tony Attwood about girls with Asperger's. They blew me away. They described ME. So I started researching, took the online tests telling me I am most likely an Aspie, and here I am. I'm overwhelmed by things I want to say and questions I want to ask... but for now just want to say hi and I'm so glad you're here!
25 Apr 2009, 2:57 pm
Hi Darby and welcome to join in and talk with us!
Im glad you found whats You at last. I understand it can feel very overwhelming. I walked around 25 years of my life before Asperger entered and blew me off so I know how it could feel in you. I guess you also became somewhat a strong person living so many years without having the knowledge of AS. Here we are many people within a wide scale of ages and lifeexperiences. I hope you find this site useful
25 Apr 2009, 7:19 pm
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26 Apr 2009, 2:11 pm
To WrongPlanet!! !
