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30 Apr 2009, 3:13 pm

I created this account a while ago, and made a topic, because I wasn't sure if I had Asperger's or not. However, I was formally diagnosed with it a week ago. What really convinced me that I had it was understanding that Asperger's isn't an either/or type of thing, but a sort of gradation or continuum. Before I was diagnosed (and perhaps now I'm not quite a hundred percent on it) I didn't think I had it because I think I can understand body language and verbal cues just fine. But, I have a lot of eccentricities or behaviours, which appear slightly autistic in nature. I'm slightly clumsy, I have esoteric interests bordering on obsessions, most of the time I show a muted range of emotions (people frequently make slights about me being a robot), I'm exceptionally sensitive to sounds, I use formal and archaic language that sometimes seems clumsy, I have an easier time getting attached to objects than people, despite the fact that I'm confident I'm still socially awkward at times, and I'm a bit of a loner.

Still, I think I can understand emotional cues. I don't know. I think this site will give me a better idea of it.

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30 Apr 2009, 3:23 pm

It's like I know how they're feeling, but sometimes it can be hard to act in accordance with the information. But, there are definitely times when I act properly though, without having to think about it too hard. I don't have a social anxiety at all, and I'm not insecure (though I used to be when I was younger).

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30 Apr 2009, 3:27 pm

Welcome & congratulations!

Since it's a spectrum, we're all a bit different. Yet we can all share & enjoy in the community that is ASD!

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30 Apr 2009, 6:44 pm

Welcome.

Good luck on figuring things out.

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30 Apr 2009, 10:46 pm

Greetings, and welcome aboard the Wrong Planet, fellow-citizen Gentleman.

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30 Apr 2009, 11:09 pm

Welcome, and you're not alone... while I have trouble recognizing cues immediately, I've built enough of a 'catalog' that with a little time I can generally approximate things - and at times be spectacularly wrong. The archaic speech is also very familiar and akin to some of my verbal quirks according to others. Glad to hear you've come back - there are a lot of great resources here.

M.

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01 May 2009, 5:59 am

Quote:

Still, I think I can understand emotional cues. I don't know. I think this site will give me a better idea of it.

Bah, the cursed 'think'. If you think you can do it, then you can probably do it to an at least semi-decent level.

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01 May 2009, 6:05 pm

To WrongPlanet!! !

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06 May 2009, 12:23 am

welcome to WP

hmn...

not all aspies doesn't respond to emotional cues

it can be learned

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