My Persepctives: Being diagnosed.

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I dint know I was an aspie unti I hit the age of 16. My childhood was pretty normal and had alot of little friends, though I still preferred to sit by myself and build wooden train tracks.

Than Middle School came along. For some reason in the summer between 5th and 6th grade, all my little pals decided to sart trying to be gangster and I never got the memo. 6th grade was spent hiding from bulies and sketching night elves. Gradually things improved as my fellow students became more open minded and I was actually somewhat popular in th grade and the rest of high school, my quirkieness,clumsieness and enthusiasm for life earning the other classmates appreciation. Still, I was confused, why dont my classmates get all caught up in these weird obsessions like they do?, what is the telepathic power of teenaged girls? and Why do these hallways freak me out so? Thats hen I found about Aspergers Syndrome. Apparently my parents had always suspected it, but didnt want me yo have a crutch.

So tell me: Do you think that the teenaged years is the best time to diagnose AS. I feel it was in my case

I think you are the sort of Aspie who is lucky, and gifted. You are close enough to NT that you can function -- and can function well -- in the world of others, but you have the gift of amazing perspective, the gift of being unique and different. Your diagnosis can help you see why you might be a bit different, but I hope you can love this difference, and see it as the adventure that it is.

[quote="sadmom"]I think you are the sort of Aspie who is lucky, and gifted. You are close enough to NT that you can function -- and can function well -- in the world of others, but you have the gift of amazing perspective, the gift of being unique and different. Your diagnosis can help you see why you might be a bit different, but I hope you can love this difference, and see it as the adventure that it is.[/quote}ll Thank you. I really appreciate that.

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