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Icheb
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30 Mar 2008, 1:59 pm

I came here to find out whether I have AS or not, and because I hoped to find people who share my interests.

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30 Mar 2008, 3:05 pm

I came here because I think it is important for people to share their experiences on how to solve problems, and in this place people seem to share my problems.

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30 Mar 2008, 3:13 pm

I joined back when I originally had an AS diagnosis (I was diagnosed as NLD last year). I also came here to find out more about it and to talk to other people who may go through similar things as me. But ever since I got here, I've pretty much just found out how lucky I am to only deal with a few things rather than more things than I can think of!

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30 Mar 2008, 3:54 pm

DocStrange wrote:

I put it off for the longest time after seeing it mentioned in the Wikipedia article for Asperger's or something similar to that. Mostly because i thought it'd be overflowing with children. Thank goodness I was wrong.

It's funny you mention it. Going in a bookstore or library could convince someone that autism is purely a children's issue, and WrongPlanet is mostly adults. That's very encouraging.

The main reason I joined was to learn. The reason I'm staying is because it's grown on me, and there's always more to learn. Plus, I don't leave forums very easily.

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30 Mar 2008, 4:03 pm

Yes, YOU! topic

Me? I feel as if I have just come in the door and everyone is staring! This is one place where I feel as if I could belong to a group that would have me for a member! :lol:

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30 Mar 2008, 5:11 pm

I'm here as a fellow AS guy and just join in with the topics, try to help, have a laugh and stuff

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30 Mar 2008, 5:18 pm

Because the people here seem normal in a world I otherwise don't understand.

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30 Mar 2008, 7:18 pm

Because I don't feel as if I need to pretend here.

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31 Mar 2008, 4:12 am

Bored and no Job and have nothing better to do.

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31 Mar 2008, 4:42 am

Sora wrote:

I came here after realising the people on here are easy to understand, unlike many other places. I decided to stay on WP for now, because this place has become familiar and comfortable. People share very similar issues and thus the reading is helping me to find and understand the things that I may lack to be considered "normal".

The tricky thing is to notice what makes you different, when you have clue what is considered "typical". Like eye-contact really is important and works for all the people in my class - that was a thing I realised only after reading about it, partly on the boards, here on WP. Although now it has me confused on how much I should look people in the eye and although I seem to do it ok, I hate, hate, hate it. So maybe I can find clues on here also, how to get out of this stupid look-into-eyes business.

I don't know whether I will continue staying here, if my doctor denies the AS diagnosis, as it would send me searching again. I will hopefully know the answer in April! I doubt that I can find another place which is filed with people like you that finally make sense. Most people out there in the world certainly don't make sense at all.

Wrote that one year ago. What changed... (if any)?

I continued to stay. The professional gave out the diagnosis and I can hardly believe this was already one whole year ago.

I think I know a lot about ASDs already, due to research and reading and asking whoever is willing to answer. And, on top of that, I do have a better idea of what is typical. Not the best, but quite decent already. I also realised people here are just as strange as everywhere else, but less so. Still easier to understand.

Too bad I didn't get out of the business of looking people in the eye.

Strange that I didn't wish for much else. I certainly surprise myself here.

For the future, I decided to just stick around. There are many nice and interesting people here. I don't have grand plans, or needs (though some WP addiction plays a role on this for sure).

I just... like staying here? I think that's a superb reason for once.

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01 Apr 2008, 2:22 am

to chat with people who neurostate.

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