Does WP make you more Aspie? Or less?

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I'm predisposed to jumping on the bandwagon, aka joining in the fun, and maybe it's because I'm Aspie, the easily--latches-onto-something-and-gets-obsessed sort of thing, and maybe it's because I'm NT, the this-is-fun-and-I'm-dying-to-join-in kind of thing. There's a thread somewhere that's called "You know you're an Aspie when..." or something like that, and I think there might also be one called "You know you're addicted to WP when..." I wonder where it is; if I could find it... WP has changed me.

When I first came to WP I thought I was the only person in the world like me, but now I share a solidarity with many others here. I was new to the psych ward subculture, but now I'mimproving and starting to talk like a pharmacist. I was new to the DSM, but now thanks to WP I'm starting to talk like a shrink. I was new to the whole social scene, but I can see the improvement in myself already; I'm finding more and more of the hidden NT inside me!

Thank you WP.

Wow, that sounded like one of those Judge Rotenberg Center student testimonials, or rather, a satirized version of one.

It makes me more happy to be Aspie.

It makes me more confused.

it gives me chance to be social dotn talk much in real..but in net u cant shut me down

depends where you look.

it can make you happier to be as you are, or it could make you seek change through community.

if you're actually happy as you are, the first is great. if you're in denial, it's incredibly bad because it reinforces that you don't need to change, even if changing will make you happier.

More than meets the eye topic

I think contributing to WP makes me more aware of being Aspie, and is a source of creativity. It is good to hobnob with articulate people of all ages who have similar experiences with discrimination and yet have distinct personalities and unique talents.

I like the layout of this site, as well. It is easy to read and is not encumbered with too much detail and distraction. Some of the other sites I have visited do not seem as user friendly and feel cramped yet cavernous. WP is comfortable and minimal so I can use my own individuality and fill in the gaps myself. Lean and mean.

WP is just right.

WP has made me feel infinitely more confident and I have begun to socialize more in real life. Therefore I suppose in that sense it has made me less Aspie. It has made me happier to be me. I feel like I can share myself a little more...

WP helped me to develop a social life, away from the Internet.

hasn't changed the quantity, but the quality has improved..
I'm just more aware of myself, and maybe what to do about it.

It makes me feel good about being an aspie.

It doesn't really affect my behavior either way. When I first discovered Asperger's/WP, I was happy that there were others like me and that I KNEW what was wrong. But the more time I spent on the boards, the more I realized that while people may have the same SYMPTOMS as me, I still haven't found people like me, and it made me lonelier.

WP gave me an insight that i really am not alone, and glad i found this place, where ppl understand me, and know what i mean, and willl accept me !

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I don't think it's changed my behaviour. What it's done is make me aware of my behaviour, especially things like eye contact. It's helped explain a lot about why I do things the way I do, and that other people do them to. Some of the people on here who have been dealing with their AS a lot longer than I have, knowing what it is, have suggestions for ways to make my life easier. And they work. it's helped me accept that I'm not just a complete weirdo, I'm a normal member of a different community, and that is a great feeling. It's definitely had an impact in that now, whenI get angry at myself for something I've done, I can say "yes, but now we know why, and we can work around it."

So no, not changed my behaviour, but it's had a huge impact on my life anyway, and I'm glad I found it. It's the first time I've ever been able to go out and make friends, not just online but in real life, deal with classes (mostly), keep up good relationships with people I used to know and don't see much... it's just made a huge difference. Thanks guys!

I always knew I was different from everyone else, and every time I'd think up something I thought was different, I'd look it up on Google, trying to find anyone like me.

I was surprised on finding this site to hear so many stories which mirrored my own. And now every time I think up something, I search here first.

Finding this site has finally made me feel like I have some kind of connection with humanity, ironically enough, like I'm not on the "wrong planet".

Both, I reach for it, something great and mine. Not like others was good, I was into being me, but it is more fun with a group. I have met some great people here.

Now I know why the term, "Chrome like a 1940 Buick," makes me drool.

By focusing my aspieism, playing in it, it collected, and another part of me plays with the world. I now know, this is an NT, now where are the buttons?

I get along with them much better, I used to see them as defective and dangerous, now I see that they are just not members of our club.

I knew I scared them and liked it, now I let them slide.

while i myself do not have AS, i can say as a parent it has helped me so much more to understand my son and what he does and why he does it. and if i don't know, then i have a place to ask where other people who have been through it themsleves or woth their own children can give me advice. i am so grateful to all of you for all your help. i think it has helped me to be a better mom to my son and probably even to my daughter. i really enjoy it here and all the wisdom there is to be shared.

this may not be exactly what the post was about but i felt it was within the spirit of it. it helps me to understand being aspie, for my son.