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Well, I am a human being, or a being hiding inside a human body.

I'm telling you a lot there, don't underestimate this statement.

I'm 26 and live in the UK, and I think I'm the only "aspie" who hates the word "aspie". It sounds like some kind of after-school club.

Hello, I'm 27, self-diagnosed, (flame me all you like) I haven't been to a head doctor since I was 8 and I attacked him with a chair, after that the state provided doctors refused to see me - mission accomplished there Sitting alone in a dark apartment about 6 years ago obsessively reading about drug-induced neurosis, I first discovered Aspergers. I always thought there was something wrong with me, and I never understood why i couldn't initiate or sustain meaningful relationships with any but a few very close people. I guess since then I've been in the denial phase, endlessly re-viewing my (admittedly pretty f****d up) childhood and trying to blame my social difficulties on (lack of ) nurture rather than an actual physical abnormality. Since then I joined the military (wanna talk about socially awkward situations...) and have had a child. I am currently at a very stressful professional school, and not dealing well, (have been called out several times for "mean-mugging"people, having odd expressions, speaking too loud, one woman seems sure that I am stalking her, etc) So at this point in my career, actual diagnosis is an economic impossibility, informing anyone here of my suspected condition is extremely imprudent (the military establishment tends to frown upon pre-existing, undisclosed mental conditions), and I'm really just looking for someone to talk to about this, watching videos and reading articles (AJ Mahari saved me from breaking down a couple days ago) is fine, but there comes a time at which a connection with a real thinking person is necessary, and I guess I'm at that point.

Thanks,
Matt

Welcome to Wrong Planet. Many of us are self-diagnosed here. In reality the experts are still trying to figure it all out.

I'm a 58 year old Aspie with a long history (much too long) of mental illness and issues related to 'not fitting in'. Reading the various posts on this forum has confirmed what I previously suspected:

You don't need a professional diagnosis to tell you that you have Asperger's syndrome. You know it "in your bones." You recognize others' descriptions of it , because you have lived it. If you have a spouse or significant other, they are probably certain of it as well.

In my experience, professionals have been late in recognizing the seriousness of this condition. Or perhaps I am seeing the wrong doctors. In my case anyway, they seem to shrug off the significance of AS and focus on more conventional diagnoses.

Greetings everyone

I am Yaroslav Veselovskiy. I was born in 1994 and raised in Russia until the age of 10, but moved to Canada when I was 11. I am currently living in Montreal, Canada. I speak 3 languages so far. These are English, French and Russian. I am also learning how to speak Spanish.

This online community captivated my interest as I was looking for an online institution where I can meet people similar to myself. I am an asperger at a mild level. I have had complications when it came to making friends since my kindergarten days up to today, probably due to my inability to take my place in a group, not looking in the eyes and being perceived as arrogant. My passions also cross the lines as many of them become obsessions. I make electronic music (mostly beats and basslines - I lack skills to make synth patterns), read a lot of encyclopedias and prefer watching discovery channel when I watch TV. I possess a rich vocabulary and have a highly developed spelling and verbal logic. I love learning about the topics that passion me, like astrophysics and psychology. I adore flying and (uhhh... please don't judge) to show off.

I usually get very high marks - mostly in Science, Math, music and English, despite many times that I am disturbed by the people who try to make fun of me and put me down. I am easily offended and am hot-tempered.

One thing that differs me from the asperger community is my keen sense to understand the psychological state of different people as a result of a simple interaction with someone. I also feel that I have an expanded consciousness compared to some people.

One of the many things that annoy me are politics - EVERY LIVING PERSON talks about them. Now, I know I am suppose to like that kind of talk, mostly because it proves your maturity, but believe it or not, I despise it. Screaming babies also make me anxious.

I have much knowledge to share with the people around me - I want them to listen to me, to respect me, but somehow, I don't have the skill to captivate other people's attention.

My favorite animals are rats and mice. There is something about them that I find lovable - people often disagree with me on that... I also have this strange affection for non-living things, like toys - I have a few in my room - my favorite is an ikea rat I bought; I just can'r explain myself on this one...

I LOVE music... When I don't create, I listen to it - it takes me on a far-away journey to the worlds unknown. I have a very special choice - I love constant rhythm - where everything is logical and I adore weird sounds. My favorite genre is PsyTrance (mostly dark psychedelic and psypog). I occasionally listen to ambient and minimal. I hate pop, rnb, rock and every other genre I consider stupid.

I estimate I have a high IQ, because there was a time Ive got admitted to a private school after two years in Canada, but I failed every single admission exam, except that I have gotten a very high score in non-verbal logic.

P.S.I am a Mac (I hate Windows) - I have even managed to install OS X on my PC.

Thanks for listening,

Yaro

Hi, I'm Michael from Austin, TX. I am 17 years old, and I recently found out I might have AS. I'm not very good at introducing myself off the cuff, but feel free to ask questions.

I am Chris... not officially diagnosed... but the more I read- the more members of my family I meet!! Seriously, I actually am somewhat relieved to figure this out, now there is a *reason* for my quirks as my husband calls them!! ! He is NT but has Aspie traits due to some odd upbringing... so we get along well. I/we are atheist, I think for me it goes hand in hand with my very logical Aspie nature... I was brought up this way, don't want to and cannot change my feelings on the subject.
I tend to get obsessed with things, right now I am obsessing on CafeMom, but have a feeling it (the obsession) will be shifting to WP...
We shut off our tv to save $$, so I hang out on line a lot.
I have fibromyalgia, and some of the medications I take to help me stay employed effect my memory and ability to focus...
I also tend to overshare- a side effect of the Aspieness of me- I am not good with knowing what and when to stop *sharing*...
So far, my family has NOT been receptive to the idea that their *brilliant daughter* is *special* LOL whatever... It makes sense to me...
I made a few friends on CM that sounded eerily familiar... turns out we are all undiagnosed Aspies!! ! this should be fun... be back later I'm sure...

I would like to introduce myself.
My name is Robert and I have been diagnosed with aspergers since 2007 and I am 46 years old. I have many interests and hobbies. Among them are gardening, electronics such as repairing old radios and building model aircraft and model sailing ships. I also have an interest in automatons and mechanical toys. I love old tales like Beowulf and Gilgamesh and I dabble in a little poetry now and then. I also like calligraghy and I have copied out several books by hand. I find that hobby enjoyable!! And I am a budding chemist who likes to experiment now and then. I am a serious animation fan and also an early film fan such as silent movies and the like. I like most music and I have listened to most everything fron the ancient near eastern music to the 20th century. But I like classical music the most. I like to learn about other peoples and cultures and little known facts and hidden places. I am also a Leo/virgo cusp and so I serve and create. One last thing, I like intelligent television, television that makes you think not that garbage I see on television nowadays.
Anyone wishing to write to me, please drop me a line.

Sincerely,
MrTransistor

Hi, Robert, and welcome. I hope you'll feel at home here.

So in college, in the depths of a major depressive episode- and in a big time expression of Aspie traits... I took multiple books on bicycle touring in US and created a detailed ([i]as in day by day almost mile by mile[/i]) *plan* for a hypothetical journey around the entire western US... a trip lasting SEVERAL YEARS- AND I planned the whole trip... I couldn't sleep at night- did this all night, (for weeks, months)... and then slept through my morning classes... ended up dropping out... once my track scholarship ran out...
the doctors gave me sleeping pills- I walked into walls- but couldn't sleep.[b]

Well, hmm, you invited me to do so, so here's some about me. First off, I'm a guy and you know how us guys like to talk about us guys!
Thanks to some fun with my bipolar my wife and I have separate addresses, get along just fine, but simply living with another person is too much stress for me right now.
Have a cat psychologist got for me - cat is actually rescued near-roadkill she found. Thought he was going to have to lose LR leg but now walks with a limp. On account of nerve damage the poor guy can't bring it forward to scratch his chin so we help him.

Try to use hobbies to de-stress and focus. Model trains, specifically Gn15 scale/gauge combination. The odd model boat or model plane. Kites, love to fly kites: just getting into the 2-line stunt kites, they are a blast! Even if I do look like some kind of Buster Keaton routine at this point

Was born way out there around the left coast and still have this thing for palm trees (which aren't actually trees, they're more related to bamboo and grasses) and Hawaiian music.

There's a Russel Stover factory outlet store in our little over the river and through the woods burg of 8700+/- and along with the good stuff they have "factory seconds" for insanely low prices

As well as the bipolar am fussing with Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, and Neuropathy. And for the frosting on the cake, we can toss in Reynaud's in the ole' hands. Oh what fun it is. There's days that driving is just not gonna happen that day, can't focus enough: same even happens to doing hobbies. Deeply frustrating in that flying kites for 90 minutes on two consecutive days does me in for the next 4.

Don't know what else to say other than the dishwasher just finished and I'm trying to put off doing laundry till Tuesday.