Hi, have joined this community today.... already started a blog in here, have already spent some time in the chat room and reckon this place is cool!!
Introducing myself, I am a 38 year old single parent from NSW, Australia. I have a cheeky and outgoing ten year old son who was diagnosed with AS in 2004 at the age of eight. Since then, a lot of questions about my own personality and temperament have been answered - I am very sure that I too am an aspie..
I graduated in 2005 with a Diploma in Systems Administration - with Distinction. Prior to that I was working for years in various positions, just settling for what I could get. After taking two years off for full time study and gaining my Diploma, working on a help desk for a little while made me realise I needed more than that. My son was having (and still is) problems at school, and my arrangement with work was not beneficial to being available for the school, so the day I decided to look for something else, I found a great job. I am now an IT Shift Manager for a transport company. working night shift but always being at home during school hours, in case I am needed to get up to the school in a hurry. It's great, the job is perfect for me because I have no one looking over my shoulder and feel a great sense of responsibility, which is what I have always craved.
I am single, and I am happy remaining that way. Relationships simply do not work for me in the long term, for so many reasons. I had wondered for many years why, now I understand and accept my lot in life. I could always do with more friends though, although I do have difficulty interacting socially unless I am truly comfortable with a person (then I don't shut up hehehe)!
My son and I are pretty impressed with this site so far - and to see him openly admit in the chatroom that he is an aspie made me so proud as his mother, because it is something he has not ever done, except with myself and his grandmother. I have been looking for a safe place for him for some time, and now that he is getting older, his interest for this sort of thing has grown and this will be a great encouragement for him to write down his thoughts from time to time. We are both quite annoying at times but we share a good sense of humour and fun!
Anyways, I'm trying to think of more to add. I'm a Taurean, enjoy travelling, driving, BBQ's, fixing/rebuilding computers, photography, weekends away to seaside/beach locations, swimming, gym (sometimes... a gym junkie I ain't!!). Guess I've gone on long enough.. feel free to send me a message or to respond here if you want