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Joined: 6 Dec 2007
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07 Dec 2007, 3:23 pm

Hello, all!

Yesterday, I was doing some research into autism for a fiction project, and found an article about Aperger Syndrome. Upon reading it, something clicked... so I went to locate more information, and lo and behold, it looks like I have undiagnosed Aspergers. It makes perfect sense; doubly so because I've been diagnosed with ADD, OCD, bipolar disorder, as well as depression and anxiety disorders. (Or, rather, I should now say likely misdiagnosed!) Rather than being upsetting, I found it comforting to be able to put all of my "disorders" under one label, and to know its not just all in my head.

I found a link to Wrong Planet in one of the articles... it looks like such a wonderful place. I can't wait to meet more people who share something with me.

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07 Dec 2007, 3:53 pm

Hey!

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07 Dec 2007, 4:33 pm

Welcome to WrongPlanet!

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07 Dec 2007, 5:21 pm

Welcome to the party!

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07 Dec 2007, 5:48 pm

Alarmist (I know you're not tho, but they must have thought you were, so I'll call you that to annoy you! ), I am so much like you... I have ADD traits, bipolar traits, OCD traits (hardly ever), and definitely depression and anxiety; I was diagnosed with those two.

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07 Dec 2007, 6:21 pm

Nice to meet you, Alamaris.

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07 Dec 2007, 6:42 pm

You've come to the right place

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07 Dec 2007, 8:46 pm

Thanks for the replies and welcomes! :heart:

Ana54, feel free to call me whatever you like. I've had people misread it as "amorist" and "aimarris" of all things, so "alarmist" is one of the better ones!