Just realized I have aspergers syndrome

Post Reply New Topic

Hey, just realized I have aspergers syndrome, I had debated it previously whilst younger with my parents, who almost completely blew it off. Someone, thankfully, updated the wikipedia page for aspergers syndrome and it lined up with me so much it almost wasn't even funny.

Ah so here I am, should have figured this out sooner given that I already have a career in IT at 20.

I feel like I managed to deal with my problems pretty well this far into my life without even realizing I had a problem.

So whatsup everyone

Warhammer and playing guitar is up!

haha I played warhammer when I was younger

Welcome naughtyrobot!

Welcome naughtyrobot

Thanks guys, are we pretty spread out here? not seeing to many people in the tri-state area. (NJ, NY, CT)

Going to check out my local meeting next monday, see how that pans out.

Might I say we have some sh***y luck with 1/4 percent the chance of girls having aspergers syndrome ... heh

Welcome to WP!

Just trolled your blog, some interesting articles, that quiz was rather insightful as well

First, welcome :-)

Second, actually, there are beginning to be more and more suspicions that females have a much higher incidence of Aspergers than previously assumed. They just go about it differently.

For instance, I think most females fail the diagnosis because they appear to be more social than males - MUCH more social in many cases. However, that may be simply the fault of our gender-based rearing. It is very likely that a female will be FORCED to be social, when she finds out what's expected of her by her parents and others. This does not mean that she will be BETTER at it than a male, just that she'll TRY much harder. It's probable that most females are being forced/coerced/cajoled into compensating for their normal aspie tendancies.

An asocial female is likely to have even fewer options in life than an asocial male.

My own Beloved, for instance, is desperate to be included in all the social interactions rampant in her workplace, but spends most of her spare time very sad, since she can never understand why she's repeatedly rejected by the majority of her workmates. And she is currently halfway through her Masters Degree in Counseling.

I believe that someday the diagnostic guidelines will have to be totally revamped. I think the current guidelines are almost more of an indication of how difficult we are to measure than of what's really happening in our minds.

So, I strongly doubt the incidence of female Aspergers is that low. I think there are a lot of girls thinking (as the males did years ago) that they are just weird and inadequate and deserve the worst in life.

To WrongPlanet!! !

welcome to WP

Hi and welcome to the aspie community...

Nice to meet you, naughtyrobot.

Nothing much happening at my end of the woods here.

Welcome
we are even spread over other countries/continents.

Hi naughtyrobot

welcome to WP.

Isn't it weird how things just seem to "click"? It's like...finally you discovered why you are the way you are.
I hope you enjoy posting here.

Welcome, I live in Mass.