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my real name is Sharon. I get evaluated for AS on Thursday. I like math.

I am 25.

Welcome to Wrong Planet, Sharon. Here's wishing you all the WP best in your evaluation.

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Welcome and good luck with the evaluation!^.^

Hi Sharon and welcome to the wrongplanet. I know it's easy to say "don't be nervous" about your evaluation, but just remember, if you have it---you have it, if you do not---you do not. And it's always been that way. When I was diagnosed with Asperger's, the guy told me, "nothing I can do will ever change who you are, but I can offer coaching skills to help you with issues like socializing." So enjoy life. And whatever comes from your evaluation will just be another defining mark you can place in your biography---and it's always been who you are. Personally, I like having Asperger's because I enjoy all the unusual interests I have, and I would not want to have born without it. But I would like to not feel so awkward in social situations. Anyway, hope everything works out well for you, and enjoy the site.

I have heard others talk about the negativity that can go along with having Asperger's. I may be very naive to this, but I haven't encountered it yet. The thing I get a lot of is, "You? Autistic? I don't believe that since you are a teacher and etc." It's like people expect autism to cause us to not be able to function in life.

I am not an expert in the field of autism. But I am autistic. So I think I have a right to speak words of advice. And you may very well be diagnosed with it too. For me, it was an incredible relief when after careful professional evaluation, the label was applied to me---"You have Asperger's, and perhaps could even be labeled High Functioning Autistic according to some clinicians." Now, I had resolution in myself. I knew, after many years, a better understanding of myself. That is the most important thing---your own well being. Don't worry about others and how they think of you. I believe that once you have a positive image of yourself, others will too. And I sense from you so far (even in just these brief few postings) that you are a nice person. Don't forget about the PDD-NOS autistic label too (not otherwise specified), you could even be considered that. No matter what you find out, you will still be you. But knowing what is going on, Asperger's, etc., should be an incredible relief.

Look forward to your appointment. I remember the nervous twinges when the guy was looking over everything and then began his diagnosis of me. Once he said "Asperger's" I felt a tremendous unusual rush of relief. After all those years, I finally know that I was not the only person in the world like me. I used to think I was a one of a kind freak. Then, I felt like I had just gotten my ninth tattoo (I have eight tattoos). That label will go with me forever, just like my tattoos. And I am proud of it. Now, in the wrongplanet, I can talk to many similar to me. And it is fun. I feel better about myself. Enjoy life, and good luck.

Guten lucken mit de evaluation. I hope you do very well for yourself.

To WrongPlanet!! !

I already feel less weird and more welcome than anywhere else.

Hi! I'm also completely new to this. When did you first suspect that you had AS?
I also like math. I find it to be one of the most beautiful things in existance. It's like the programming language of the universe....
Oh, and I'm also afraid of the exact same things. I am scared people will treat me even worse if I do have AS, but I'm even more scared that this will be another dead end and I will still not understand why I feel so different from everybody else.

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