Another New Person

Hello,

I'm a self-diagnosed female. I've been reading about Asperger's for a long time now and eventually decided to join this forum after watching Chris Packham's documentary the other day.

Hopefully i'll be on the same wavelength as some of you here. Nice to meet you all Slight smile

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  • Nice to meet you.  I like your name.  I'm diagnosed, though late as I'm now 60 and I got the diagnosis in my 50s.  You should find many people on your wavelength here.  Do you identify with some of Chris Packham's traits?  He seems to be more what I'd call 'left-brain' autistic as he seems to have quite a scientific/mathematical bent.  I'm more right-brained.  I find the outside world quite difficult and confusing, so I make sense of it through my imagination.  Or, rather, I re-create it that way.  Look forward to seeing you around.

  • Didn’t realise that we came in left handed flavours. I guess I would be left brain.....but I can also appreciate the right handed stuff...music, art, literature etc.......hey, makes me sound quite balanced out! 

  • I'm sure you are a picture of balance Ellie!  I've also been wondering if we come in introvert and extrovert flavours too.

  • Well done for creating such a mask! That must be useful Slight smile Thank you, same to you. I'm just enjoying browsing all the interesting topics on here.

  • you'll find all flavours here.  I come across as articulate and extraverted but I wear a mask that helps me portray a "show of normality and fitting in".....but my inner self...is a knotted ball of wool with much of what I want to say suck in my throat or not quite reaching my finger tips! 

    Hope all is well with you ProtectorOfTheSmall!

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  • you'll find all flavours here.  I come across as articulate and extraverted but I wear a mask that helps me portray a "show of normality and fitting in".....but my inner self...is a knotted ball of wool with much of what I want to say suck in my throat or not quite reaching my finger tips! 

    Hope all is well with you ProtectorOfTheSmall!

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