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flatcap

Hi, I am an over 60 person who has spent a life feeling at least a bit odd. I have in the past 20 plus years slowly began to understand that others have similar traits. Some diagnostics in my 40s revealed some names for such 'odd' attributions.

I have, for the first time now signed into an on-line community sort of thing used by persons who have similar attributes and I hope that is a good thing. I don't really know what this on-line thing is about or how such things are used... But here, as they say, we go.

  • Welcome to the community Blush

  • Welcome to the 'Latelings' club. We are on the whole a friendly bunch but with ASD you will find all sorts of views and some are strongly held

  • Hi and welcome flatcap. I have just turned 50. I hope you feel comfortable here and find some answers. 

  • Hi and welcome to the community. I'm also over 60, female and married. Feel free to join in conversations that interest you by clicking on "reply" under a post, or start a conversation about anything you want.

  • in reply to White_Dragon

    Yes, good name, it reminds me of my father and grandfather (and great grandfather) from Bradford, West Yorkshire who habitually wore flat caps. Synchronistically, I was talking to a friend around here in Lancashire who had her new pet whippet with her the other day and I thought whippets were more a Yorkshire thing generally. My grandmother in Bradford often used to say 'whip it quick!' (e.g. take the last biscuit from the barrel before anyone else got it) which I always guessed was whippet related (whippets are definitely quick, there has been such thing as whippet racing).

  • Welcome Flatcap, like the name, hopefully you are from up North, anyway good to have you here

  • Hello Flatcap welcome to the forum. I’m a late diagnosed older person too, in my 60s. Don’t be concerned about how the forum works as many of us don’t understand it either. All sorts of strange and irregular things happen here and keeping track of replies is a puzzle.

  • Hi and welcome! 

  • Hi flatcap. WelcomeSlight smile

    I'm Kayla, also autistic but 28 years old. I have found this community a friendly and supportive place to be. I think I've made some good friends here too. I hope you make some good connections.

  • Hi flatcap, welcome.  I'm Craig. Over 60 also,  and late  self diagnosed. 

  • Hi! Good to have you here! 
    You can talk about almost everything on here. The main purpose is to connect to other autistic people and find support through the community. Great that you decided to join!