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Aspergers, and loving it!

Profsparks

Hi All

I got my diagnosis about ten years ago when I was about 50, as a result of taking my daughter (eight years old at the time) for her assessment.

I was confused, depressed, and sometimes inexplicably angry and lonely, even though I was married.

Her results fitted my experiences so closely that I applied for a test myself. My whole childhood and adolescence suddenly made sense!

I became at peace with who I am, and have no qualms with being unsociable (NOT ANTIsocial, I don't mind being in groups so long as I'm not called on to contribute).

My daughter, who is now at college, wears her ASD as a form of Super Power, and is defiantly unapologetic.

I went through my own personal Hell, but if I hadn't, then I wouldn't be where I am now.

I wouldn't want to change anything about who I am now (except, perhaps, being able to dance...), and I count myself as one of the lucky ones.

Cheers

Steve

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  • Hi and welcome to the community!

    The dancing is also my weakness- I heard that I dance as if my legs were broken. I remember before I had my child, I used to go for very long walk alone and often also to busy places, deliberately to be around people. I needed that. But could not interact. For me small talk is kind of like a ticking bomb- i never know, who and when will approach me, what they will talk about and I have to prepare some answer quickly. It's stressful. The worst thing is after new year everyone at work wishes others "happy new year" and I'm like on high alert reminding myself, that I have to smile and respond. Otherwise I would beat myself up for whole week for being impolite to someone.

  • in reply to Alien0n3arth

    Ooh, "Small Talk", don't get me started! I mean, what's the point?? I can comfortably discuss minutiae regarding work, but outside of that is an infinite minefield.

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