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04 Apr 2011, 7:54 pm

I am new to the forums and to aspergers, though I have lived and suffered with it all my life. I thought I was just off, and had such a rough child hood with an abusive antisocial father who I suspect is an aspie himself, that I pinned all my "off-ness" on my up-bringing.

In my own sort of, "road to damascus" I discovered that I was an aspie just this week while on Netflix watching the wartime-romance movie "Dear John". the main character's father was a carbon copy of my own real-life uncle, who also happens to be named John, and also an aspie. I have had (and continue to have) a rough life with this disability and I feel proud of what I have been able to survive and accomplish in light of it. I hope to maybe meet a friend or two who I can relate to and find out more ways I can survive this world with this condition. I will reveal more about myself in time but in the mean time, thank you for creating this site.

Thank you.
David

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04 Apr 2011, 9:25 pm

Hello and welcome. There are plenty of us here, I think, on the same journey of discovery that you are.

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05 Apr 2011, 12:24 pm

Welcome, and thank you for sharing. I hope you can find what you seek here.

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05 Apr 2011, 12:26 pm

Hello and Welcome

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05 Apr 2011, 1:00 pm

Welcome!

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05 Apr 2011, 7:06 pm

Hello, and thank you. I've made myself comfy in the political section but I'll get around to reading all the other ones as well. Again, thanks!

PS... do I have to wait 5 days to post youtubes in the music section? *just wondering*

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05 Apr 2011, 7:21 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

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05 Apr 2011, 9:08 pm

MarketAndChurch wrote:

I thought that too! my father has anxiety issues and always thought it was just how I was raised and whoI was around in my childhood that made me this way, but when I found out I had aspergers, everything made sense!

I think youll find that many people share similar sories to you and that you can connect with many other peoples stories! So, welcome! I think youll find this site to your liking

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