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Hi All,

I just discovered this site today, and after spending about 3 hours browsing all the forums and topics, I'm totally hooked! I'm an Aspie teen in Montana, and love messing around with computers - especially searching and browsing the Net - Google Groups is a favorite of mine.

I've been homeschooled for the past 5-6 years, because public school and I just didn't get along together, and I've never regretted skipping high school.

Computers are definitely my special interest, and I really love helping people fix their computer problems, and it's great that there's a forum for computer geeks on here! I'm also really into Geographical Information Systems - a software program that links databases of information with maps, and makes it easy to turn boring statisitcal or tabular information into snazzy visual presentations using geography and maps.

One of the things I really don't like about having Aspergers is how isolated I feel from other people my age. I can deal fine with people who are older than me - parents, teachers, business people, etc, and I love playing with little kids, but...with people my age, it just seems that I can't relate. In some ways, my understanding of what a great relationship means is pretty advanced - I've read *tons* of self-help books on relationships and psychological stuff, and my mom helps me out when I don't get the rest, but in other ways, I'm totally behind the times - and reading social cues is very hard for me.

I'm really looking forward to meeting new people on this site, and getting to know people - it looks like an awesome site to hang out at.

Sincerely yours,

mentalman

Yo mentalman... are you an enthusiastic person? You certainly sound enthusiastic to me.

Welcome to WrongPlanet!

Hey, I also like Google Groups a lot -- I scour there for archived info all the time. And I had the same problems with peers my age when I was younger. You're definitely not alone.

You're lucky to have skipped high school. I was treated very badly, and the teachers didn't care. I would never consider going back for a high school reunion. No thanks. I wish I were your age, but I'm much older: 39. Anyway, you are absolutely right. The social games one is expected to play with people one's own age are very complex and tricky. You have to make each move precisely right. Why I don't know. With people of different ages, older or younger, approximately right is often good enough. That makes it easier.