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Hello.

I am new. I have lurked for a few days and based on what I have seen I really like this community. I do not have an autism diagnosis. I have long suspected that I am autistic though. I hope I fit in here.

I love to figure out how things work.
I am a ham radio operator.
I collect antique electric fans.
I love music. Pendulum, Portishead, and Massive Attack are on heavy rotation.

I am looking forward to getting to know other users on this forum. Thank you for reading!

Welcome c95. like your collection of antique fans . Got me a Old Single blage desk fan ,made of Bakelite . Held onto it over 50 years myself, and last checked , still operational . not sure of brand ? right now.

Welcome to WP and thank you for joining

If you do not need a formal diagnosis...then you do not need a formal diagnosis
(anyone requiring treatment or special accommodations, of course, probably needs a diagnosis)

If a formal diagnosis is not needed and would create problems, then it should probably be delayed

You can get an informal diagnosis from AQ

P.S. You can use WP even if you know you definitely are not Autism. All you need to be here is a polite interest in the topic.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Welcome

Thank you all for the warm welcome!

Jakki, if you are able, I would love to see a picture of your fan at some point in the future! Bakelite fans are a category that are not well represented in my collection unfortunately. There is a fully bakelite model made by Diehl for Singer (same company as the sewing machines) called the Ribbonair. I have always wanted one of these, they are quite difficult to find. Other manufacturers like Westinghouse, Barber Colman, Freshn'd Aire, and Roto Beam also used bakelite in some of their designs. I hope you continue to enjoy your fan for many years to come!


Thank you for this Double Retired. I am content without a diagnosis. I am privileged in the sense that I do not require accommodations. I do find that I have much more in common with people who are autistic, which is what brought me here. I took the test you linked and scored 48/50. Thank you for welcoming me!

Howdy Howdy Howdy

Welcome to the Wrong Planet

Hoping for many thoughtful discussions.

welcome c95!

btw what do ham radio people talk to each other about? is it mostly rigs they have?

Thank you!

Discussion about radios is pretty common since most people who use ham radios are very interested in radios, but people talk about nearly anything on the radio. There are some legally prohibited topics, for example you cannot conduct business or criminal acts over ham radio, you cannot curse, and you cannot be deceptive or misleading. There is a kind of unspoken agreement among many ham radio operators to avoid topics like politics, sports, religion, but you occasionally encounter people who engage in these types of conversations. Voice modes are only one subset of ham radio, however. There are many different types of digital modes that are popular such as FT8, CW, Packet, RTTY, SSTV (technically not a digital mode, but it's not voice), the list goes on. You could go your entire ham career communicating with people all over the planet and never speak a single word into a microphone if you wanted to.

no politics eh? sounds like a nice break from the red versus blue that's going on in the states

Hello and nice to "meet" you! No need for an official AS diagnosis to fit in here. You are just as welcome

Welcome to WPea