Don't Be Shy To Introduce Yourself

[Isadoorian]

Hello. Everyone is very friendly and kind here, which made me also want to introduce myself. I would like to have a place in this forum, too. It’s been around seven or eight years since I last posted on any forum, so it’s exciting for me to finally do it. I'm not used to introducing myself though so I'm uncertain of what I can include in an introduction.

I'm 22 years old, male. The subjects that I find most interesting is math, history and english, and I like playing chess and table tennis. But I'm curious about a lot of things and I like learning new things, I would say. It's kind of hard for me to say something that I'm not interested in. Maybe online games with negative communities. It's one thing that I try to avoid, since I have a bad history with it. I have been wanting to learn more about my diagnosis, which is part of the reason why I'm here. I have atypical autism. I feel more acceptance towards my autism now, which I didn't for a while.

Anyways, I will probably be reading more than I post here, because just writing this took me a while, and I feel a bit nervous posting at all.

Welcome to the Forums! I hope you make new friends and enjoy your stay in the process!

 

[SamanthaJayne]

Hello,

My name is Samantha and I was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome in 2011. Since my diagnosis my life and health has been steadily decreasing and I've found everything overwhelming. I lost those closest to me in 2015/2016 and have found it really hard to continue on, but I'm a strong person and try my best. I'm sad a lot and find myself very lonely.

I have a pretty good job, and it involves very little social contact which suits me well. I used to do a lot of singing but stopped in 2016 so as a result my voice is now out of practice. I still listen to music though and love it and am inspired by it every day.

I'm here to find out a bit more about myself and my condition, something I've never done, and maybe to make some friends as well... I find my lonely nature very depressing.

Nice to meet you all .

Samantha.

 

[Isadoorian]

Hello,

My name is Samantha and I was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome in 2011. Since my diagnosis my life and health has been steadily decreasing and I've found everything overwhelming. I lost those closest to me in 2015/2016 and have found it really hard to continue on, but I'm a strong person and try my best. I'm sad a lot and find myself very lonely.

I have a pretty good job, and it involves very little social contact which suits me well. I used to do a lot of singing but stopped in 2016 so as a result my voice is now out of practice. I still listen to music though and love it and am inspired by it every day.

I'm here to find out a bit more about myself and my condition, something I've never done, and maybe to make some friends as well... I find my lonely nature very depressing.

Nice to meet you all .

Samantha.

Welcome to the Forums! I hope you make new friends and enjoy your stay in the process!

 

[MountainApril]

Hi. My name is April and I'm 36, live near Boston, MA and I was diagnosed with ASD almost two months ago (along with ADHD). I also struggle with depression. Happens when nothing makes sense. I enjoy cooking, video games and travel as well as adding to my apparent ability to retain large amounts of information. This was teh first strength my doctor mentioned and seemed really impressed by it.

I'm here because I want to learn more on how to work with my conditions because I'm currently at a loss as to what to do. I'm currently fighting for disability but in the US this can be a very difficult process. At this point my depression pretty much ruins things which isn't a lot of fun, as one can imagine.

I'm extremely shy so I'll probably read more than I post, but I do hope that beign here continues to be a positive experience

 

[Isadoorian]

Hi. My name is April and I'm 36, live near Boston, MA and I was diagnosed with ASD almost two months ago (along with ADHD). I also struggle with depression. Happens when nothing makes sense. I enjoy cooking, video games and travel as well as adding to my apparent ability to retain large amounts of information. This was teh first strength my doctor mentioned and seemed really impressed by it.

I'm here because I want to learn more on how to work with my conditions because I'm currently at a loss as to what to do. I'm currently fighting for disability but in the US this can be a very difficult process. At this point my depression pretty much ruins things which isn't a lot of fun, as one can imagine.

I'm extremely shy so I'll probably read more than I post, but I do hope that beign here continues to be a positive experience

Welcome to the Forums! I hope you make new friends and enjoy your stay in the process!

 

[SamanthaJayne]

Welcome to the Forums! I hope you make new friends and enjoy your stay in the process!

Thank you, I hope so too .

 

[Chip-Chipper]

Hello, i am a diagnosed person with aspergers and was formally diagnosed just over a year ago at 34. I joined this site because i do not use any social media and i do not know more than 3 people in real life i can socialise with so i looked up autism forums and found this. the last year has been good, knowing what i know now has made life easier to a point but after the diagnosis i was just left to my own so ive not really had the info support id have liked. I find that even online my social abillity is flawed within the areas of non ASD people so maybe this is the place for me.

 

[Isadoorian]

Welcome to the Forums! I hope you make new friends and enjoy your stay in the process!

 

[TheAnswer]

Hello everyone!

My name is Alex, I’m 26, and I think I might have aspergers, I’ve been seriously struggling a lot socially and emotionally.
I had in the past 2 years a good job, and I’m good on languages and analyzing stuff.
I’m very shy out of my house, and I feel very lonely as I have difficulties to communicate with people due to my anxiety /social anxiety.
I’ve been reviewing my last years in life and I think there are strong evidences that I have aspergers.

I’m very interested in nature (the most powerful thing to relax me), walks, beaches/sea...

Hope to make friends and live a more meaningful life.

 

[Isadoorian]

Hello everyone!

My name is Alex, I’m 26, and I think I might have aspergers, I’ve been seriously struggling a lot socially and emotionally.
I had in the past 2 years a good job, and I’m good on languages and analyzing stuff.
I’m very shy out of my house, and I feel very lonely as I have difficulties to communicate with people due to my anxiety /social anxiety.
I’ve been reviewing my last years in life and I think there are strong evidences that I have aspergers.

I’m very interested in nature (the most powerful thing to relax me), walks, beaches/sea...

Hope to make friends and live a more meaningful life.

Welcome to the Forums! I hope you make new friends and enjoy your stay in the process!

 

[TheAnswer]

Welcome to the Forums! I hope you make new friends and enjoy your stay in the process!

Thanks Isadoorian!

 

[Ranunculus]

Hello. Everyone is very friendly and kind here, which made me also want to introduce myself. I would like to have a place in this forum, too. It’s been around seven or eight years since I last posted on any forum, so it’s exciting for me to finally do it. I'm not used to introducing myself though so I'm uncertain of what I can include in an introduction.

I'm 22 years old, male. The subjects that I find most interesting is math, history and english, and I like playing chess and table tennis. But I'm curious about a lot of things and I like learning new things, I would say. It's kind of hard for me to say something that I'm not interested in. Maybe online games with negative communities. It's one thing that I try to avoid, since I have a bad history with it. I have been wanting to learn more about my diagnosis, which is part of the reason why I'm here. I have atypical autism. I feel more acceptance towards my autism now, which I didn't for a while.

Anyways, I will probably be reading more than I post here, because just writing this took me a while, and I feel a bit nervous posting at all.

Greetings human!
I have no idea how to place chess. I once make a story about the oligarchy of two queens that I had that were being invaded by the imposing land. The tiny pieces were civilians, which I had none of. When I finally lost, I decided that the two queens would sign a treaty that allowed them to keep their customs and authority, in exchange for marriage.
As for tennis, I am an expert on Wii Sports and Mario Tennis, so I know better than to scream "goal!"
Other than that, math is hard, English is cool, and history is bomb!

 

[Art77]

Welcome to the forums

Hi, I'm Art and I'm 55years old. My psychiatrist said I have autism , I think, but that was 30 years ago. In some ways it could be true but I'm not sure at all. So anyway I find myself here to see if I fit. Hope that's ok.

 

[Isadoorian]

Hi, I'm Art and I'm 55years old. My psychiatrist said I have autism , I think, but that was 30 years ago. In some ways it could be true but I'm not sure at all. So anyway I find myself here to see if I fit. Hope that's ok.

Welcome to the Forums! I hope you make new friends and enjoy your stay in the process!

 

[CinnamonCrumbs]

Hello!


I'm 23 years old female from... Well, that tiny city somewhere in the Baltic states.

I have older brother, who has ASD(in the middle level), and although I haven't got official diagnosis or even the specialist's opinion on that, I've considered myself high-functioning autist. And - the Master of Masking.

I love Ancient Egypt, animals*, nature, life's quirkness and my own specific quirks.

I have artistic and quite chaotic mind with too much strange and complicated thoughts, my humour can be weird, nasty, random, but sometimes also sweet and light.

I'm not usually very active on posting on the internet forums, therefore I read other people's posts with curiosity.


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* Canids (almost all of them, but especially jackals, wolfdogs, wolves and coyotes), bats, lemurs, european pine martens, malagassy civets and hedgehogs are my favourite creatures.

 

[Isadoorian]

Hello!


I'm 23 years old female from... Well, that tiny city somewhere in the Baltic states.

I have older brother, who has ASD(in the middle level), and although I haven't got official diagnosis or even the specialist's opinion on that, I've considered myself high-functioning autist. And - the Master of Masking.

I love Ancient Egypt, animals*, nature, life's quirkness and my own specific quirks.

I have artistic and quite chaotic mind with too much strange and complicated thoughts, my humour can be weird, nasty, random, but sometimes also sweet and light.

I'm not usually very active on posting on the internet forums, therefore I read other people's posts with curiosity.


____________________
* Canids (almost all of them, but especially jackals, wolfdogs, wolves and coyotes), bats, lemurs, european pine martens, malagassy civets and hedgehogs are my favourite creatures.

Welcome to the Forums! I hope you make new friends and enjoy your stay in the process!

Many people here, myself included, have Self diagnosed themselves somewhere along the Spectrum and are content with just that.

 

[Dragonpit]

I've technically been registered to this site for a while, but never actually posted anything.

Hello. I'm Chris.

I was diagnosed in February, 2019, at the age of 30.

Despite this, I am still living with my parents. Bereft of any talent I can actually take advantage of, I spend a lot of my time playing video games...when I'm not working my job at retail.

I've tried a number of things in order to move my life forward: writing, drawing, animation, learning Japanese, carpentry, streaming, video editing, but I keep losing interest in these things and stopping within a month or so, much to my chagrin. I don't even expect to stay with this site for all that long, though I might end up revisiting again at a later time.

My parents are content to leave me to my issues, though they also have their own personal hang-ups. My dad, for example, is definitely autistic, but he doesn't think so and equates any mental disorder as a phase of life that needs to be overcome/grown out of.

To save everyone the lengthy explanation, I'm basically the normal one in my family, despite my high-functioning autism.

But enough venting. It's nice to meet everyone.

 

[Isadoorian]

I've technically been registered to this site for a while, but never actually posted anything.

Hello. I'm Chris.

I was diagnosed in February, 2019, at the age of 30.

Despite this, I am still living with my parents. Bereft of any talent I can actually take advantage of, I spend a lot of my time playing video games...when I'm not working my job at retail.

I've tried a number of things in order to move my life forward: writing, drawing, animation, learning Japanese, carpentry, streaming, video editing, but I keep losing interest in these things and stopping within a month or so, much to my chagrin. I don't even expect to stay with this site for all that long, though I might end up revisiting again at a later time.

My parents are content to leave me to my issues, though they also have their own personal hang-ups. My dad, for example, is definitely autistic, but he doesn't think so and equates any mental disorder as a phase of life that needs to be overcome/grown out of.

To save everyone the lengthy explanation, I'm basically the normal one in my family, despite my high-functioning autism.

But enough venting. It's nice to meet everyone.

Welcome (back) to the Forums! I hope you make new friends and enjoy your stay in the process!

 

[Dragonpit]

Welcome (back) to the Forums! I hope you make new friends and enjoy your stay in the process!

I will certainly make the effort. And thanks.

 

[Catticus]

Hello

I have been recently diagnosed as an Aspie. I have had major difficult with social situations for as long as I can remember. if I was in a room of ppl, I would be the one sitting quietly in the corner watching others having fun. Here is a little background: In 2013 I decided I need to reach out and try to get socialized, and I decided to try playing MMOs, I am a gamer. In those years I made some friends and lets just say everyone of those friendships ended in disaster. I use to be okay before 2013 I had no problems being solo, but now I do. In 2013 I made my first 2 close friends that broke down my walls and showed me what I was missing, they kinda made me into a company seeking junkie. When they left my world crashed, and I been struggling through friendships since. Every time I loose a close friend I somehow end up in a deep depression. This year one of my inner circle friends left by ghosting me and I decided to go get tested. I figured I was at fault because I was the common denominator. Currently, I have no one to communicate with and it is driving me into anxiety storms. I have been using the TV as a smoothing source for the anxiety attacks. Recently, my therapist suggested I look for online Aspies website to communicate, so here I am. I am wondering right now is this a norm or am I on the weird side here? I am really outside my comfort zone posting this...