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I am new to this site, and hopefully I would able to make some friends here. Throughout my life I was told I had a learning disability (LD), and I really thought that was why I was struggling. A few years ago my friend told me she believes I have asperger, because I have similar symptoms to her brother. Actually she said I'm a female version of her brother. She suggested I get tested and that's what I did. The results came in revealing I was misdiagnosed. I have Mild Intellectual Disability (MID), and Pervasive Developmental Disability (PDD-NOS). The sad thing is I never knew that is what I had, and thought it was because I had LD. I use to wonder for so long why it was hard to make friends, the fact I like to stay home a lot, even hard to start a conversation, or say things I shouldn't say. Even though I am in my thirties, I still live home with my parents, because I am unable to find a job. I wish I had known long time ago what I had, it would have prepared me, and I would have had better experiences.
 
Hi Marycv

Welcome to Aspies Central!

I am also misdiagnosed with mild intellectual disability in the past, and now, I'm doing pretty ok, as I currently study in college.

It's good that you're sharing your experiences and thoughts with us. I see your employment concerns, because for some of us, we really don't have the know-how to hold a job.

I hope we can be friends, because I'm sure you're a great friend :)
 
You are not alone. When I was younger I was told I had a learning disability due to my vision issues. I had many struggles and now that I am older and been diagnosed with AS I find my life makes sense. So join us here.We're a great place to meet people.
 
Thank you for your sweet reply. That would be nice, I like to be friends. So what are you studying in college?
 
It makes me happy to hear that there are others like me, having similar problems. I also had vision problems when I was young, and they found out so many years later. That could be the reason I was struggling and nobody knew at that time.
 
Marycv said:
It makes me happy to hear that there are others like me, having similar problems. I also had vision problems when I was young, and they found out so many years later. That could be the reason I was struggling and nobody knew at that time.
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Good. I hope you feel welcomed. I am legally blind which is why you will notice that alot of the people here tend to write in big font and color so I can see it. I use purple. Its easy for me to read and I know its me. Vision issues I think add to other issues as well. So kick your shoes off and jump in the water. :)
 
Hello i havnt been here for a while but im in my 40s and still live at home with my dad. Im still waiting to be assessed for aspergers but it is taking a long time! Nice to meet you!
 
Welcome to AC! BTW, are you sure you weren't misdiagnosed with an intellectual disability? I'm just skeptical here, thinking that you could have a very uneven profile of skills instead of full blown learning difficulties.
 
To Jonathan, I'm not sure what you mean by "you could have a very uneven profile of skills instead of full blown learning disabilities." Could you please explain what you mean.
 
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