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jensen

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Hi, all. I am a nordic female. Soon I will be 61 and got my asperger-dx last summer. (Better late than never).
I have 2/3 of a bachelors degree in "science of music" and "history of arts" and have, before that, been a music teacher for years, but I never got back to that.
It has been quite a revelation to meet others on the spectrum, even though I don´t feel particularly "aspie-ish" around others. They are the different ones ;-)
 
Welcome. It's wonderful that you got a diagnosis, even if it didn't happen in your adolescence, when it might have helped a little more. A lot of people in my generation are lucky to have been in middle school and high school when Asperger's became a commonly discussed thing, but sometimes I forget that there are plenty of people who came before us who had to wait. At any rate, welcome :D
 
Welcome :)

It may be a late diagnoses, but at least it will give you answers for some past events. Also, if you're not aware already, just be aware that different genders can exhibit different Aspie traits; females are sometimes much harder to spot, so there may be more people out there you can relate to; it may be that you simply have not recognised them yet.

I like to recommend this book normally to our newly diagnosed female members, as it's a good survival guide, though it tends to aim more towards young adults. It may interest you more in the sense that it may explain more about past events in your life, if you're interested: Aspergirls: Empowering Females With Asperger Syndrome | AspiesCentral.com
 
Hello Madam,
We are pleased to have your company, and look forward to your wisdom in future conversations. I hope you decide to make yourself at home.
 
Welcome to AC :)

Find your place and enjoy your time here in a friendly helpful place ;)
 
Vanilla said:
Welcome :)

It may be a late diagnoses, but at least it will give you answers for some past events. Also, if you're not aware already, just be aware that different genders can exhibit different Aspie traits; females are sometimes much harder to spot, so there may be more people out there you can relate to; it may be that you simply have not recognised them yet.

I like to recommend this book normally to our newly diagnosed female members, as it's a good survival guide, though it tends to aim more towards young adults. It may interest you more in the sense that it may explain more about past events in your life, if you're interested: Aspergirls: Empowering Females With Asperger Syndrome | AspiesCentral.com
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Thank you Vanilla. I haven´t read the book, but I have read extracts from it, and I know the passage, you link to. I believe, that my best friends, a couple and their daughter may be aspies or at least they have strong traits, and my radar does seem to pick them up, - just as I am often picked up myself.
 
As a kid and a youngster I apparently just came off as difficult and introverted. My parents were aware, that I was somewhat different (even as a baby), but they knew nothing about AS. Nobody did back then.
A friend, who studied to be a pedagogue, when we were eightteen, said : "You´re acting like autistic people", when she saw me pacing in small circles, mumbling to myself, because I was worried :).
I did stim with rocking motion, when I was small, but it was sideways, so it was regarded as a funny habit of mine (I had a few). Later it was back and forth. I called it a repetitive motion, caused by foot activity, not rocking. My Mom was after me because of my pen clicking and other repetitive noises and movements.
Now, that I´ve stopped controlling my behavior so hard, I find myself doing stuff, that I can remember from many years ago, and I can see, that I had just as many behaviors as a boy would have. They just looked different.
Otherwise it was communicative stuff, - the AS key things.
 
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