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Recent content by Edna Mae

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    elderly and awaiting diagnosis.

    The last person to know whether they are an alcoholic is the alcoholic him or herself. Whether you are or not, my answer is still the same. I am glad I have a way out.
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    elderly and awaiting diagnosis.

    My dad was an alcoholic too. He died with 22 years sobriety. I also am an alcoholic. I will have 22 years of continuous sobriety on 2-17-18. I go to AA meetings every day even when it feels uncomfortable to do so. Otherwise I would forget and assume I can drink again. There is hope. I am loved...
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    elderly and awaiting diagnosis.

    I would rather learn about it at 73 than never. Social interaction is just one part of what makes me an aspie. I just took an aspie test for females and I scored really highly in sensitivity and several other areas as well. In general I am pretty high functioning. I have a great feeling of...
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    elderly and awaiting diagnosis.

    I was misdiagnosed with something else, mate. By the way, mate, my brother was never diagnosed at all and he would be 83 now if he had lived. I myself just figured out when I was talking to my psychiatrist that my brother Jim must have had asperberger's. It is never too late to learn about the...
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    elderly and awaiting diagnosis.

    I am 73 and am just now learning that I may have Asperger's. Also I just 2 days ago realized that my oldest brother must have had it. What a shock. We all assumed he was just a very brainy recluse wracking up college degrees for the fun of it. For the last 20 years I have been diagnosed with...
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