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Recent content by jdaustin

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    Age of Diagnosis

    Sometimes I wish I'd been diagnosed that young but I'm not sure. I was diagnosed at 42; in some ways it was a relief because now I was weird the the same way a lot of other people are and it even has a name (Aspergers). I've never felt it was a disability but just a challenge to overcome and...
  2. J

    What about divorce?

    I've never been divorced but I've thrown the paperwork at her when she was screaming at me. If I were in your shoes (and I might be eventually) I would take a hard look at myself to figure out what went wrong. It might be hard to figure it out on your own but if you have a close friend that...
  3. J

    Do you stim? If so, what are your stims?

    My stims used to be more pronounced but I gradually started doing less obvious ones. The stims I still do are wiggling my fingers/feet, rocking slightly, and loosely wiggling my jaw back and forth. The teeth one is the one I do most often I think because it's the least noticeable.
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    Alone again...

    I think the nail is in the coffin of whatever relationship you thought you had with this girl :( The good news is that frees you to find someone less shallow and more into you. I would stop chatting with her immediately for the sake of your sanity. It sounds from your post that you don't get...
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    How much does Aspergers effect your relationships?

    Aspergers can have negative effects on relationships but positive ones too. I've been with my wife for 18 years now and we still have occasional difficulties because we think differently. While I've made great efforts to bridge the gap it doesn't always help. For example my wife can get quite...
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    Office politics

    I'd second what Katcha said.. don't play their games.. we're ill equipped to win. I recently had to use my Aspergers accommodation on file to break out of the class warfare games people were playing (I'm a 19 and you're only a 17 so you have to do what I say even though I'm an techno-idiot)...
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