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Recent content by JohnK

  1. JohnK

    New to the ASD Discussion

    Thank you, gigi. I appreciate that. :)
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    New to the ASD Discussion

    That's a good question, Ronald. Well, it seems to me something I should share with people I care about who have told me that I've said something that hurt someone's feelings when I had no idea, or who wonder why I'm so quiet in gatherings with people I don't know well. I really have only told an...
  3. JohnK

    New to the ASD Discussion

    That's interesting. It's funny that I seem to be wondering in my head if certain people I know are ASD ever since I've self-diagnosed!
  4. JohnK

    New to the ASD Discussion

    Thanks, gigi. I don't think I really need any professional support since I guess I've adapted pretty well through a lifetime of being me! :) But I have found a sense of relief in knowing that I am sort of a misfit not because of something I can help, but because that's how God made me. I guess...
  5. JohnK

    Talking About Trains...

    I always wanted a model train when I was a kid, but my parents never got me one. My grandfather was an engineer with Penn Central and he even let me sit with him in the engine on one of his runs between Rensselaer New York and Poughkeepsie, and even let me operate the controls! I've always...
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    New to the ASD Discussion

    Thank you, tlc. That was very interesting. I like reading stories like yours and others who have replied so far. I know exactly what you mean about going through various phases of things. That's what wife my pretty much said to me about my latest "special interest" in ASD. But this is different...
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    New to the ASD Discussion

    Thanks for sharing that, Richelle. You are a very fortunate person. I appreciate your outlook.
  8. JohnK

    New to the ASD Discussion

    Thanks so much. Your post looks helpful. I live in the US. I'll look into that insurance suggestion you made. The friend of mine I mentioned paid for his own diagnosis 10 years ago and it cost him $950 out of his own pocket! I appreciate your comment on how long it took for your wife to accept...
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    New to the ASD Discussion

    Thanks! I like your signature. :)
  10. JohnK

    New to the ASD Discussion

    Hi, everyone. My name is John. I am 67 and have recently self-identified with high functioning ASD. I have known I was different all my life for reasons most people here would relate to. About 10 years ago, a friend of mine told me that he was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. He was the first...
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