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    Newly diagnosed newbie

    Hi Paul. That is a unique and positive way to view this and I will keep your words in mind. I'm not so much mad about having ASD as I am about the fact that it wasn't diagnosed earlier. As a kid and a teen my parents had me seeing so many shrinks and I was even institutionalized three times...
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    Newly diagnosed newbie

    Thank you, Dominic. Is there a thread along the lines of "ASD 101"? I don't know where to start reading. It is all a bit much at the moment. I'm experiencing some emotional turmoil caused by the diagnosis. Even though I've suspected it for years, it was surprisingly still a shock. At first...
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    Newly diagnosed newbie

    Greetings from South Africa. On Friday, at the age of 39, I received the answer to a lifetime of questions: DSM-V Autism Spectrum Disorder Level 1. I guess that would have been Asperger's under DSM-IV. Hoping to learn from this forum. I need to get control of my life. Also hoping to, at...
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