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Hello I am I self diagnosed, high functioning Aspie who is seeking to learn more about my condition and to share my experience. I am 59 years old. At age 57 a friend suggested that I look into Aspergers. Since then I have had many revelations that explained situations in my life that used to baffle me. For me AS is a blessing rather than a curse. I am in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, and have been sober for 23 yesrs. I now see the value AS hs had in my sobriety, but I am still perplexed on how to proceed from here. I always worked diligently on my recovery with hope that I would someday be like my nuerotypical brethren in AA. Now that I have taken that mask off I am left with.......???? I am grateful to begin a new journey as an Aspie and I am glad to have found this site!!
 
Welcome to AC Jerome. I'm self-diagnosed as well, in the same age group. Working the problem...best I can. But it is better to understand than to have kept in the dark. At least the process is giving me the opportunity to think about behaviors, whether I can change them or not, or whether I want to, need to or not. At least this site allows me a great deal of perspective from other people with similar issues.
 
Judge said:
Welcome to AC Jerome. I'm self-diagnosed as well, in the same age group. Working the problem...best I can. But it is better to understand than to have kept in the dark. At least the process is giving me the opportunity to think about behaviors, whether I can change them or not, or whether I want to, need to or not. At least this site allows me a great deal of perspective from other people with similar issues.
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Good to hear from you Judge. I like what you said about understanding. The line in the St. Francis Prayer that implores us to seek to understand rather than be understood has been vital to my sanity. This has been my mainstay for years in recovery. It is what makes AS a blessing to me. I see its impact in every facet of my recovery. Its not always positive. Many in the fellowships misunderstand my social ackwardness. This is why the St. Francis solution is so important to me.
 
Jerome said:
now see the value AS has had in my sobriety, but I am still perplexed on how to proceed from here. I always worked diligently on my recovery with hope that I would someday be like my neurotypical brethren in AA. Now that I have taken that mask off I am left with.......???? I am grateful to begin a new journey as an Aspie and I am glad to have found this site!!
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Welcome! You don't need to be like anybody else. I would be saying that even if you were neurotypical. You just need to be the best you you can be, and beating your addictions has set you on that path.
 
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