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David K

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Hey everyone

My name is David. Asperger’s/ADD. Diagnosed ADD about 15 years ago, Aspergers about a year ago. Coming to grips with many aspects of Asperger’s that I was either unaware of or in denial about. Wishing you all well. :)
 
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David K said:
Hey everyone

My name is David. Asperger’s/ADD. Diagnosed ADD about 15 years ago, Aspergers about a year ago. Coming to grips with many aspects of Asperger’s that I was either unaware of or in denial about. Wishing you all well. :)
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David K said:
Hey everyone

My name is David. Asperger’s/ADD. Diagnosed ADD about 15 years ago, Aspergers about a year ago. Coming to grips with many aspects of Asperger’s that I was either unaware of or in denial about. Wishing you all well. :)
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Hi David, just a question, but why were you diagnosed with Aspergers so recently after being diagnosed with Autism? I though people weren't diagnosed with Aspergers anymore so the reverse would be more likely. Perhaps it still is in your country. Apologies for the question, and I hope you will have a pleasant time here and integrate well with the community.

Edit: Oops, sorry, I just noticed that I misread your comment that you were diagnosed with autism, not ADD 15 years ago. My mistake.
 
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Hi David, just a question, but why were you diagnosed with Aspergers so recently after being diagnosed with Autism? I though people weren't diagnosed with Aspergers anymore so the reverse would be more likely. Perhaps it still is in your country. Apologies for the question, and I hope you will have a pleasant time here and integrate well with the community.
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I just accepted that it was primarily ADD that was my issue. No one, not even my therapist ever suggested that it could anything more than that.
 
Hi and welcome, I hope that you enjoy it here. Finding out about Aspergers/ ASD 1 can be a revelation about oneself, it's easier to find useful strategies when you understand the issues better. Plenty of threads here to read, one caution would be, there's quite a dominance of a deficit approach to ASD in the world currently, I like to think about difference rather than deficits.

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Hi and welcome @David K

This is a friendly place and there is lots of good experience in here.
The people are friendly, but beware if you hear about coffee and donuts. There is a wind up merchant going around saying these are available in the kitchen. Well I ain't found them yet - so be warned.
 
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