Guest guest Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Did I just kill the discussion? > > After having just read an intro from another new member I realized that I should probably > introduce myself, sorry. My name is e and I am really enjoying some of the postings > - some are a little hard because I am attempting to find a more positive perspective for AS > rather being " broken " . (My Mom still complains that I didn't cuddle as a baby & I'm 35!) I > was really thankful for aspergia.com! What a breath of fresh air! > I'm not really sure what the protocols are for telling others about myself in a forum like > this so, I will attempt to be very brief. I am very lucky because my husband and two sons > also have AS and so at home I don't have to pretend to be " appropriate " but we do have > fun discussions about social norms . One of the members (Greg?) spoke about being in > trouble with his family for studying about AS - I was too, for a while. My Dad (who > probably has a mild case of AS) always told me to study those things I didn't understand > so... I got a bachelor's & a master's in communication and am working on a doctorate in > special education. Guess what my area of specialization is? AS (LOL)! People actually are > interested in hearing you talk for hours on your area of interest when you get a piece of > paper - weird but oh, well! Now Mom has two sons and a soon to be doctor. > But I've reached a point where it doesn't matter that I'm different (as much). Still a little > paranoid of violating some norm out there that I probably should have caught but I'm > getting there. I look forward to learning more about how to be comfortable with my own > AS and the positive things about AS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Hi e, and welcome here. > After having just read an intro from another new member I realized that I > should probably introduce myself, sorry. No problem. Many Aspies are a bit shy and prefer to lurk and look around a little before speaking up. That's perfectly fine so even though an introduction is very welcome, it is not required. > My name is e and I am really enjoying some of the postings - some are a little hard because I am attempting to find a more positive perspective for AS rather being " broken " . (My Mom still complains that I didn't cuddle as a baby & I'm 35!) I was really thankful for aspergia.com! What a breath of fresh air! When I first found that site I was thrilled too, to finally find a site that shared my own view on AS. So thrilled that I got all overexcited and had to walk around the room in circles for a while before I was able to post anything. :-) > I'm not really sure what the protocols are for telling others about myself > in a forum like this so, I will attempt to be very brief. Protocol is: tell as much or as little as you want! ;-) (The more you tell, though, the easier it will be to get to know you.) > I am very lucky because my husband and two sons also have AS and so at > home I don't have to pretend to be " appropriate " but we do have fun > discussions about social norms . One of the members (Greg?) spoke about > being in trouble with his family for studying about AS - I was too, for a > while. My Dad (who probably has a mild case of AS) always told me to > study those things I didn't understand so... I got a bachelor's & a > master's in communication and am working on a doctorate in special > education. Guess what my area of specialization is? AS (LOL)! People > actually are interested in hearing you talk for hours on your area of > interest when you get a piece of paper - weird but oh, well! Oh, is THAT how you get them to listen! :-D Why didn't anyone tell me? > Now Mom has two sons and a soon to be doctor. Cool. > But I've reached a point where it doesn't matter that I'm different (as > much). Still a little paranoid of violating some norm out there that I > probably should have caught but I'm getting there. I look forward to > learning more about how to be comfortable with my own AS and the positive > things about AS. Then you've come to just the right place. > Did I just kill the discussion? Not at all! But there are time differences, depending on which country you're in. Here in Sweden it's soon 6 AM and I have to go to bed (been up talking all night). So just relax and make yourself at home. :-) Inger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Hi e, And thanks for popping in. We're happy to have you and look forward to any discussions you might bring to us or participate in. I've also got to go to bed, but I'm sure we'll all get to know each other as time passes. Tom > > After having just read an intro from another new member I realized that I should probably > introduce myself, sorry. My name is e and I am really enjoying some of the postings > - some are a little hard because I am attempting to find a more positive perspective for AS > rather being " broken " . (My Mom still complains that I didn't cuddle as a baby & I'm 35!) I > was really thankful for aspergia.com! What a breath of fresh air! > I'm not really sure what the protocols are for telling others about myself in a forum like > this so, I will attempt to be very brief. I am very lucky because my husband and two sons > also have AS and so at home I don't have to pretend to be " appropriate " but we do have > fun discussions about social norms . One of the members (Greg?) spoke about being in > trouble with his family for studying about AS - I was too, for a while. My Dad (who > probably has a mild case of AS) always told me to study those things I didn't understand > so... I got a bachelor's & a master's in communication and am working on a doctorate in > special education. Guess what my area of specialization is? AS (LOL)! People actually are > interested in hearing you talk for hours on your area of interest when you get a piece of > paper - weird but oh, well! Now Mom has two sons and a soon to be doctor. > But I've reached a point where it doesn't matter that I'm different (as much). Still a little > paranoid of violating some norm out there that I probably should have caught but I'm > getting there. I look forward to learning more about how to be comfortable with my own > AS and the positive things about AS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 ejones2002 said: " My name is e and I am really enjoying some of the postings - some are a little hard because I am attempting to find a more positive perspective for AS rather being " broken " . " Tom says: We're generally positive here, but the holiday season makes some of us a bit ornery. Apologies for that. We have a good time, i think, for the most part. e says: " (My Mom still complains that I didn't cuddle as a baby & I'm 35!) " Tom says: I'm 36. My mom's biggest complaint is that I still don't like to be hugged. " I was really thankful for aspergia.com! What a breath of fresh air! " I agree. It's too bad it closed. I set up this site with Edan's backing as a " refugee camp " for Aspergians and also as a " life raft " until such time as members could find new places to post. Many have stayed behind and we have added a few more members ever since. If you stick around long enough, you will find that there is much more to FAM than meets the eye. And by the way, if you'd like to talk with other people and parents about family members with AS, there is always the Family Forum: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/FAMFamilyForum/ Welcome (again)! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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