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    That's great, thanks Trekster, it's quite a lot to get my head around. :) The guy who diagnosed me spoke to my Mum earlier, and she told him that until I have it written on a piece of paper in front of me, I'll be scared they'll take my diagnosis away! So he said he'll phone me, and get something on paper before his proper report is finished, to put my mind at rest, which I thought was really nice. I have no idea about the sensory assessments though - I'll ask him when he comes back (I'm rubbish on the phone, I won't have the guts to ask him!). Thank-you again :)

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    I have two kids and a hubby, work part time as a project manager for autism at a local support charity, and am doing my MEd in Special Ed (Autism Studies). I love baking, read a lot, pretty boring really!

     

    Lynne

     

    I don't think that's boring at all, I think it sounds really cool :) It's easy for me to wish for a different life though I guess :)

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    I've been out of work since the end of 2010 when I was signed off with depression and anxiety. In January I moved into a supported living place in Liverpool (low level, floating support), which is pretty wonderful actually. It's not perfect, but I feel very, very lucky to have been able to live somewhere on my own (I really struggle living with people) and have access to support. So my days are spent looking after my awesome pet ferret, Owen, (ok, he sleeps a lot, that doesn't take much time!), reading, watching TV, forcing myself to go out into the big wide world and, you know, do grown up stuff like shopping and paying bills, then recovering (!), attending the odd social event put on by a local support provider who have also been supporting me, occasionally seeing friends, but I don't have many (that's not a complaint, I just don't have many! :) ), going jogging / walking, trying to be creative by writing, doing crafty stuff etc. I'm just looking into doing voluntary work again too, and I'd like to start a course soon but it's a bit scary! :s So that's me :)

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    Hi there! I try to go for a jog 3 days a week these days (don't always manage it though!), but in the past I have experienced the compulsion to exercise more than may be healthy. I live by rules. I always said that Sunday was a day of rest. I'm not especially religious, but it was a good excuse for that rule! And if my Mum said to me "you may only run for 20mins today" I would find that easier to stick to than if I tried telling myself the same thing - I would always push myself too much and my body couldn't recover. Would it be possible to mix in some lower intensity stuff, as A-S Warrior said, on the days in between the gym? Maybe walking or something? I do understand the guilt you describe though. For me it became a lesson in making new rules, that were a bit kinder to myself. Flippin' hard work though!! :)

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    Hi! I was diagnosed last week too and just found this forum yesterday :) Good luck with university, I did psychology at Liverpool Uni and enjoyed it. We had some criminology lectures with David Canter and and somebody Wagner, who did all about the Cognitive Interview and stuff. They were really cool :) Anyway, just thought I'd say hi :)

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    Hi do you prefer Liverpool or Everton FC? 1/2 of my family are from Liverpool (or maybe

    Ireland), i also love cooking, House, QI and cross stitch. i am currently stitching this picture;

     

    http://www.ebay.co.u...1#ht_500wt_1199

     

    (i have lost the original picture so unsure how to get it printed out so i know what im stiching).

     

    Hi there! Wow that cross stitch looks intricate! I've not been doing cross stitch for very long but I've recently started a garden scene and it seems to take forever! I'm enjoying it though. I've never been to a football match in Liverpool, I don't mind watching it if it's on but I don't really follow either team. I used to live right by Anfield Stadium, now I live by Everton's. I like hearing the roar of the crowd from the comfort of my own home though :P

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    Hi and welcome

     

    There was a Liverpool Asperger Team sometime ago but it only covered certain areas of Liverpool.

    i have relatives from West Kirby and the Wirral. i have seen Keane live in concert at the Echo arena and im a big fan of Jimmy Mcgovern. i have difficulty telling the Liverpool sense of humour so please excuse me if i dont recognise when you are joking and i live with an Evertonian (wrong team lol).

     

    Well done for making it to university, i made it to university with undiagnosed compensatory dyslexia, fibro and hms (plus some added complications).

     

    Do you need help in applying for disability benefits?

     

    Hi everyone! Thanks for the welcomes :) I also have relatives just outside West Kirby! And I live by Everton's football ground, but I grew up in Norfolk, so I don't really know what my sense of humour is :) It's my Dad's side of the family who are Scousers :)

    I went to a motown night at the Echo arena a few years ago, it was cool but I left early. University was good, but difficult, I'm glad I did it though. I'd love to go back to studying but it's not really been possible, I love in hope for the future though :) Well done for your uni'ing! It must have been really hard.

    I am currently on ESA because of depression and anxiety, and get low rate care DLA, but it runs out in March 2013, so I will try to reapply, especially now I have an AS diagnosis. I'm not sure what, if anything, I'm entitled to, I've seen a few threads on here that I need to look more closely at, but I keep getting distracted by watching House! I was diagnosed by the Liverpool Asperger's Team and he's coming back in 3 weeks to talk about a care plan etc - eek!

    Thank-you again to everybody for welcoming me :)

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    Hi there, just thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Ruth, I'm 26, I live in Liverpool, and last week I was diagnosed as having Asperger's Syndrome. I'm not shocked that I have it, I've suspected it for a long time, but I was surprised to actually get a diagnosis - I was expecting to have to fight for it more! Well, if you can call having the idea dismissed by many medical professionals and colleagues for several years, not having to fight for it! I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety as a teen, was horrendously bullied in high school, but made it through to university, where I studied psychology.

    I'm not entirely sure how much I'm supposed to write here, whether my life story is required, or just a simple "hello", so I'll stop waffling now.

    So there, we go..... hi! :)

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