To all new newbies within the past few weeks to a month....

January 16, 2008

I haven't had a chance to introduce myself until now. My name is

. I am in the beginning stages of what I think will be a

written story of a remarkable person (me) of coming to peace and

terms of acknowledging, accepting, believing, and living with

Asperger's. However, imagine that you weren't just diagnosed with

Asperger's, but a few weeks earlier with Attention Deficit Disorder

with Hyperactivity. Officially diagnosed that is at 40. Makes for

an incredible story, I feel.

When I first came in here, I was at a loss for words. I didn't know

what would become of my life, or how I would be able to deal with

things. I felt that having completed college and graduate school was

a waste of my time. I felt like the world had turned upside down on

me and I had no idea where to go. My last relationship ended back in

September because of these things became too much for my most recent

ex-girlfriend. She said enough was enough, and I found myself in a

motel room for a week, then a friend's house for a week, then finding

myself here and getting therapy.

I began to see that the world would not end for me. I became more

stablized. I found a temp-to-perm position at a employment agency

and then went full-time at the end of December 2007. My life has

begun to open up once again and now I can see that I have options

down the road in my life. The future is a bright one ahead of me.

In addition to getting support through here and in my local

community, I have become more active in my congregation and openly

shared with my congregation about my having both Asperger's and

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity.

I am beginning to develop new friendships and such. The things I did

to compensate before I developed both things are now coming to me

naturally. I don't have to hide anything from myself or feel ashamed

I have Asperger's and ADHD. I support everyone in here, new or not,

even if Asperger's *IS* the only thing you or someone you know is

going through at this time. So, I share a unique perspective with

the Asperger's and ADD support groups online.

Why do I share this with everyone (newbies and everyone else)?

Because, if I can be very comfortable with having BOTH Asperger's and

Attention Deficit Disorder (with Hyperactivity), people who just only

have Asperger's or ADD can as well. Everything just takes time, and

everyone journey goes one day at a time at different rates.

Welcome to the group,

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