Back in late 2013 when I was first trying to work out whether I had Asperger Syndrome I ventured upon a thread on Mumsnet and posted a few times under my old username. I changed my username recently after the cyber attack on the site and because I wanted to be known by a different moniker.
Anyway, here's a link to the new thread: http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/special_needs_recommendations/2399562-Neurodiversity-support-thread-Women-with-suspected-self-diagnosed-diagnosed-ASC-ADHD?msgid=56752860#56752860 I'm finding it an absolutely excellent source of support. There are a number of amazing posters on there and the way I learn about everything Aspie is to read recommended textbooks, blogs and forum posts. It's ironic in many ways, since being diagnosed as an Aspie I can't get enough of reading about the condition and how it affects people, especially women.
I've never really known what I wanted to be in life - some people knew at school that they wanted to be a nurse/bus driver/builder etc or go into the family business, but believe me when I tell you that I never really did. Like many people growing up in the 1980s, we inputted our details into a huge computer and the associated print out suggested that we may wish to be a bramble picker or a shop assistant. I drifted into a career in the public sector, but it wasn't a great fit for me. Now, I know that I want to work in the field of Autism in some way.
Lol at bramble picker. What about a monkey driving a fire engine? :)
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How I adore TLOG. I have all three series plus the scripts.