Hello,
You can call me Matarick and I am here since I read something about these forums from
Asperger's Girl. Being the red blooded 27 year old heterosexual male I am, Fiona's recommendation to these forums has considerable weight. I know that my 13 years using the Internet that I am more likely to get struck by lighting ten times than is to woo a stranger on the Internet. Besides I prefer to personally know women before I would want to ask her out. Like what Chris Rock said, "Women are offered dick every day. Every woman in here … gets offered dick at least three times a week."
I thought I have been diagnosed within the Autism spectrum since the 80's. I went through therapy from Kennedy Kreiger then went to school via the Ridge School in Maryland (I am not sure which one). From the Ridge School, I went to Chatsworth Elementary for a few years. Then I went through mainstream schooling and eventually got my Bachelor's diploma.
Unfortunately, I ignored most of my AS until earlier this year when I wanted to get a diagnosis since I always questioned on who was I as a person. Fortunately, I am formally diagnosed with Asperger's and I know what needs to be done with my life. Instead of asking for social services and giving up my private assets; I try to assimilate myself into an NT world but I am no longer ashamed of my condition.
I wonder how these forums compared to 4chan or SA? I am ready for any flaming or trolling but I try my hardest to make myself easy to love.