Adding A Little Madness To The Area!

[Dranzer Lehnsherr]

I have to apologise a little, I get slightly nutty in a new place and meeting new people, coping mechanisms I guess. That and the form you have to fill in to join the site was rather hilarious for me and just got the blasted creative juices flowing. I would probably a writer but I can't concentrate long enough ~ groans ~ I have trouble with reading long things online too which I shall apologise about before hand. I also have a nasty habit of asking lots of questions so err...beware I guess lol!

I have joined to find out more about the experiences of other Aspergers sufferers mainly because I don't know any others, and also because I am finally ready to find out more. I was diagnosed about 2 years ago I think, but even after researching the condition and all that I don't believe I got to know more about it and ended up convinced that the time lag before diagnosis means I have satellite conditions that are probably a touch more relevant to me at the moment. Oh well, I should find out from being here I guess!

Pleased to meet you all anyway :)

Dranz

[Dranzer Lehnsherr]

LOL

Sorry it made me smile to hear my writing described as gifted, thank you for saying that thought the best i can promise will probably be mini messages filled with lots of questions lol. The only thing I am ever really able to write tend to be quite personal because that is all I can concentrate on, though not at the moment ~ Grumbles and then smiles ~ Do you write?

Pleased to meet you :)

[Dranzer Lehnsherr]

I don't tend to actually see it as suffering, but I speak of it the same way someone would any sort of disease, I suffer from colds too even though I kind of like them lol! Aspergers is just me, but through here I want to learn just how much of me it is since other websites made me think it wasn't me, or if it was it is only a small amount, which didn't entirely seem right!

As for ADD my sister has just been diagnosed with that, but it wasn't looked at in the context of myself, it could be possible though. I thought my sister should have been diagnosed with Aspergers because she is so like me when I was her age, but perhaps it is really the other way round, interesting lol!

Thanks for the welcome :)

Dranz

[Dranzer Lehnsherr]

Nope is a genetic mutation instead, that makes me happy!

Sorry if I offended you, I get the feeling I did which was never my intention!

Dranz

[Rho]

it's great to see another otaku on board! My fave of all anime's is Fruits Basket, but I have a variety of animes. My collection is bigger than our local DVD rental stores combined. I know the things you face, as far as our quirky mentality goes. Change is a weird thing for us, we both fear it and crave it. I'm not only dealing with my Aspbergers, but pre-menopausal, so my hormones are all out of whack, too. I'm amazed I'm still alive, let alone sane, I think. I've never been diagnosed, and until the idiots in Washington can figure out where to go with health care, most likely never will be. I've done enough research to know that I am Aspie, tho. Hope we can help you with the questions.

[Dranzer Lehnsherr]

Would you have to pay in order to get a formal diagnosis then? That sucks, do you ever wish you had a diagnosis?

Uhh and ~ Monster hugs ~ It is indeed awesome to see another Otaku here. My favourite at the moment is D.Gray-man ~ Points to avatar ~ But I have read Furuba and seen the anime which I wish they would continue ~ Glares at the creators ~ I don't have a big anime collection though, I have seen most of mine online or borrowed the ones my brother borrows of his friends lol. I do have a mini manga collection which I don't read though, I like them pristine, it makes me feel like more of an Otaku that way lol! What other anime/manga do you like?

[Rho]

Actually, they did continue Furuba, but it hasn't been released to region 2 yet. I think the fact that Geneon was doing the distribution has something to do with that. Geneon, in its "wisdom" decided that cutting distribution to North America would save them money. So wrong! I ended up have to get a badly translated copy of The Story of Saiunkoku from Malaysia thru e-bay. My favorite manga is Descendants of Darkness, even though it was never really finished. My husband is really big fan of Ah! My Goddess. We both have our favourite J-Rock bands, too. He loves Versailles Philharmonic Quintet, though it's currently a quartet since Jasmine You was taken back to the gods thru cancer. I can't get enough of Hyde and his band, L'arc En Ciel. Strawberry Eggs is another we love, and Trinity Blood. Hope this gives you some good leads.

[Rho]

Would you have to pay in order to get a formal diagnosis then? That sucks, do you ever wish you had a diagnosis?

Yes, I would, because it would explain everything to those who never could understand my stoicism when I was growing up. Why I never seemed to care, in their eyes. What's wrong with you? they would ask. Well, now I know, but they don't, and even though it's too late to change the past, I wouldn't mind showing them that I wasn't the evil little demon they thought I was.

[Dranzer Lehnsherr]

Wow the fact Furuba had been continued in anime form totally hasn't come over to the UK until now, that sucks. Then again i borrowed it of someone from the Netherlands so might not know anyway, shame though it would be awesome to see it all in anime form sometime. Ahh cool on the L'Arc n Ciel thing too. A few years ago I went through a phase of being totally obsessed with their music. It was practically the soundtrack to my first year at university! Since then I have liked a few other bands, but mostly I go for songs, my favourite being Doubt & Trust by Access which was the third opening of D.Gray-man. I used to listen to that so much I could sing it (and I suck at learning languages lol!)

As for diagnosis's I have one and didn't have to pay, I think it was covered on the NHS or something which igood otherwise I don't think I would have got one and would have continued thinking I had a personality disorder instead which my theory as to why I was 'different'. I got the diagnosis halfway through my final year to university, so have had it for nearly 2 years now :)

I wish you luck being able to get one in the future :)

Dranz

[Danie]

Hello Dranzer, welcome! Im Danie. Good to see you around.