mr_bigmouth_502 wrote:
People often tell me that I "don't seem autistic", but if they knew me as a young child, they'd know. Just because I'm autistic doesn't mean I can't adapt, and over my 23 years, I've learned a lot of things.
When I was 18, I started to suspect I'm an aspie. I told my friends I might be on the spectrum, and they didn't take me seriously. Years went by and a lot of stuff happened in my life, so I didn't think about this issue a lot, until now. My psychologist said that she doesn't think I'm bipolar but an aspie. A friend of mine said "I think it might be" and another friend said "I think you might have ADD and some symptoms of Asperger's." You see, when I'm almost 30 now, nobody can tell me anymore "it's just a phase" or "all teenagers have these issues."
My level of autism varies. Lately I've been stimming a lot and spent
a lot time reading about my current special interest (autism spectrum). Sometimes I'm more social and less spacey and hyperfocused.