Hey. I joined Aspies for Freedom 8 months earlier, as aspie44.8, and decided to join here too. I'm 15 and in the 9th grade. I think I was diagnosed with AS when I was 4, because I see a psycologist every 3 years, last time was when I was 13. So, 13, 10, 7, 4, 1. 1 doesn't sound like a reasonable age to get diagnosed. so, 4. i love my new school, as it is small compared to other high schools, and not a single person there has called me names (well maybe a couple times, but even so, those people got over it after a few weeks).
Jr. high sucked though, because 90% of the kids despised me for my unusual obssesion for numbers. They also hated my cat obsession and my dress habits. Fortunatley, I figured out a way to makeover myself fashion-wise, by starting to shave, wore fancier T-shirts and skirts, got some fairly tight jeans and pants (but not too tight), and even sometimes wore make-up. So, i do now care a little about fashion, and even have a slight interset in it.
But I still love those numbers!! I see colors, textures, shapes, and personalities within them (this is an example of synasthesia). That's why I chose my username BigTimeSynesthete. Right now I'm reading Born On A Blue Day by Daniel Tammet. I just can't put down that book!