Female aspie here... not officially diagnosed but I've been stalking this site for more than a year and I relate so much to many of the experiences posted here. Like everyone here I've always felt "different" and been told "people don't get you" and "you're a little offbeat" and over the past five years or so I've started to piece together why that is.
I actually think it may be impossible for me to get diagnosed by my current therapist, as she isn't an autism specialist. I've spent my entire life (I'm 27) "pretending to be normal" and using personas to get by -- from sitting in class smiling and acting pleasant ("the nice quiet girl") to being the serious, dedicated worker in the office with no time for chit-chat. Those are part of me but not the whole me, and I've discovered several times the whole me isn't easily understood. Anyway, I think I blend in pretty well but that could be both a good and a bad thing. I'm still working on feeling comfortable in my own skin.
On here I hope to share experiences and advice and meet some kindred spirits. I'm particularly interested in careers, as I'm still looking for that right fit, handling work life and overstimulation, emotional regulation and maturity, relationships (I am lucky and have a wonderful boyfriend who is very understanding of me), communication problems, ADD, and the effects of getting a late diagnosis. I look forward to being on a "planet" that's more like home!
-Jennifer
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your life is your life / know it while you have it.
you are marvelous / the gods wait to delight in you.
? Bukowski.
Your Aspie score: 151 of 200 ~ Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 65 of 200 ~ You are very likely an Aspie
10 Oct 2011, 2:59 pm
