my name is damian and im a 25 year old autistic male. for the longest time i was ashamed of my autism, i was diagnosed at 5 as a low function autistic and diagnosed at 6 with the same results. i do have alotta problems, i can talk but i always use my hands and its erratic, i am prone to to outbursts and i get very aggresive, when im mostly by myself i walk around in a circle for an hour, i sometimes hit myself and will slam my head against a wall when mad or sometimes for no reason, i sometimes bite my hand, i love to spin cellphones and coins, i sometimes cant control my leg and hand movements. its been hard dealing with this but i am coping, i just recently learned to make eye contact. sometimes i can control the things i do sometimes i cant. i dont really have trouble making and keeping friends and girlfriends, and as hard as i try to hide my autism from them, they can telltell. they would notice that i would "stare off into space and completely ignore them". autism has gotten me introuble before. i remember one time i bit my girlfriend for no reason, and another time i punched a complete stranger. in school for the longest time, i was always in special classes with the mentally challenged and had to learn everything visually. i was always afraid of mentally challenged ppl and would have an outburst or meltdown if i was near one. i was always seperated from them. i am trying to cope with autism but its very hardd and im struggling. thats my story, sorry for the long post but thanks for bearing with me.
25 Sep 2012, 7:27 am
