I'm Lisa. I don't know if I'm autistic or not. It's weird because I was diagnosed as having "possible aspergers" in 2016. Then in 2017, I was re-tested and got "intellectual disability." But I feel perfectly normal. I can take care of my hygiene, dress myself, think, talk, walk, even type this. I know I'm not mentally challenged, but I still don't feel 100% neurotypical. Growing up, I didn't get why some kids would get mad at me for saying certain things. I lacked a filter. I had different obsessions. My current obsession is Attack on Titan. But nowadays I keep them to myself so people don't think I'm weird. I flap my hands and rock my body when I'm excited, but I suppress it in public. I only do it in the privacy of my room or the bathroom. When I was at parties growing up, I would leave the other kids to go to the bathroom so I could flap.
I can also be literal minded. I thought "I've got a bone to throw with you" meant something to do with actual bones, like a dog's bone. I was reading Fullmetal Alchemist once, and Ed said, "I'm not out of the woods yet..." He was under a coal mine. He wasn't in the woods?
When I saw a song that said, "I put my foot in my mouth," I thought he literally put his foot in his mouth. I never understood figures of speech. I've gotten better at it, though.
I have very strong empathy. I feel for inanimate objects. I'm too emotional. I cry easily, especially when moved. I'm presumed to be mentally younger than 25 for having emotions.
23 Mar 2019, 9:37 pm
