Do people consider you mature or immature?

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It's some of both. Some consider me immature cuz of my interests & because I'm dependent & haven't had a lot of life experiences. Others consider me mature cuz I don't do stupid things & because I have a good head on my shoulders.

I'm mature as in being able to keep a healthy romantic relationship with my partner. I'm also rather responsible with how I make decisions in life, which is considered mature.

I can be childlike, like being easily amused at little things, taking my teddy bear on holidays with me, and enjoying preschool DVDs.

I don't think most people really understand what makes a person "mature". I think a person is mature when they have learned from their past experiences. If they made a mistake in the past but learned from it and try not to make that same mistake again, they are mature. If they haven't learned, say it's everyone else's fault but theirs, and make the same mistake repeatedly, then they haven't matured.

When I was in my teens and early adult years I was told by some people I was very immature. But it was mostly for reasons that weren't entirely my fault, contrary to what they believed.

What a minute, maybe just saying that *does* mean I'm immature.

I have no idea what people's opinions of my maturity are. Probably a mixture.

I've had more life experience than many people my age and can take care of myself so in that way more mature.

I don't think maturity can really be measured because there is no set path to everyone's life. Not everyone goes through stages of learning to drive, getting married, having kids etc. There are many ways life can be lived and maby methods of thinking. There is not 1 set way to be and for that reason you can't take a measurement.

I've always been immature and to me that feels like part of having a disorder of development (though I understand that it's a wide spectrum and people vary).

It's probably a mixture, as I might be viewed as immature because I have several large gaps in my employment history, although I can say I've never actually been fired. Other times, I might be more mature among certain groups because I'm not a big Disney fan as an adult. I know NT adults who don't have children, yet seem obsessed about going to Disneyland to the point where they all have passes. I guess that comes with living in southern California, people tend to get passes and go often enough to make it worthwhile. For me, the only reason I saw Inside Out was because Lewis Black was the voice of the anger character. My family took my 7 year old niece to see it, so I can also use that as an excuse.

im 30 years old but the people that know me tell me i have the maturity of a 15 year old and i agree with them. people that meet me for the first time think im a lot younger than i actually am because of how i look and dress and carry myself. im ok with that

I find it hard to deal with unpredictable issues at work sometimes, and I throw myself into a panic and start crying and waving my arms about. To me it is not childish, it's just a meltdown related to my ASD or ADHD or whatever I have these days. But a couple of close co-workers at work have said that I need to ''grow up'', not in those words, but they implied it, in the nicest way possible. To them it does look like I'm throwing a paddy like a child, but really it's just a panic attack. My panic attacks just aren't all breathlessness and sickness like a lot of people get when having a panic attack. My panic attacks involve more emotion, like crying and yelling.

I consider myself mature, as in responsible. I know what I want in my life, and I try to reach goals in a responsible way. For example, I could have had a boyfriend at 17-18 (I was asked on a date by a few men), but I didn't like them in that way, and I didn't want to get myself into a relationship with someone I don't have feelings for because I didn't want to make them heartbroken, so I waited until somebody will come along who I really fall in love with. And it has happened. I'm in a true, loving relationship with a man who I dearly love and we're both happy together. Now I want to move in with him, but I know I can't without finding a new job nearer to him first. I know money is an object and I know better than to give up my current job and move straight in with him and expect to live for free. He doesn't tell me that. It's just something I know, out of maturity. I want to be responsible. So I feel I am responsible in that way, which is a form of maturity.

But I can be childlike, which is not the same as being childish. I bring my teddy bear with me when I stay at my boyfriend's. I sometimes enjoy watching DVDs for preschoolers (I have brought them from HMV). I absolutely love sweets, although not sure if that is childlike or not as lots of grown-ups love sweets. I am amused by brightly-coloured objects. I like reading children's books (I can't get into adult books). And lots of other things. My boyfriend likes me this way. He says I'm eccentric, but he loves my quirks. Because I am childlike but responsible and wise at the same time, he feels he can trust me and feels secure being my boyfriend.

I have also been told I am very mature for my age, but I know for a fact my interests are seen as immature.

I can pay tax's, but I'd prefer to watch a cartoon...