I am a "twit". What to do?

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I received moderate level of disability with "recommendation" "incapable of work" above year ago. This week I received in Social Insurance Institution prolongation of social pension for 3 years. I get 30 mg of paroxetine and 5 mg of olanzapine last times. My state is "similar", stable last months. I would say that I am moderate-functioning, not high-functioning.

Don't be hard on yourself. You do have a genuine, recognised disability that causes these problems. Frankly, if you do have trouble getting a job after university and need to live on disability payments for a while, that's OK. You'd rather do more than that, which is admirable. It'll be great if you succeed, but if you don't, be gentle with yourself. It happens to a lot of us, with less excuse than you have.

Executive dysfunction is something many autistic people have. (Not all, though, by a long way, and people seem to assume that anyone with Asperger's will be hyper-organised.) I have it moderately myself, and I'm still working out how to handle it. The author of this blog ( http://chaoticidealism.livejournal.com/ ) has severe executive dsyfunction.

What are Disability Services like in Polish universities? They may be able to give advice or practical help. You're certainly not stupid, but you'll need coaching on organisation and structure more than most students would. (Universities here in Britain are getting better at dealing with autism. Sadly, this was not soon enough to save my PhD.)

In Poland people with disability certificate can apply for a scholarship for disabled students. I did not have this scolarship. I had not disability certificate when I attended to the studies.

I did not write MSc thesis yet. It is VERY PROBLEMATIC for me. I do not want to inform my thesis advisor about my disability and diagnoses (mother probably really does not want me to do it).