Do you hide your disorders?

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Yes. Moreso in the past than I do now, however. It wasn't, and isn't, that I am embarrassed by them. It's more that I don't like the attention and followup questions people will ask once they learn that information. I don't like extra attention and I do not like answering questions about that stuff.

That is my interpretation of the question, yeah. You're quite right that there are things I do that are impossible to hide even if I attempted to.

I've always known something was different about me and so have others, but I only recently found out I have aspergers (undiagnosed). Way too much stuff makes sense and I have some form of tourettes but I can usually keep it in round people. I'm convinced my parents know also but I don't know how they perceive aspergers. I have always been able to hide my quirky behaviour but its reached the point where I just can't anymore and also due to being in full time employment people pick up that something is different very easily. Its gotten to the point where I am getting accused of being "stoned" or 'out of it' and being called a ret*d and what not. I just want people to understand me.I want to tell people but I don't know who or how. I'm just anxious as to how they will perceive it, suggestions? The only person I can truly trust is my sister whom I'm very close with and I recognise aspie symptoms in her a lot too especially recently so I think she could be a good shout, but I would find it necessary to tell her too. She knows she is very similar to me also so If I say she will know.

No official dx yet. I have told my close friends about this. They know most of it better than I do anyway!
Currently, its like my Crohn's disease & arthritis, it will be on a Need To Know basis only.

Sincerely,
Matthew

I've only told people online so far, but a few people have suspected I have it.
I used to try to be normal until I realized doing that was boring.

Ihide it from everyone.

Many of my friends know. I don't bother to hide it from them because it explains to them why I do some of the things I do. However, there are some people who have found out who have been sceptical that I have it because I was never formally diagnosed. But I ignore those people.
By this point, I don't even need to try hiding it because I am already so good at blending in.

I have hid it all my life, but i feel now i will confide it in those i trust. I think it will make life easier.

I don't, but I don't tell people unless they ask.

I don't hide it, but I certainly don't go around parading about it. If somebody asks then I would tell them.

My husband knows, a few of my "friends" know, my boss and my colleagues know. Haven't encountered any problems with these folk knowing. My family don't know because I am not really in contact with them much so they don't need to.

I got diagnosed a month after I started out at Sixth Form, so I haven't told anyone there that I have it AS, as I don't trust them enough to tell them about my lives. However, some people have commented on some of my 'quirks'/mannerisms, so I have no doubt that they'll eventually find out...although a few of my teachers know, as my diagnostic report was sent to them. My best friend of 8 years also knows about it, and so do a few other people from my old school, but I didn't tell them in person; they found out one of my videos on YouTube. Also, my immediate family know, but most other family members don't know.

I really hope that in the future I will be able to feel comfortable in sharing this information with others, and hopefully when I do people will not react negatively to it.