Still live like a teenager?

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I wonder if this is common among aspies. Even though I'm 28, I feel like when by mother visits it can feel a bit like being trapped in a time warp from my teenage years. I think she gets frustrated because I live a lot like I did when I was a teen, leading her to automatically tell me off for things that technically are not her business anymore, like my diet, hygiene, falling asleep during the day, having an untidy bedroom...leading me to automatically react by groaning like...It's my house, leave me alooone!

I struggle to imagine a time when I will feel like an adult in these contexts. I think it's just an unfortunate coincidence that my aspergers often manifests in ways that would be just typical for a cranky tired teenager... shutting myself in for days...huge bouts of fatigue, emotional instability and irritability.. preference for anime and video games over outings.. Poor. management of a lot of everyday life stuff...

Anyone feelin my pain? So to speak

You are on your own, have your own place, but who knows when your parents make that switch in their minds that you are an adult now?

After Seminary, this was after 4 years of college, then 4 more years to get my Masters of Divinity, so age 26, I moved back home for a while. I really didn't like questions like, "how late did you stay out last night?" I'd just say, "Late."

Do you have brothers and/or sisters? Does your mother treat them anything like that?

I'm 27, and though I've more or less learned basic adult responsibilities, I still feel and think like I did when I was 15. I think that's true for a lot of Aspies, though.

I still live at home, and i dont have a car. The last one died on me. I feel like a teenager. I want a house and car like my peers, but im lagging behind. Mentally i feel 22 or younger. Its prob not a coincidence my crush was about that age.