Hi. I love that this place exists.
I'm 27 (almost 28) and was diagnosed with AS a month ago. I started going to therapy on a friend's suggestion for dealing with some stressful twists my life took, and it took me quite a while to finally begin the therapy. After my 5th session my therapist told me she wanted me to see a colleague of hers, and he turned out to be an specialist, so the bomb was dropped.
I cannot begin to describe with words how I felt after being diagnosed. All references I had of AS came from movies and TV, and they were really exacerbated. Never crossed my mind in my entire life I could have AS.
So I began looking for references (love the modern internet, if this had happened 10-20 years ago I'd still be a mess). It's weird, was so anxious, but the more I read, the more lines connected. After a while, I only felt relief.
Found this site a couple of weeks ago, and have been lurking, reading posts about so many people of this community, relating more to these experiences than to the people I encounter on a daily basis.
The only people that I've told about are my parents and younger brother. They're awesome, nothing changed in our relationship. My brother is the person I love the most in the whole world, my best friend (until recently my roommate).
It's hard where I live to find people that share similar experiences, and any kind of autism is very prejudiced.
Today I finally decided to create a profile and introduce myself. Wish I had known of this place sooner (highschool and college sooner). So, hi, and sorry for the long post (and sorry if I massacred english, it's not my primary language).
I'll try and keep active (more a reader than a speaker/writer), and thank you for existing.
25 Feb 2016, 11:28 pm
