Hey guys!
I'm Jeremy. I love to write, but, true to aspie nature, I suck at writing introductions because I don't know what I should (and shouldn't) include. So, I suppose I'll start with the basics. I'm 16, I just finished my junior year of high school, and I plan on majoring in either communications or English once I'm in college. I enjoy playing the guitar and ukulele. I also sing, and write songs and write poetry. I enjoy classic literature (it's one of my aspie obsessions) as well.
When it comes to disability there's a lot going on for me. Along with AS/HFA, I also have Cerebral Palsy and Tourette Syndrome. Cerebral Palsy is a disorder that resulted from brain damage at birth, which was three months early and nearly lethal. It causes my muscles to be stiff and tight. I have a limp, so I can't walk very far, I trip a lot, and I can't run. My upper body is weak too, so I can't do sit ups or lift more than 20 pounds or so. Tourette Syndrome is a genetic neurological disorder. I get this tingly sensation in my body that doesn't go away until I do or say whatever the tic is. My tics range from simple neck jerking and sniffing to screaming, swearing, falling to the ground, and twisting my body into unbearable positions.
I also happen to be transgender. I was assigned female at birth but identify as male. This is why I mention that my AS presents in ways which are much more common in females. I identify as male, but my biology and socialization have affected the way that my AS presents. This is why it took so long for me to realize I'm autistic: I had no idea that presenting in the way many women and girls do was a thing. All the screenings and DSM criterion are based off of male archetypes, so my issues weren't described until I specifically researched the differences myself and realized how much of what I found was exactly what I've been struggling with.
So yeah. That's me, I guess. I'm glad to have found this.
02 Jun 2017, 3:25 pm
