I'm a N00b....

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haha. I thought that title was more creative than "Hi, I'm new"...

anyway. My name is Erin. I'm 16 and I live in Pennsylvania. I've been trying to find out what's wrong with me for a long time. After thinking about it for a long time, I am confident that I have Asperger's. I haven't told my parents yet though. I'm sort of afraid to, just because I don't know what good it would do at this point. But I will probably try to anyway....

I'm glad I found this website. It makes me feel better.

I'm completely unable to normally socialize. Just being around people makes me so uncomfortable. But also, when I was younger, I was actually loud and obnoxious. I would look up words, and then run around the classroom asking people if they knew what they meant. Then when they didn't I would inform them. Then suddenly, it hit me that everyone thought I was wierd, and I clammed up, like, well, a clam.

I flap my hands, I rock back and forth. I have a quiet, monotone voice. My posture is god-awful. My eyes are totally glassy, and glazed looking.

I just don't get people. Sometimes I look on them like some other species that I observe and think are interesting. I'm really into studying history and culture, and I think that's why.

ummm, yeah, sounds pretty Asperger's-y to me.

welcome to WP, fasciculation_imitation!

Vivi
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Hi, Erin. Welcome!

I apologize for the long-awaited reply. I just started school on Tuesday.

I wanted to say that I hope you come to a reasonable conclusion about whether you have AS or not. We are a great group of people, and we will be able to help you with your social issues all we can.

If you have any questions, just remember that a number of us are online throughout the day. We will provide an answer.

"Haven't come out of the closet yet, eh?"

haha. no. It just seems like it'd be. "Hey, I have this" And they'd say "What do you want me to do about it?" And I'd say " I don't know"

:::::awkward silence::::::

And then I'd hear(for the hundreth time) how my dad (The class Vice president) was socially awkward.

yeah right.

I can kinda understand what you're getting at, but I still think you should tell them. This is a legitimate condition, and it's never too late to get a diagnosis.

Greetings.

Had to find your welcoming topic after seeing the other one where you describe trying to talk to your parents. It was about as fun and fruitful as somebody running their nails across a chalkboard (And I'm sensitive to sound) for me. But I already went into that on the other thread.

Good to meet you, and I'm enjoying this forum too. ^^

My father's probably HFA or even Asperger's, (once again, don't want to go into something wildly off-topic I'd already gone into on another thread) and he was born in Pennsylvania too. o_o
Most of the rest of my relatives live there currently.

I hope this is as educational and helpful for you as it is for me.