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My mum first had suspicions that I had Aspergers when she ironically researched it for college 4 years ago. In my early life I was considerably different from my peers but teachers dismissed that and simply described me as quiet. It was only as I was going to high school in 2006 that I stood out more from the crowd. I started high school, disliked it but coped, and last year I got bullied more, the school made false promises and in the first months of this year things took a tumble. In January I started publishing regular newsletters to some people in my class who were friendly towards me, but one article in February was taken drastically the wrong way and all of a sudden, it seemed that my class in general hated me, and once the school had word, they showed a complete lack of understanding. Among this, there were many other things that my parents weren't happy about at school. I was one of the brightest pupils at school but it seemed that this minor incident had erased all of it. I was very talented and previously played the piano in front of the school, but this was all erased and my parents took me out of school. I was depressed - I believed it was not worth getting out of bed in the morning and wanted to stay on my own, even away from my own family at times. My confidence had already been damaged when relationships went downhill the winter before, but now it had well and truly hit the floor, and I've only just in the past month or so began to pick up again. This is why I have come here, to move on from my old life, and start a new one here.

I have been negative until this autumn, when I started to get my life going again. Now I'm trying to make friends and this post is a big step to improve my confidence with other people.

I look forward to a good and hopefully lasting experience here at WrongPlanet.

Welcome to WP!

Hello TenPencePiece, welcome,

I think you took a good step, joining us on Wrong Planet!
I hope you'll find nice people here (I did ).
And I hope your life will take a positive turn.

Enjoy your stay on the Wrong Planet!

You ought to check out some of the articles here. Finding out how much of our interactions are on a subconscious level and that NeuroTypicals can't help feeling uneasy around me has helped me to not blame me and not blame them for the misunderstandings. I still work on blending in and trying to help people be comfortable, but when I fail I don't fuss about it any more. I have friends who do understand and put up with me.

Welcome! I found this site through the "You Might Be an Aspie If" (YMBAAI) thread. For me it was amusing, enlightening, and strangely comforting. A word of caution: it is very long, so if you are someone that has to read a thread from start to finish in one sitting, then give yourself plenty of time with this one!

JSB

http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt2614.html

Thanks for the quick replies, I appreciate them.

It's quite late here, I'll have a good look at the forums more tomorrow.

Thanks again .

To WrongPlanet!! !

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Welcome to WP!