I'm new here.
I'm a 21 year old dude. I don't really know if I've got Aspergers, or anything like that; I'd never really given it much consideration til recently, although I've always been very...different. I guess. terribly socially awkward/inept, never been great at making friends...also i never was good at school, ended up dropping out my senior year, even though I've been told I'm rather intelligent.
Never been good at finding work, either, I'm dreadful in job interviews. Fortunately I kinda fell into a pretty sweet job, working on a trail crew contracted by the Forest Service, to do work out in the mountains...it's cool, I don't have to deal with a lot of people, just my crew and occasionally hikers that go by.
So anyway. When I was younger I was diagnosed with depression, nothing really came of it though, I saw a counselor a couple times but then didn't go anymore, and didn't pay any mind to it...I've always sort of wondered if there was something wrong with me, just based on my inability to socialize, or even interact with people at all.
I recently saw a documentary about Temple Grandin, so I did some reading about her and started reading about Autism...eventually found the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for autism and also found several online tests (which I know aren't supposed to be used as "official" diagnostic tools ) and I scored high, and this all makes lots of sense for me, I think.
Anyway! just thought I'd drop by and say yo.
Not sure really what to do from here.
or if I need to do anything.
so...hi!
05 Nov 2010, 4:40 am
