Unsure New Girl...

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Hello!

I'm a teenage girl from Canada. I'm not really sure if I'm on the autism spectrum or not. When I was about 3 years old, I had speech delay, so I was tentatively diagnosed to be on the autism spectrum (I didn't find this out until a few days ago xD). However, I went to speech therapy and stuff when I was younger, and my speech developed normally after that. My parents felt no need to take me back to any therapists, so my diagnosis was never brought up again. Based off what I read on the internet, I think that if I am (still?) on the autism spectrum, I probably have mild PDD-NOS. My parents think that I have "outgrown" my condition if I ever had one, although I'm not so sure about that. Around the time I started Grade 7, I felt that I was "missing" something that a lot of my classmates had, but I couldn't really pinpoint it. My family members would occasional remark that they think I have Asperger's, although it was usually in a joking manner, so I never really took it seriously. However, the other day, I was upset about how I felt that I couldn't understand people and that I thought something was wrong with me, so my mom finally told me the truth. My parents hid my diagnosis from me for all these years because they wanted me to lead a "normal" life.

While I remain "unsure" about my condition, I think I do have some traits: I like categorizing, I'm good at recognizing patterns, and I have a good memory. I have a tendency to talk very loud and/or fast. I'm often stiff and socially awkward, and I'm not at all touchy-feely. I go through obsessive phases, although I usually only rant about them to my mother, as I always remember that other people probably aren't too interested in them. And I scored 37 on the "autism quotient" test, although I did the adult one, so it might not be too accurate xD.

Anyways, enough about my ambiguity xD. My hobbies include drawing, writing, memorizing things, reading (especially manga and comics), and playing piano. My other interests include cute things, memes, and Japanese street fashion. I'm an aspiring cartoonist, although I will most likely also pursue a career in accounting, or some other job where I can put my categorization and memorization skills to use.

Haha, I'm sorry if that was a bit tl;dr. I hope to make new friends on this forum, and learn some new things D

Random note: Apparently, Google Chrome doesn't thing that "Asperger's" is a word >:[

Welcome!

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Thanks for the welcome guys!

Hello, as a mum of two teenage boys with aspergers I can sort of identify with your parents hoping that by not telling you it will help you to lead a normal life. My boys were both diagnosed fairly recently and we have told them about it but telling them was really difficult.

Anyway, welcome to WP!

Sweet welcomes to WPea



Mick and Peahawk

I feel like I am reading about a younger version of myself. We still share a lot of common interests! :3

Do you have trouble keeping and making friends? That is usually a big indication at your age, but it's certainly not the only one.

Welcome!

Welcome fellow aspire

Thanks for the welcome, everyone!

Daisiestoast: That's cool! D Hmm... I'm a often a bit slow to warm up to people, so it often takes me a while to make friends. At my current school, I have some friends, although I don't really think how I do currently at school is an accurate reflection of how I am in the "real world", since my school is an academic school full of odd but highly intelligent people xD. My dad says that I'm often stiff with people I don't know well, but I'm improving a lot.

Yay for seeing another Canadian!

I feel like I joined at the right time ha