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Hello everybody! I'm Simon from Sweden. I'm 17 years old I was diagnosed with Asperger's at around age 4-5 but it took me about five years before anyone told me about it. I recall a number asociality episodes from when I was 4-6 years old but I never suspected that there was something fishy about me. It felt like natural behaviour to me.

When I was 7 years old I was given an assistant who I never really liked (because she was quite a noisy b*tch). I never understood why I was given until much later, but I had a feeling it was because I was "special", not odd. I had great knowledge in geography for my age (I knew the capital cities, flags and currencies of many countries in the world), I could spell flawlessly, read fluently and I never made grammar mistakes that my friends had tendencies to make. I had seen in cartoons that knowledged people had assistants (but in most cases they might've been butlers which I mistook for being assistants) and I thought I had been given one. That was obviously not the case.
Although not seeing myself as odd I could often see other people's behaviour if I thought they didn't act according to their personality or age (for example, seeing a boy who was older than me crying confused me a lot). Also, my behaviour was often questioned and critisized, mostly by teachers and grown-ups but also by peers at times. I seemed egoistic and careless.
I had friends, and making friends was not a problem. Interacting with them could be hard at times though. I was looked upon as a teaser by some even though that was not my intention.

Then came the day when I got my diagnosis. I'm usually good at remembering dates but this date never got stuck in my memory. The diagnosis was the answer of nearly everything involving me. Why I got so upset about that cancelled playdate, why I got offended at certain occasions, why I had an assistant, etc. It still didn't answer the question why I often had no one to sit with on the bus when on field trips with the class but I suppose that shall remain a mystery.
But anyway, once my diagnosis was revealed to me, life got simpler. I learned to cope with changes, other people's behaviour, etc.
I managed school better and the first time I found myself working somewhat independently with school job was in 3rd grade.

Since then, my life has been going rather smoothly. Sure, it has had its ups and downs but that's perfectly normal. An interest in other mental conditions has made me suspect paranoia (several of the symptoms fit me) but I'll leave it to a doctor.

So, if anything's unclear or if there's something else you're wondering, don't hesitate to ask me

Welcome

Welcome to Wrong Planet. You already know me anyway lol, but I hope you enjoy it here.

Thank you guys

Welcome

Welcome!

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Welcome.
How does a 17 year old from Sweden write English nearly flawlessly? I wish teens in Indiana could write this well.

^ It's not just Indiana either

Thanks everybody!

Thanks you Well, you know how Aspies tend to have really intense special interests. Linguistics happens to be one of them. I can easily learn languages, especially if I put a lot of will power into it, like I did with English. Also, Swedes in general are rather good at talking and understanding English because there are many songs in English being played on Swedish radio and lots of American and British TV shows on Swedish TV. Also, most video games out there are in English, and video games are really popular in Sweden.

I am considering making a Youtube video on how I got fluent in English. BTW, I take your post as a welcome, so thank you!

I never knew that. I studied Spanish in high school but there are so few opportunities to speak Spanish here that I hardly remember any of it. The Hispanic immigrants learn English fairly quickly. They don't have much of a choice in the matter.
Welcome to WP.

Welkome to WP

Mick

welcome my swedish friend!

Welcome to WP!