Hey.
I will say that I am a 21 year old female. This is not a username I typically (or ever) use because I don't want anyone in my personal life to find out I use a website like this (mostly because 'lol aspie, r u serious?' All of them know I have it but they would think it super hilarious whereas I do not.) I was diagnosed NVLD at the age of 8 or 9, and the only reason I did NOT receive the Asperger's label is my mother fought aggressively to keep me from having the autism label. We all now know that NVLD and Asperger's are just two sides of the same coin and pretty indistinguishable from one another, it just depends on which neurologist you talk to.
I am fortunate to have a lovely boyfriend who takes things just as literally as I do, but it would be nice to have some more people in my life who I can interact with without the normal social pressures of doing things such as making persistent eye contact and reading body language, or not saying super obvious things (sometimes over and over).
So howdy all!
04 Nov 2012, 9:26 pm
