Newbie here, of course. My journey

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I don't intend to make this a full on biography of my life, so i'll try to keep this as condensed as possible.

I have never had an official diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome or Autism, but i have been told a few times in school and several other settings that it's obvious I have a high functioning form of Autism, and most of my friends are autistic due to the fact that I have been placed in many social skills classes because of my poor social skills and from what I have read about the condition, I would definitely say i have Asperger's syndrome or a mild form of Autism.

I would describe myself as high functioning with above average intelligence, but i have always struggled with poor social and fine motor skills, in preschool I couldn't cut nor did I have any interest in interacting with any of my peers. I would definitely describe my self as a geek who has always been interested in stories, video games, computers, movies, fantasy etc. but i tended to be obsessed with very peculiar details about these subjects (for example, I was fascinated with video game ratings as a kid for some strange reason.)

As I have got into High school, I was placed into a social skills class that was probably one of the best things to happen to me, I met several like minded people that soon became some of my best friends and helped me grow in terms of my social skills, and it was the first time I was placed in Regular education classrooms as opposed to being put in all special education classrooms.

Today, I am a community college student and a film major with a part time job that involves a lot of social interaction (Cashier at a major department store) I still face a lot a challanges and i have a lot to improve on in terms of social skills (I actually have very few friends outside of the ones that are autistic.) But i have come a long way and I am happy to post my story on this site, not to gain pity or create stigma, but to create better understanding of one another and hopefully inspire somebody who might be in my shoes.


Thank you for reading.

Hello Sierraman,

Welcome to WP. I'm a newbie myself. It's always encouraging to read stories from fellow ASD folk that are not being overwhelmed by the demands of our frankly.. overwhelming societies. It's great that you are able to have a job so far out of the comfort zone. Do you suffer from any anxieties from being exposed to that many people, or are you able to control it well?

Cheers

Has

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Welcome, Sierraman

Hey guys, sorry I haven't posted it in a while. Has: To answer your question, i don't struggle too much with the job since I have improved a lot socially though I still struggle, I for the most part can get the job done fine.

Also in other news, I learned that it was autism awareness month and I thought I would post a status on my facebook to spread awareness about the condition and to reveal that i had it since there were friends who didn't know i had it, I was very nervous to as what the reaction would be due to stigma, but I got some very positive feedback and a lot of support from the whole thing and it felt good to tell people who you really are.