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Hi. I'm new here and CAPTCHA images are the bane of my life. I hate them. Anyways, I'm eighteen years old (since December), I've got Asperger's (unsurprisingly, seeing as I've joined these forums), and I'm from Ireland. (You know that little dot next to the UK? Yeah, I'm a millipixel of that little dot.)

I finished secondary school (high school) at the start of this summer. Hopefully I did well in the exams. I'll be going to university in September. How easy is it for someone with Asperger's to go to university (ie the social scene) and is a roommate a good idea or not?

-HOBBIES-
Reading and writing: I'm working on a book at the moment. I'm also reading several books at the moment ("The Gamal" by Ciaran Collins and "The Stand" by Stephen King.) I recently finished reading "Saving Max", by Antoinette van Heugten which is awesome.

Videogames: Zelda's my favourite game series. "Oracle of Seasons" holds so many childhood memories of mine and a certain creepypasta has made me really want to get my hands on "Majora's Mask". The Mario games are good too, although the more recent ones (ie post-Galaxy 2) are kinda crap.

Manga/Anime: I love reading, drawing and watching manga/anime. My favourites would have to be "Death Note", "Bamboo Blade", "Junjou Romantica", "One Piece" and "Spirited Away", if the last one counts as an anime.

I also like mountaineering and acting. If I'm lucky, I'll be doing an acting course in college. (If I get enough points to get into that course). I've been acting all my life, both on-stage and off-stage (when trying to blend in with the crowd) and it's something that I enjoy so hopefully I get to do that course.

-QUESTIONS-

1. As aforementioned, any advice in surviving the university scene?

2. I got my diagnosis in early 2012 (around Easter time, for those of you who know when that is). I was seventeen. (I should have been diagnosed a lot earlier, seeing as every teacher I've ever had has been saying that I have something wrong with me since I was nine, but my fostermum refused to get a diagnosis until my social worker forced her hand in the matter). I'm meant to be getting a reassessment, now that the exams are over, but my fostermum hasn't mentioned anything about it. Should I ask her about it or would it annoy her? And could I ask her to pay for it (it's 600 euro, too expensive for a university student) or would it be morally correct if I paid for it myself?

3. If you have any questions you'd like to ask me, feel free to leave comments below.

Welcome, Zarith
Whilst I cannot offer advice regarding university (Ten wouldn't survive! ), I do wish you luck there

Those CAPTCHAs do get a bit grating after a while; I've heard that it can be downright torture for those with dyslexia.

Anyways, welcome to WrongPlanet!

As you may have seen, WrongPlanet has an entire subforum devoted to school and college life (link). I am soon to start university myself. From what I've read, the easiest way to make new friends is to join campus clubs and organizations. Your interesting in acting may draw you towards a drama club, for example, and your gaming interests made lead to you a campus-wide gaming tournament. As for classes and academics, keeping a schedule seems to help some people; it is also advisable not too get too overwhelmed by taking too many classes at once (a mistake that I can already foresee myself making ). The issue of whether or not to get a roommate depends on the specific individual. Can you tolerate the fact that your roommate may mess up any routine that you may establish? Do you have a strong need to have things in a very specific place? Does the presence of others confound your sensory issues? Do you absolutely require private time and isolation at the end of the day? I've heard that having a roommate, if you can handle the other person, can be a very rewarding experience (I'm getting a roommate myself for financial reasons; I start in August, so I can let you know ahead of time, if you would like, what the experience is like). For some people, a roommate can be a best friend and a useful companion in navigating college, while, for others, a roommate can be sheer and utter torture.

May I ask why you need a reassessment? One diagnosis should be enough to get you the help you need in college. Nevertheless, if you absolutely feel that you must be reassessed, then you can politely raise the issue with your fostermum and detail why you need the reassessment and what benefits said reassessment would provide. Paying for it yourself would make her more inclined to agree to the reassessment, but she may be willing to pay if you would find it difficult to do so.

I am also writing a book.

I hope that you enjoy your stay here!

Hey. Thanks for the kind words TenPenPiece and WerewolfPoet. It's always nice to meet new people.

In response to Werewolf's comment:

1. Yeah, joining clubs sounds like a good idea. If they have them, I'll join a drama club, a Christian club, a videogame club, a mountaineering club and maybe even a manga/anime club. i doubt that they have a creative-writing club but if they do, I'll join that as well.

2. I think you're right. Maybe a roommate isn't the best idea for me. I am one of those people who hate it when someone messes up my routine and moves around all my stuff. Also, knowing my luck, if I had a roommate, he'd probably be very noisy.

3. Well, if the one diagnosis is enough, then that settles it: I shouldn't worry about the reassessment. It's too expensive and too awkward a subject to approach my foster-mother about.

4. Goodness, I'm actually really looking forward to university. I hope I've done well enough in my exams to get the points needed to get into the course that I want.

5. Good luck with that novel of yours. I don't know if you WrongPlanetians actually post your stories on the Arts & Writing forum (as in, uploading them to this website instead of just providing a link to them) but, if you do, I'll be sure to read it!

6. Good luck with your own university endeavours. University seems like it can be the best of times and the worst of times for people with Aspergers (assuming that you have Asperger's, that is): it can be very difficult to settle in yet there are a lot more open-minded people in university than there are in school. If you remember, be sure to let me know how you get on!

7. I'll check out that university subforum now.