So I'm Sam, I'm recently eighteen and at a liberal arts college in Florida, and although I have gone my whole life without a 'real diagnosis', I am confident enough in my social shortcomings (heh, paradox much?) to say that I'm on the spectrum. Not sure exactly where, but I've always had trouble socializing (especially as a kid) and even now I have problems with social anxiety, blurting, and the like. I'm also what some like to call 'book smart'. Growing up, I was always the kid who got picked on for being smart but with seemingly no common sense. From then to now, I have always been trying to adapt as much as I could to suit the social standards of the day in order to 'fit in', and at this point unless you know me well you're probably not going to notice that I'm different.
People always take a step back and say 'Really?!?' when I tell them I think I have ASD, but from personal experience, it's a lot more obvious to me than it is to them. My parents always refused to take me to be tested because they simply thought I was 'stupid' (yes, I grew up in a crappy home and I am now going to school quite far away from it to save my sanity). I still don't know if I'm ever gonna get tested, as I'm comfortable enough in my own skin and head to survive, but I figured I'd join this forum so I could meet others who might be like me. I'm a double major in International Business and Theater and I like sleeping in. A lot
So...hello. I hope there are others out there like me. I've been looking for community forever, never found it in the real world.
22 Nov 2013, 11:44 am
