Hey there! My name is Cameron, I'm 18 years old, have Aspergers Syndrome or should I say, High-Functioning Autism since I've been getting some help throughout the years, and I'm in community college right now. I decided to join this forum so that I can talk about my struggles having what I have and hopefully, make connections. I currently live in the San Francisco Bay Area (East Bay to be specific). For high school, I went to a school that's designed to help kids on the autism spectrum and other learning disabilities. I felt that the high school gave me confidence in becoming more independent and if I didn't attend it, things would be a lot worse now. But right now in college, I don't have the same setup my high school had and I have little to no social contact with others and it makes me lonely when I'm in a bad mood. I've once joined a meetup group for Aspies but I didn't connect with them well since they were mostly too old for my age and most of the meetups were too far for me to attend. Despite my display name and my avatar, I don't consider myself obsessed with The Powerpuff Girls nor am I an expert of the show. Rather, it's just some show I enjoyed watching ever since my early school years. Some things I enjoy doing include exploring areas, surfing the internet, hanging out (since that doesn't happen to me much nowadays), and listening to and (possibly in the future) playing music.
Some goals I have right now:
- Meeting new people and creating social connections (Preferably fellow Aspies/High Functioning Autistics or whoever understands me well) around my age and the area I live in. Mostly girls since I have had little to no social interaction with them over the past few years and I am currently having social urges directed to them lately. But I won't mind guys as well.
- Trying new things: Right now, I'm willing to learn how to play a musical instrument since I haven't done that in a while and I'm thinking of giving drama a try.
17 Feb 2015, 1:50 am
