14 May 2007, 9:42 pm
Hi there,
My name is Evan. I'm sixteen and I live in Canada, and I suspect I have Asperger's Syndrome. All my life I've been much certain that I don't think the way other people do; I'm an underachiver in school, even though everyone around me seems to think I'm absolutely brilliant and could be doing way better. I also have lots of trouble actually being nice to people. I find that I tend to be offensive to others when I try to be complimentary, so for the last two to three years I guess I've slowly been becoming more and more of a jerk. At this point, well, people look at me like I might as well have just kicked a puppy.
Oh, I also have a lot of trouble putting my thoughts in any kind of logical order: I'm basically just typing down whatever comes into my head at this point. I find I have to spend a lot of time just re-ordering things and rewriting them to make myself clear otherwise.
I have lots of trouble talking to people at my own level. I have absolutely no problem talking to teachers or other superiors at an academic/professional level. I also don't have any trouble talking to an audience or performing; I love acting and I am considering it as a career option. Talking to friends, peers or other equals though, especially if I'm just making small talk, I have no idea what I'm doing.
So, yeah. I guess that about describes me. I never know how to finish these kinds of messages so you can all have a bouquet of parentheses instead. 
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14 May 2007, 9:43 pm
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