Hello everyone
My name is Tim, I came across your site while researching AS. I've never been diagnosed with Autism or AS, but at 16 I was considered depressed and having a chemical imbalance and ADHD, and I was put on Celexa and Adderall XR. Ill be 24 come next week.
Why am I here? Growing up, I was always socially awkward, and as I got older, I've become more aware but I can't seem to improve. I've found many of the symptoms of Aspergers hit close to home. My main interest throughout my life has been transportation, and it was a news report in my mid teens about a person who was diagnosed with Aspergers in NYC who, like me, was a transit buff, and he was on the news for stealing another subway train. My interests have moved onto cars, I blurt out random facts about unique cars I see, know my VINs, plate numbers, and my memory seems to be dedicated to cars. One of my wierd traits is I know my friends cars better than they do, and even remember thier plates.
I've been through a lot, been dealing with depression since im younger, though as of lately I've managed to improve that. I've also managed to break out of my bubble by joining Saab owner forums, and subsequently attending car shows and making friends. I do all of my own repairs, taught myself wiring, repairs and how to drive stick. I can carry conversations with mechanics, diagnose issues, and I'm fairly self sufficient with fixing my cars.
As for school, I was constantly in danger of failing because I never participated and rarely did homework. I've always enjoyed a hands on approach, so I liked my astronomy and computer classes. Despite my grades, people consider me bright, even without knowing my education background. I was reading, talking and writing at 2½ and passed the test for a charter school, but I ended up in Catholic school until college (which only lasted a semester because of money and home problems)
I have an odd sense of humor, botch up meeting people for the first time, I'm spending another Valentines Day alone because girls don't give me the time or chance to show who I really am. I come off to others as nerdy, geeky, strange, and so on. At the very least, its my dog's 13th birthday today!
My apologies if this is long and boring (I did my best to keep from rambling) but I wanted to make an introduction before I go back to browsing the site!
14 Feb 2009, 10:28 pm
