Teenage Hormones and Autism

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What are your experiences with this? Did your symptoms change upon reaching puberty? How does this affect you?

Just outta curiosity.

Well i think having AS and alway being misunderstood by people and being a loner gave me somewhat of an attitude, justa cranky attitude in general because im aklways annoyed by this or that, of course thats probably not far off from how NTs feel. i think being AS may have helped me in a way because i was able to be more secure about my masculinity, because when a guy reaches puberty we tend to start getting insecure about our masculinity. Which is great because in middle school it was so funny to watch my peers who were 80 pound toothpicks going around from girl to girl showing off a little centimeter of muscle on their arm then making an impressive basketball shot that missed the hoop by 2 inches lol. i was so glad i didnt go around acting like that

I think my HFA and teenhood is a bad mix, depending on who I'm around. Around my friends, it's sometimes pretty fun. Around my family, forget about it!

Well, one thing I know for certain is that by being socially isolated I've managed to avoid a lot of crap that most teens have to deal with. I'm 17 years old and I've never had sex, drank an alcoholic beverage, or smoked a cigarette. In fact, I've never even considered doing any of that. I just go to school to learn, and sit here at my computer and play games or browse the internet. That's all I've been doing for the past 5 or 6 years now. Although I can be very irritable at times, it's nothing compared to what I've seen from other teenagers, and overall I have a good relationship with my parents.

Basically, I think my AS has helped to negate my teenage hormones. I'm not like most teens in that I don't do or care about stupid things and I'm not rebellious at all, but this has caused me to become extremely isolated (and as a result irritable) in school. But like I said, my parents and I have a good relationship, and to me, that's what's important. They're the ones that will be paying for my college tuition and my car.

I have an okay relationship with my parents. I'm not the type to do drugs and have sex (I'm only 14, I have yet to find out ) but I don't tell them everything that happens in a day, except when something really interesting happens (eighth grade was a really rough year emotionally. It wasn't bullying or anything like that, though) I think that my HFA is changing me a little.

Oh God they're horrible!! !

Hormones and Autism is the worst mix I have ever experienced. I am also very socially isolated and have missed out on the vital things you apparently need for adulthood, like sex, drugs & alco-holl. This will be a laugh when it comes to these important things later and I don't have a clue...

*everyone walks away because of the negativity*

High Functioning Autism

My parents say no one would suspect unless I told them. I don't have sensory issues and social things aren't too bad once I know the person well. If I'm at a family thing, I am never sure how to interact with cousins/family friends I don't know well.

wow, bradt4ever. I think I talked to you more than I interacted with my brother in the past few days.

Speaking of which, and by "which" I mean absolutely nothing that has to be necessarily related to the current topic, how did you decide your username?