How is/was high school for other Aspies?

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I'm currently a senior in high school - so I'm curious as to how everyone else is doing.

In my case - It's bearable; but it has its issues. My classes are mostly mainstream aside from 2nd period, and it's a very computer-oriented school - Typing assignments and just sending my teachers an Email from school makes things a WHOLE lot easier.

While there were some forms of bullying in earlier years; it seems to have died off after hitting Senior Year. Meltdowns still tend to occur though - Often involving difficulties w/ homework because it's so hard to organize everything. This year seems like a good one, with all but one of my current teachers being generally easy to talk to.

Ditto what you've said mostly. Bullying problems in the earlier years, but all has stopped once becoming a senior. Meltdowns still a problem, not so much with assignments but some of the idiotic decisions that senior management make, or the school computers not working. Teachers are nice, and it's getting easier to connect with other students

really boring

The highest moment of my time in high school was when I walked off of the athletic field with my diploma in hand. The rest of the time is not worth remembering.

Pretty much what you've mentioned, minus the bullying part.

Oh, and I'm a Junior.

Didn't like it at all...I didn't like the changing schedules, changing classes. I am glad I don't have to go back!

Hey, I'm in junior year.

High school itself has been alright (and even fun at times) for me.

We're all basically grown once you get to HS (especially by end of sophomore year), so there haven't really been "bullies" (my God, what a childish term).

It's just how I've felt, and it's because(and I know Makayla will disagree with me on this) of the emotional maturity delay with Asperger's.

When I first got to high school, I'd just taken a year off of school, and though I didn't realize it back then, I was functioning emotionally at about 7th grade level, like i was still a child .

I've become much wiser than I have been and I realize I've lacked pride, confidence,maturit and self-esteem all my life, and that others feel alienation at this age too.


No one has really made fun of me since 10 th grade

I'm a Junior. Pretty much everything you said. Though, one difference is the debates. My school is quite political. I find it hard to keep up as I find politics inconvenient and see it as only causing trouble in relationships.

I am liking college soo much more! We get syllbi or whatever the word is at the first class with ALL the assignments for the whole course. I really love that. It makes it easier to learn, because there is more organization/structure. And there is in the teaching too. My profs/teachers are clear about the units and just what we are going to be doing and we get it done without silly/unnecessary assignments/activities.

Has anybody else felt the same way?

But as for high school, I felt the classes were way too disorganized as far as what we will be learning and informing the students. It was also a lot more boring, and waking up before 6 AM was brutal. I'm glad I never have to go back. Also, many of the kids were very immature.

It was all tea and cakes. Except instead of tea I mean boredom, and instead of cakes I mean annoyance.

High school had it's ups and downs, but was a good experience overall. I made a few good friends in high school, and had a great time being involved with sports and clubs. I took a bunch of AP classes last year, which made me feel burned out by my last day of high school. I couldn't wait to get out of there. I also had some issues last year with a failed relationship and old friends being immature. Even with some issues, high school was a good experience although college is better. College is more difficult academically, but I find the social part of college a lot more fun because students aren't cliquey like high school kids are.

In my Freshmen and Sophomore year, I was bullied quite a bit. But then I transferred to an art school in the metro area of my state that was like 2 1/2 hours away (It was a boarding school).. I wasn't bullied but there were people who weren't fond of me. The attitude people had against me didn't really change until my Senior year as I too, had to put forth the effort to learn skills and such. Senior year was actually really good to me. Not many people had anything against me and most people actually liked me.

Mine was generally good. I wouldn't say excellent, though. I could have done much more with my friends instead of staying home and browsing the Internet. I'm a 1st year college student, freshly graduated from high school.