I am about to turn twenty and have over The past year started to become very depressed. Most people my age are allowed to do everything they want to (within reason) they can drive, they can drink (which I can't because I have a bad liver function) they can make life decisions, move across the country. And then there's me. I am allowed to go to the nearest large town by myself, and that's about it.
It's not that I'm not aware of my own limitations, I know these things are harder for me than for NTs or even for my undiagnosed friends, however I often feel like I am not treated like an adult and don't have much freedom to make my own decisions and bad choices.
I asked my mum (after building up to it for weeks) about getting a corn snake for my birthday and I feel her response of a huge no was fair, but she followed it with the very frustrating 'when you have your own house' that I often get told. It's like there's enough nt in my brain to want the things everyone else wants but without that ability to do them.
Anyone else feel like this? As though they are stuck behind by having an autistic mind?
Ps any help on the snake situation would also be great.
Thank you
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~Pixie~
14 Jul 2016, 5:46 pm
