Is there anything wrong with me?

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Hey, guys. There are some things that I need to talk about.

First, I have a bit of difficulty with simple things. I can do my laundry & clean the house, but I have a hard time with things such as opening bottles for salad dressings, and using copy machines. For some odd reason, I have trouble with these tasks. None of these things come off as easy for me, and I struggle to do them. I take a while to do these things, and this results in my family members getting mad at me. In fact, I messed up copying something on a printer, and my dad got mad at me. He was frustrated with how I couldn't do these things easily. Also, my mom yelled at me when I was opening a bottle for salad dressing. I also had some trouble with turning on the appropriate light, and my mom continued to yell at me.

In conclusion, am I the only guy who's gone through this? Is there a reason why I can't do simple tasks easily?

That is a characteristic some with AS share.

For example, I have trouble with glass ketchup bottles, making sandwiches, tying shoes, buttoning things, putting trash away, and other various "easy" everyday tasks. I hate buffets for this reason. I'm not sure why we have these problems but maybe attention deficit, sensory, and coordination issues?

Seems like you might have a fine motor skill deficiency. I'm just guessing, though. Here is a link with more info.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_motor_skill

It could be a symptom something, like the people above said, but really, opening bottles, using copy machines (or any type of technology), and remembering which light switch goes to which light are things that lots of people have trouble with, and it is generally not considered a big deal. It sounds like the real problem is your parents being impatient and yelling at you for nothing.

Your just different. It's no big deal.