I am currently 17. In some ways I am much more mature than my peers, such as making wise decisions, using self-control, and enjoying an exploration of topics not ordinarily popular with teenagers (politics, religious philosophy, Shakespearean analysis, morals etc.). I have always been intellectually mature (when I was 7 I had the 'reading age' of an 18 year-old, and my teachers wanted me to skip 2-3 years of schooling in one go). In other ways, socially, in particular, I am immature. I have little understanding of teenage-level conversations, and don't feel any inclination to find a boyfriend/girlfriend/partner of any description. I feel like a child, maybe 10. I've only recently started ordering for myself at restaurants (I would tell my parents, who would tell the waiter), and find it difficult to present myself at a reception or registration desk. I don't feel ready to be an adult next year.
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Diagnosed: Autism Spectrum Disorder Level 1 without accompanying language impairment
I find it easiest to connect with people through the medium of fandoms, and enjoy the feeling of solidarity.
Too often, people say things they don't mean, and mean things they don't say.