Is it just me or...

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does autism kind of feel like being rly young? Younger than your age maybe or younger than your peers? I mean in some ways you may feel "intelligent" or may have been told you are intelligent beyond your years but how do you really feel otherwise?

I think emotionally and definitely as far as relationships go I feel like I should be a lot younger

I feel like an old wise man. I joke that I have been a grumpy old man since I was a teenager. It's true.

Other people probably think I'm immature though because I don't act my age.

I feel young and old at the same time.

Yeah, I feel emotionally in my teens, but in other areas older than 21.

I'm a young adult but it feels like I'm no older than 12. Feels like I've just turned 11 yet I'm in the body of an 18 year old.

I feel young and old at the same time too! Sometimes middle aged and then sometimes a teenager. I'm 24.

I tested out as ahead of my age peers in intelligence and most academic criteria that wasn't affected by sensory issues such as APD & NVLD. So, I reach conclusions sooner & absorb the lessons learned by those around me quicker. However, in emotional & social development* I was always a couple years behind as a child and around a decade behind as an adult, as measured by various milestones. I guess that would also include development of Self, too, although I sorta sat that out for a few decades.

So yeah, on the whole I feel "younger" than NT people my age. Luckily having two young kids reminds me on a daily basis that I am, in fact, *old* so it all balances out.

*of the social development I've achieved. Many things will always be beyond me.

did any of you experiment with drinking or drugs as teenagers?

I know what you mean! I'm 47, sometimes feel more like 17, and oftentimes feel more like 107!

I feel young and old at the same time that it is often confusing.

No, never wanted to. In fact, I was still playing with toys in my young to middle teens.

I inhaled pot once when I was 18.

I tried Schlitz beer when I was 15.

No. I created this website when I was a teenager while most of my peers were just hanging out with friends not doing much in their free time,

And we're glad you did!

First time was 12, almost 13. Shandy, quite a bit of it. Before that only tasting my parent's drinks. That was my first that was my own. I've drank but never done any other drugs. Never any more than 4 UK units.