Asperger's & Autism Forum

She just can't handle it. If I point out something another aspie author has written about their struggles, and say, "Hey I relate to this, I thought I was the only one!" she takes it to mean that I'm miserable about everything in our lives, which of course I'm not. The bottom line is I can't bring up anything about this anymore, no new discoveries, no reflections. I have no friends I talk to. I'm just totally alone in all of this.

I was just diagnosed this past summer and I'm 39.

I spend much time involuntarily held in my autistic inner world. For me, it is a powerful, dominant, default state, which I struggle to remain clear of long enough to use a sharp knife, crisis a street, go potty by myself. Many times during when I am trying to do something (like write a forum post--Ha!), my inner world will snatch me away. Eventually, I fight to come clear... to see my toast is by then burnt, or the person I was in conversation with is glaring, annoyed.

Imagine if you forget what you are doing... as you are doing it.
Paying attention long enough to use a sharp knife is risky, and being in the real world is
Ike a. Us le I try to flex.. but it doesn't last long before inner world snatches me away again.

Anyway, I spend my entire life constantly "coming to"--- like waking up after surgery, or like when you went to the bathroom during the commercial break and do. der what you missed of your TV show.

I get panicky as several times during a bus ride, or in a car...

I'm obsessed with The Sims!

Specifically Sims 2. But I also like Sims 4 as well and am warming up to Sims 3.

Here is a picture of my sim couple.
Caleb (Pink hair) and Leland (Black hair)
Here is their son, Gayle!
Does anyone else like the sims or is obsessed with it?

world autism awareness day is on sunday the 2nd of april.
im wondering what id could do to help make some awareness,i might speak to the company who supports me to see about doing a talk about autism for the staff.

you could do anything for WAAD,things like special blog write ups on the day and on autism are common every year,some people raise money for autism charities on the day and so forth.

come on,lets get some ideas together,maybe we as a community could do something together? one idea thats just popped in my head,we all say abit about how autism affects us,and someone who is pretty skilled with video software could merge them all so we have one long video of how autism affects our awesome community? just a thought,i dont know if it is a crap idea.

Anyone else have this problem? That you want to do the same activity or thing over and over again. The mere thought of doing something different stresses you out. To the point that you usually don't try something new?

I've been having this problem forever. Especially with video games. Or t.v. shows.

I always play Sims 2 on my computer or Sims 4.

But today I decided to try something different, Sims 3. I feel stressed out playing it because it's something new. But at the same time, am forcing myself to try something new. Since I never try anything new. In terms of games in this case.

1) Afraid of the future and the passing of time as it could bring bad things to my life
2) Afraid of losing my parents (as I’d be devastated and struggle to cope without them)
Afraid of depression/anxiety as it can almost mentally incapacitate me for a while and I’m holding back tears
3) Afraid of growing old or seeing those I know or care about grow old.
4) Afraid of rejection/failure as it makes me feel inadequate and hits my self-esteem
5) Afraid of being alone or uncared for (women aren’t supposed to love me and I struggle making new friends)
6) Afraid of obsessive or self-destructive thoughts that cause chaos in my mind
7) Afraid of forgetting things and losing my memory (as I live for the things that were once great in my life)
8) Afraid of attractive women (as I know how my unwanted hypersexual side will perceive them and create problems for me)

Everyone something that really important things to say and I get upset and frustrated but I don't know how to say it or even how to think it a way.

It's not like you're upset for no reason you're clearly upset for real reason it's just that you can't communicate those thoughts in the ideas and talking dialogue gets messed up in your head.

This is usually when I have shut downs and cry sometimes when I can't get anything through to other people.

And trying to write though it doesn't help either.

And this is somewhat want to say I'm partially verbal because it's very difficult to communicate my wants and needs the people sometimes extremely with feelings.

If I try to wright anything through even on here most to sometimes I'll get writers block. I won't be able to formulate the sentences or paragraphs to type. This is another reason why I don't write on here that often .

I just finished reading this and maybe my interpretation is way off base, but it seems like a bitter angry person wrote this trash after a break up of some sort. Some of the issues raised are good food for thought. However, I find it pure Aspie bashing. Saying we torture and abuse the people in our lives! I'm waving the bull spit flag on this.

http://www.aspergerpartner.com/wp-c...7/OTRS-the-burden-on-spouses-and-partners.pdf
Is OTRS real?
Is this link biased?
Am I justified in feeling insulted as an Aspie?

Is there something that you do your own way instead of the way "its supposed to be done"? I'd like to hear about it.

Hi

My friend was diagnosed with Aspergers at age 30 and as an NT I wondered how this had been missed?! Her brother has AS which was diagnosed at five and he received help throughout his school years and into adulthood. On the other hand, my friend received no help and I think this has contributed in large part to the mental health problems she has experienced for the whole of her adult life. The unfairness of this situation really strikes me and it angers me that my friend did not receive the help she has needed.

Because of the above, I have a strong personal interest in ASD and Aspergers in females, I'm a Masters level student and for my dissertation I would love to speak to parents of girls who have been diagnosed with high functioning ASD. I'm particularly interested in looking at the way ASD looks in girls compared to boys.

I'd really like to try and accurately represent the experiences, thoughts and feelings of parents of girls with ASD - would anyone be willing to speak...