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Recent content by Heather752

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    Bf on spectrum has really bad depression

    I finally got to talk to him last night and he kept saying how he needs to evaluate his priorities and what's important to him because what he's doing now won't make him successful and that I keep making excuses for him when he sleeps in a little or doesn't get some work done. (I tell him that...
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    Are my autistic boyfriend and I hopeless?

    Hello all-- It has been several months since I wrote this post and he and I just celebrated our anniversary. I'm very grateful for the insight and advice I received on this thread. I think it helped me to take a step back and evaluate all sides and made me feel heard by people who actually...
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    Bf on spectrum has really bad depression

    Hi all, I'm not on the spectrum, but my boyfriend is. Recently, his depression has skyrocketed and his anorexia has gotten worse. He'll go hours upon hours without texting me back or answering my calls and he started self-harming again. Today he realized that his depression isn't just harming...
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    Are my autistic boyfriend and I hopeless?

    Update:I spoke with him last night. He is deliberately choosing to not tell me about being on the spectrum because he doesn’t want me to treat him any differently I would anyone else. So if I am upset by something he says as a natural reaction he wants me to be hurt and angry as I would an NT...
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    Are my autistic boyfriend and I hopeless?

    @Bella Pines To your first response: that's fair, I see that now. Second: I wasn't sure if anything was heightened by Asperger's or not. I don't want to seem insensitive, because I want to listen to him and support him, I just also feel he would benefit from more positive thinking. Third...
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    Are my autistic boyfriend and I hopeless?

    Thank you so much for this. It made me tear up. He does do things like that. He's fixed my car and helped around my apartment. He got me a showerhead when I was complaining about how short the shower head installed in my apartment was. As a society we're so conditioned to understand only one...
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    Are my autistic boyfriend and I hopeless?

    This is a gross misunderstanding of my sexuality and a terrible stereotype. Pansexual means I love someone for who they are not how they identify. I would ever cheat on him or anyone. If someone is straight you should have the same worry by that logic because they would be looking at other...
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    Are my autistic boyfriend and I hopeless?

    Thank you all for your responses. I suppose I did not present any of my reasons for wanting to remain in the relationship. He is the smartest, most dedicated man I know. When he commits to learning something he learns everything about it and finds it all so interesting. Often he says "It is my...
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    Are my autistic boyfriend and I hopeless?

    I know he was only diagnosed 2 or 3 years ago. He sees therapist weekly, but I doubt he talks about self-awareness/motivation to relate. I've suggested we go to couples counseling, but he thought that was a bit ridiculous for an 8 month relationship. I don't know though--having a safe space to...
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    Are my autistic boyfriend and I hopeless?

    Well at least I'm not alone! Maybe I can refer him to this site once he formally tells me. I just really really really want us to work, but I don't want to ask him to be something he's not and be ableist, ya know? I identify as pansexual which is similar to bisexual. I love people regardless of...
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    Are my autistic boyfriend and I hopeless?

    Hi everyone, I'm new to the site, so please bear with me. I'm a NT with an aspie boyfriend of 8 months. Recently we've been having a lot of problems. It is important to note that he has not told me directly that he is on the spectrum yet. He has told me he has a communication disorder...
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