stuffandthings
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Hello everyone, my name is Caroline, and I was diagnosed with high-functioning autism a little over a year ago. It felt like finding a missing part of myself, but at the same time, it feels like I won't be able to overcome my social issues. I've never understood how to hold a conversation, and talking to new people makes me really nervous. It's been a long time since I've had any close friends, and it only got worse when I moved away for college. I love my family, but I know I need to make my own life outside of them.
I'm afraid I'll never be able to make friends and that I'll be alone. I'm now a senior in college, and although I've worked hard in school, I envy the kids who partied their way through school. I would rather have friends and bad grades than what I have now.
I'm afraid I'll never be able to make friends and that I'll be alone. I'm now a senior in college, and although I've worked hard in school, I envy the kids who partied their way through school. I would rather have friends and bad grades than what I have now.