Hi everyone. It may be a while since I last posted. I turned 25 years old almost a year ago and let me say that people have told me that I seemed quite immature at times. A specialist told me once that autistic people are often late bloomers. Maybe that was the case with me. Since I turned 25 I feel like I am more emotionally stable and stronger than before. I can get through a day without relying on things like headphones and stuff. I am more slow mentally and peaceful also I am less quick to become angry. In fact I am almost never angry. I struggled a lot from ages 18 - 24 but I was getting better over time as I experienced more of the world and learned new things. I got to learn more how the world really works. I also began to develop social skills I never had in my life. So many insights. Like for example when I was 21 I was silly dumb and too quick to get bothered over nonsense. I was awkward, shy and tearful. Now at 25 I feel quite quick witted and fluent with words and using different vocabulary. I also feel more responsible than I did at 21. From 18-24 I would blame people and play video games all the time. I was silly at times. I also didn't know much about anything in general. Here at 25 I feel smarter and more socially aware and understanding of social rules and cues. Noticing speech how someone is speaking. I lost all interest in video games and yes I feel a sense of maturity and mental strength that I never had when I was younger. Did this happen to anyone else on here? Is this a thing maybe? Because I have also heard of stories where autistic 25 year olds stay with they're parents and stay in room all day on phone and that's it then the mother says sometimes in mid to late 20s it's like they kinda snapped out of whatever they were going through. This is interesting.
