Evening everyone(or shall I say morning as its 3:10am as I type haha) I've decided to take it upon myself to join the community and see if there is many like-minded people with Asperger's or similar conditions out there to talk to.
I am a 19 year old male from Cleethorpes in North East Lincolnshire and I was diagnosed with ASD 13 years ago this summer. Over the years I have had many difficulties with regards to my social interaction skills, understanding body language etc. Which has had such a negative profound effect on maintaining friendships and intimate relationships.
How I view Asperger's syndrome is like seeing the world purely in black and white(if any other aspies out there would agree). You can't usually differentiate between jokes, sarcasm, irony or if the person you are speaking to is being serious, which complicates things a lot. This is mainly how it affects me, so its usually different for everyone.
One classic trait of Autism, which a lot of people have, is a highly enthusiastic interest. My main interests are Cars, vintage military aircraft and engines, for which I am very runnel visioned in terms of my unconditional enthusiasm.
Well I hope I haven't bored you by now as I would be interested in sharing some experience stories from similar people like myself, hope to hear from you all very soon!
Take care!
