Hello!
I am a 24 year old woman, and I was diagnosed with asperger's syndrome recently (4ish weeks ago). I'm not sure though that the diagnosis fits, and will help with the difficulties I have.
I definitely have problems with executive function. I get sidetracked, I struggle to finish things. I have plenty of ideas, but somehow they don't come together. When I was at Uni mum would try and get me to write out timetables for getting essays done. I couldn't do it, I had no idea how long doing each bit would take, and it would depend on things, like whether my brain was playing ball that day. And when she wrote one for me, I would loose it. Being unable to concenrate, and actually finiish things is an on going issue. Caaffeine helps, as does having deadlines.
There are some things that don't fit with the asperger's profile. I've always liked group interactions (Less pressure to contribute, can zone in and out). I'm no really detailed orientated, my essay feedback was always that I neded more indepth stuff. I need context for a lot of things, and my problem has always been having too many interests and ideas, and not being able to choose betwen them. I don't think I have any special interests, unless you count reading and stories.
I'm not sure I have any kind of sensory issues (sometimes the pitch of someone's voice or laugh will grate), or stims (sp?) (skin picking maybe? I also tend to pace about, it helps me think). I can do polite conversation, and I can talk with people I know well. It's just the bit in the middle that I find difficult.
I have tried to talk to people around me about these doubts, but they say it's normal to have a period of denial/adjustment, and that Asperger's is a spectrum. And I am at the very mild end of the spectrum- my tests were just under the diagnostic level, it was my assessor who aid she thought I did, on the basis of our interview. I do't think I'm in denial?
I'm fairly new at this, so I wanted to ask, does anybody else have experience of these kind of issues? Any tips or resources would be gratefully appreciated.
Thank you
