Hello, I'm David Michael Hawkins

I was born in 1973 (January 7) in Mary Stevens maternity hospital in Oldswinford, Stourbridge

I grew up in West Hagley 

When I was at the schools in Hagley, no one wanted to be my friend and people went out of their way to prefer to be a time. They did not wish in their words to get "David Hawkins disease", eventually after 7 years of foul treatment I did end my relationship with people.

I always wondered why I was always alone

In my late 20's, I got into financial trouble 

During this trouble, my family decided to take me to my gp to find out about my mental problem (probably to get me into some place)

I not only found out about my aspergers but also about my heart murmur.

  • I can probably say the names of the people who caused me harm in a way. 

    Should I say them!?

  • What do you think I am thinking of doing!

  • I think it would be a monumentally bad idea to go through with whatever you think you're doing.   Things in writing on the web can be used against you.

  • It has been 10 months and nothing bad has happened yet!

    And I am sure that you would not let me see any nasty comments about me!  Would yo!?

  • I doubt anyone would remember me anyway, these events took place 33 years ago.

    And no one from those times have ever been in contact since school.

    I can probably say the names of the people who caused me harm in a way. 

    Should I say them!?

  • Welcome to the forums and.

    Continuing with the same theme about names.  There are good reasons why we use aliases and don't reveal personal information which could identify ourselves.

    My name isn't Robert, in fact it's to unusual, that if I revealed my true name I would be identified almost immediately.  I was mildly bullied at school and work because of my name.  And it is constantly being misspelled and people shorten it.

  • Hello David 

    It is good to meet you. Many of us had a horrible time at school and have also experienced isolation in adult life. You will find understanding and acceptance here. It is very easy to get into financial difficulties. I hope that things are better for you now. 

    As mentioned there are certain rules for this community set by NAS. One of these is that we are not supposed to reveal our full names because the forum is public and it could make us vulnerable. 

    You may get a message from one of the moderators about this rule at some point:

    'This Community forum is public, so do not post personal or identifying details on it. This includes, but is not limited to, full names, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers.'

    I hope you will enjoy being part of this forum. I am very recently diagnosed (2 weeks ago) and it has proved very helpful for me. 

    Best wishes 

    Rose (I am using my first name only, as this seems to be acceptable!) 

  • (...Excuse me, but this is a very strange and/or not-allowed Thread for this Forum -- publishing so very much detail about a person (Name, Birthday, Schooling)... But it is the Weekend, now, and so you perhaps 'got lucky', in that NAS might not censor/lock this Thread until next Monday.

    ...If it is a jibe/ruse, then, I missed that and sorry I might not post again, then; I leave it to other people to reply better than this, then...

    If genuine, you might want to change or omit certain details (log in, and press edit or more.)... or something.

    ...I do not mean to seem cold, but, well, Can someone else back me up, please?? (NAS50044 I voted up your reply in anycase.)  )

    :-/

  • Children can be so cruel.  Hopefully, we now have better understanding and education systems.  I certainly hope so, because life is difficult enough without added problems of behaviour.  I think there is more understanding now among young people.  Many are incredibly kind.  Remember NTs do not know you are on the spectrum and make many misjudgements.  I hope you find someone who is willing to see life from your perspective.