I have to admit, I prefer introducting myself via text. If only I could stand in front of people and hold up a peice of paper with bio text, without seeming antisocial, my life would be so much easier.
I'm 24, I've got high functioning autisim. I didn't know myself until I turned 20, I went to the GP with a list of problems and he turned and said "oh, that'll be down to your autism", my face dropped. You'd think someone would actually tell me, afterall it is my life. I've had a hard time coming to terms with it, but the more I ask friends the more they say its been obvious, they thought I knew.
I live life by a strange set of rules, I won't allow myself to stop doing something just because it feels uncomfortable. I tend to throw myself in head first and deal with the consquences later.
Why join? well, coming to terms with this really dragged me into depression. It wasn't until recent that I finally started 'feeling happy' again and I don't want to ever feel like that again, I think I need support of people who have been or are in the same situation.
I hope I can offer the same.
Before this turns into an essay, I'm going to leave it here. Hi 
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