Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi,
I'm an adult with Asperger's and I wanted to say hello. I don't often participate in forums, but I have been stuck on my own for 3 months because of the lockdown and I'm really feeling stressed. I'm originally from Italy and none of my relatives live near. Unfortunately, I don't get along with my neighbours.
I really could use some cheering up.
:) We fight too, but, in the end, we manage to get along. She cooks her meals herself: we don't like the same type of food.
You're welcome
Did you like the visit from your sister? I find it's great until about day 5 then I have a meltdown from the exhaustion of hosting guests and cooking extra. Then I get embarrassed. She still comes once a year though.
I'm just interested in animals and ecology, always had been.
She did enjoy herself, they had some kung fu demonstrations ... I would have also wanted to be there.
I read here you enjoy nature and animals, what's your story about that?
That's sad. I'm glad your daughter enjoyed herself, though.
I'll ask her. She did bring home some banners for her room and the experience was rather pleasant. She did have a feeling the society was a bit paradoxal. Different, less freedom of speech.
Hi, nice to meet you. I hope you don't feel lonely. My sister took pity of me and decided to come over for a couple of weeks. But it has been difficult not having the option to see anyone in person for the last three months.
Lucky her!
I haven't got to the sign for pig yet. I'm still working on greetings. It takes a lot for me to learn the sounds as well: very different from what you heard in many european languages. And verbs don't seem to have conjugations. So strange.
Did your daughter manage to learn some chinese?
I hope this helped a little bit to cheer you up. Wow, learning Mandarin, sounds like a real challenge. I guess also useful if you ever go to visit the Chinese countryside, they don't have signs in English everywhere.
The only thing about chinese language I know is that the sign for house is the sign for 'pig' with a little roof on top of it... indicating how important they consider it rear some animals on the side.
My daughter visited China last summer. She was very impressed by the country and culture. She went on an organised trip from school, and it contained some events that you can't subscribe to as a regular tourist.
Hello, greetings and welcome! I also live a long way from my family.
Hopefully not!
I've actually started studying Mandarin because of the lockdown, on Duolingo. I doubt I will ever become proficient at it, but it is a beautiful and very challenging language.
Hi, DuckBread, thank you for letting me know! I've added her channel to my subscriptions.
Hello there, this is probably not going to take that much longer.
In the beginning I thought I could learn a language or so, but then I thought, what if I learn Chinese and there are no more Chinese people after the plague.
Hi there,
Welcome to the community. It's a big step to take to seek companionship, so well done to you. I hope you are coping well in these trying times and I can't begin to imagine how difficult things must be for you right now. But don't worry. There is always someone, somewhere to help! Keep smiling and stay safe :)
Hi, Wagtail. Welcome to the forum I'm sorry to hear you're feeling stressed at the moment. I hope you find it helpful. You might also like to look at Purple Ella's YouTube channel - she's an autistic adult and she's doing a weekly livestream (with chat function) to help people get through lockdown.
It's good to know, thank you. :)
Yes knew it
Hi there, I am also an adult with Asperger's .... welcome to the forum, there are lots of us on here to support you. When you want a little company reach out to those who understand, someone will always be willing to help. I hope you are feeling a tad better ... the only annoying thing are the typos that pop up, which seem to be a blip in the system! and you can usually only see them when you've posted .... lets see.
:) Thank you. It's actually better today, but the last three months have been quite challenging.