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Hello! I'm new here...

Eryberrie

Hello! I'm a 30 year old woman and am awaiting a diagnosis of ASD. I'm new here and would like to meet and talk to people about experiences, esp how I deal with social situations and try and deal with the frustration of living in a world where I feel like an alien.

It seems as if everyone else in the world have a 'telepathic network' going on and I'm not part of it.  It's like there is a code and it's such hard work trying to get by in any social situation.  Family, work, school, college, extra curricular clubs, groups, etc.

I don't want to start waffling and ranting about myself because I do enough of that in life!  Please say hello if you like,

E

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  • I wish I could offer you some advice on how to deal with social situations.  It's painful when you are able to mask your AS and appear "normal" too.  You sit there worrying and wanting to avoid the situations, or just avoid encountering them in the first place.  It's very hard work.  All that changes as you grow out of childhood into an adult is that you learn when to bite your tongue much more.  People remain just as much of a mystery as they ever were, but you pressure yourself to fit in so it causes anxiety.

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  • I wish I could offer you some advice on how to deal with social situations.  It's painful when you are able to mask your AS and appear "normal" too.  You sit there worrying and wanting to avoid the situations, or just avoid encountering them in the first place.  It's very hard work.  All that changes as you grow out of childhood into an adult is that you learn when to bite your tongue much more.  People remain just as much of a mystery as they ever were, but you pressure yourself to fit in so it causes anxiety.

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