Hi, my name is Jackie and Im 17. I was diagnosed with Aspergers at 14 and only recently started to look into autism and the specturm in general. Since I was diagnosed I have been ashamed of my condition and never really wanted to tell anyone about it. My mum wants me accept this part of me but it's really hard. None of my immediate family is on the specturm and as far as I know none of my friends are either. I feel like it just makes me more difficult, out of place and wrong. I found myself trying to look up a " cure " for it but felt extremely stupid because Ive never googled how to stop being myself any other time, why can i accept other parts of me but not this?
So anyway to make a long story short, Ive decided to introduce myself to people that are going through the same stuff as me and see if I can be more accepting of my condition.