Ok here goes...
I am a 19 year old female. I have always thought that i was different from other people. I am constantly daydreaming and engaging in philosopical/deep thinking. From a young age my parents thought there was something different about me. I was born 2 months early and as i baby i would bang my head against walls, windows and doors. As a child i was diagnosed with a specific learning difficulty. I was diagnosed as having ADD and dyslexia. I didnt recieve any help at school as i was a quiet child. I have just finished my first year at university and went for a test to see if i had a specific learning difficulty despite being diagnosed with one at age 8 and at age 12 only to be told that i didnt have a specific learning difficulty. I knew i was struggling with life in gerneral and with uni work and started researching and found out about autism and aspergers in females. I also took the Autism test on embarrassing bodies which came back as me being above the clinical threshhold for autism. I looked at the traits that female aspergers womenn have and i could relate. From a young age i have always immatated people i would make a friend from a differnet place and start talking like them. I also used to dress and act like Avril Lavigne. I was obsessed for years with the singer and i used to want to be exactly like her.
I Suffer with anxiety and dont have many friends. I take no risks in life becuase of my anxiety and thinking the worst is going to happen. I dont drink, smoke, take drugs and ive never had a bf. Im also an extremely fussy eater. I have to take my mum with me to place like the hairdressers and doctors and anywhere i have to explain things becuase i just agree with what people are saying even if its wrong. im also very sensative to criticism and will cry its about the only time i ever do cry.
im writing this beacause A. i would like to hear your opinions of whether or not you think i could have Autism. And B. if i do what can i do about and where can i get help to deal with it.
