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Hey, I'm in a similar position at the minute. I'm moving to my Uni on Sunday and we're trying to get everything sorted by tomorrow evening. I'm the only one here with a TV but we only need one License between us because the bedroom doors don't have locks on them. It can be a real pain sometimes. Scott

These "boxes" are an interesting concept. I can honestly say that I had not thought of such an idea, but it would seem to fit. The problem is that, this emotional side of me aside, I actually feel older than my real age (20; feels closer to 40). I do have AS, or possibly something "stronger" (I do hope not, because that's too much work given how hard geting an AS dx was!). Back home, in Southend, I saw an early-invervention psychiatrist between mid-2007 and shortly before I came to Bath (which was two months ago). Sabrina is like a hidden side to me, one that I revealed to only him before leaving home (I have revealed it several times since). I do have a tendency to be pedantic, but thus far it as not been an issue. The key in my opinion is to not allow her to "run around" in the wrong situation, such as visiting home (not that I've actually done that or plan to any time soon). I guess that because so many outside of the ASD world do not understand the workings of an ASD person, we can sometimes feel that our best friend is an imaginary one. But that does not mean that we must love ourselves. It may not be immature, but my experience suggests that once puberty kicks in this belief is lost. I do not know wy I have never felt that way. Sometimes I am my own greatest enemy. I can have arguments (silent ones, fortunately!) with myself. These can sometimes be as much as five-way debates. Anyway, I've gone on for long enough. Thank you for your kind support; similarly, I would appreciate any other advice or experience others are willing to share. Scott

Do I know you? HINT: Think High School. ...We both know the answer to that (I hope). I've only just turned up (as in accepted earlier today). Not so worried about losing track of everyone from the past, now, are we? Well done on getting into one of the best Unis in the country. Even if saying so is a bit late. Scott

That's so unfair... You can't control having children that are, in the eyes of the ignorant, 'troublesome'. The people that decided that the problems you mentioned were down to you should hang their heads in shame (if they haven't already). I can only hope that they learned from this, and that any help you need from them in the future is immeasurably better.

Wow... what can I say? This is really impressive - you deserve a gold star (or preferably something more meaningful). I enjoy writing like this as a hobby and had been looking into something like this one day, only specifically for AS. For a girl of only 19 as well... I admire you. I can only hope that anything I write can be looked upon this way. If ever you feel you need help with any of the project, I'm sure I speak for many on the forum in saying this: You only need to ask.

I'd like to tell a little story... When I was younger, say 8, my peers would always say immature (I mean that!) lines such as "I love myself!". ...For some reason, I didn't. Even in Junior School, I would have received an A* grade in GCSE Pessimism. Slowly, things got worse. There were times in which no-one liked me. Such days may be over, but some of the effects remain, including the excess pessimistic attitude I have. But one area I've only recently started exploring (besides when studying Jekyll and Hyde at GCSE) is that I always used to believe that I had at least two further presences in my head, along the lines of schizophenia (or Multiple Personality Disorder, given the multiple personalities[!]). One of these 'personalities' seems to reflect my emotions and my morals. I am extremely sensitive and my morals are said to be more acute that those of your average Jehovah's Witness (honestly); for instance I have never sworn or used any substance of any kind, even legal ones. This personality is like an imaginary friend to me; a young female friend aged about 10 whom I've 'affectionately' called Sabrina (after a character in the Pokémon series). I know not why my emotions are so different, or why I dislike so many common attitudes and behaviours (especially those common around my age). [End of Story] Does anyone else ever feel like this, and - regardless of that answer - what should I do? I feel comfortable in this position, but I can't guarantee that said comfort will remain the same for the rest of my life.

When I did it (I've done it twice now and scored 42 twice) I looked through it afterwards and noticed that 5 of the 8 non-AS answers I gave involved children's activities or similar, such as pretend play. At heart I've always felt at least remotely child-like (I will go as far as saying that I have the emotions of a ten-year-old girl; I will start a new topic about this shortly), and I believe that this characteristic of me explained these answers. But as I said during my introduction, I'm only 20 years old (as opposed to your situation of having helped children for that long), which would probably explain why I still feel at least fairly intune in this sense. I have an overly-vivid imagination...

There is no physical evidence to suggest this but I think that I'm in the same boat. My paternal grandfather had something, but I wasn't even advised that I may be autistic until 14 months after he died... The intermediate (his son, my father) would seem to have a mild case of AS but nothing obvious enough for anyone (including, I must admit, both he and I) to justify a diagnosis at 53 years old. I took the AQ test soon after finally being tested (but before receiving the results). I scored 42, and 5 of the remaining 8 can be discarded as experience from enjoying being around children (and teacher training) for so long. So in that sense I scored 93% on it (42/45). For no apparent reason I am actually quite good when it comes to eye contact. However, if I feel uncomfortable for any reason - which is often - I will look out of the window (at a tree?). I also have an honesty complex... [if there is such a term!] One thing I've noticed between autistic people is that they seem to get along either very well or very poorly. Can anyone confirm (or laugh off!) this belief?

Thank you for the very kind welcome! I shall make a point of pursuing this two ideas. I only wish that 7:15 pm (I usually use 24-hr, by the way) was a practical time to call an organisation...

Hi all, If I may, a little introduction. My name is Scott (I shan't say any more than that; for all I know someone might recognise me!), I'm 20 years old and am currently studying Education at Bath Spa Unviersity. I was diagnosed with AS earlier this year after nearly three years of pushing for an assessment. I am also all-but-certainly dyspraxic (everyone I have mentioned it to, including three health professionals, have suggested as much) and may hae hypotonia as a result of it (look it up if necessary; essentially it's a chronic weakness in muscle and/or lack of muscle tone. I am also midly epileptic, but not seriously enough to suffer from proper seizures. Presumably as a consequence of my AS, I am extremely "love-shy" (some of you may be familiar with this term). As a result, you can probably guess my marital status (!). I would like a partner, but besides the fact that such a wish isn't exactly the most practical thing in my life, there is also the slight issue of this not being the place to discuss as such. In my spare time I enjoy writing a lot, so if anyone is ever feeling bored (etc) and would like to read something, just ask. Besides this, I also have a savant skill in arithmetic (I daresay I'm not alone on here), which can sometimes make those with a lack of understanding very jealous... I would eventually like to meet anyone in a similar situation to myself that lives within a reasonable distance of Bath (say, 150 minutes by bus, or the equivalent of Swindon), but before that I would like to just settle in. I have a National Bus Pass as a result of my AS, so theoretically I could go anywhere in England (given time...). I think that you have heard enough of me now, I don't want to keep you for too long! Thank you, Scott