Hello
Im a 23 year old female from Scotland who has been recently diagnosed with Aspergers. I have always found certain things difficult that i feel everyone else dont think twice about. In a way im glad to know why i have had such difficulty and feel different, but at the same time i feel even more isolated. Over the last 9 months i have become depressed and anxious, and subsquently withdrawing myself from most social situations - which i tend to want to avoid anyways, but usually I force myself through them.
I feel like noone really understands or cares, and my parents dont want me to tell anyone that i have Aspergers. I decided to tell my lecturer and she spoke to me like i didnt even have it, saying that if i go to the support group i am being advised to go to, i will be faced with a bunch of loneys basically.
I feel so confussed and alone right now and i dont know where to go from here. How do you deal with something people dont understand or dont even acknowledge?