lizzy-wilson

We play all sorts of music. Things like Queen, the beatles, ABBA...loads more but my brain has failed to remember....we're looking at learning some new songs when we're not so busy with gigs.

Well, I'm 16, got diagnosed with aspergers two years ago after nearly a year of waiting for the diagnoses. I managed primary school OK, it was when I moved onto secondary school that I really started to struggle, I lasted two terms and got told by a 'health professional' not to go to school as it was causing my depression, anxiety and panic attacks. So, I was out of school for three years...I didn't do much at all, I spent quite a lot of my time with my sister and my nieces, the rest of the time was spent in my dads office watching DVDs...I watched..just a few DVDs over the years! After I eventually got my diagnoses we came across this Education welfare officer (I think that's what she was) who managed to get me back into school one morning a week but to only stay in the learning support room away from the rest of the school. I managed it with the help of my therapist who stayed with me for the hour and a half I was there. I then upped my hours and my days and finally managed to go in by myself but had the same one to one teacher, which helped. This year has kinda gone to fast for me to fit everything in i.e exams, I did exams on the internet through edexcel, I did Level 1 and 2 English and passed them both, Level 1 maths I did in January but failed the first time so had to re - take...I just past that by one mark. I took my Level 2 maths last week and am still awaiting the results...I know what it's going to be as I guessed every flipping question. I also did entry level geography but wont find out my results till next year. With being out of school, I lost the ability to make friends and meet new people, so apart from work friends, family friends, I don't have any real friends that I can talk to or go and do things with. I'm not interested in drinking, make up, trying to be someone that I'm not. I want people to see me as who I am not someone I'm not. I joined a local community band as a drummer and am loving it, we have gigs pretty much every weekend, after next weekend we should start calming down. It's given me confidence that I never use to have and all the people in the band are very friendly and have helped me with every gig. I was so nervous on my fist gig but now I just get on and do it...doesn't matter how many people are there. Anyway, believe it or not, there's more...but I wont bore you all. I'm looking forward to Tuesday afternoon after the final review meeting and I step foot out of the school doors and never look back, to forget school ever happened. Lizzy.

I'll give it a go !

I'm 16 years old and have Aspergers. My mother suggested I join this forum but not sure how to use it. Have other people my age found it useful?