Hello all, not sure if this is a forum aimed more at those with AS children and relatives, but I am, I believe, an Aspie. I am currently awaiting an appointment to be assessed at CLASS in Cambridge, uk, under Simon Baron Cohen's team, and also to be seen locally. I still get my moments of doubt when I think am I, am I not, due to the fact I do not seem to have technical obsessions but have always tended towards obsessions with people, characters, books, films and music, along with the usual collecting interests. The fact my mother is convinced I was a normal, naughty child, in spite of the endless calls up to various teachers and headmasters due to my behaviour and in spite of my obsessions that ammounted to my having to have everything I could get my hands on during my various interests, is not offering me much comfort. I have always been very good at language, although I am now realising I seem to know many words that I do not know the meaning of and seem to have great analytical skills and recognition of patterns and symbols.
My current obsession appears to be Aspergers, amusingly enough. It began when I started to wonder if the man I was obsessed with had Aspergers, but once I started reading I was seeing endless traits that reminded me of myself. I realise a diagnosis might not offer any great solutions to the issues I have with other people and with everyday things, but I am hoping it might stop my parents accusing me of being lazy and of using excuses for not doing well in life.
