SallyAspie

Seems pretty common among those of us on the spectrum. Mine is no secret although I think I do a reasonable job of covering it up.

Check out http://www.think-differently.org.uk/campai...tion%20now.aspx and email your MPs/directors of social services (including of course a few personal experiences/fears). The more people get behind this campaign the better!

Does anyone have experience of being a parent with AS? I'm guessing that in some ways it could be a good thing as kids need routine like aspies and we're good at sticking to rules etc.

The queen normally sends out congratulatory telegrams for diamond anniversaries. Does anyone know if she's sent one to herself and/or Prince Philip?

Well done for not punching him Jim. We do learn to handle things better as adults and stop the meltdown from occuring in public places. Doesn't mean we're not still aspie though.

I'm on antidepressants because of the stress of having and ASD myself. Why wasn't that an option on the poll???

I used to love camping when I was little but got bored with it at about 11 to the point where I dreaded going and counted down days till I could go home.

Once they've taken the step it might hopefully boost their confidence to do it again.

The NAS are gathering information to try to get the SEN system improved for ASD kids. They would like people with experience of it in England or Wales to fill in their questionnaire at http://www.autism.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly....380&a=13718 by 6th July.

Well I'm into amateur theatre. People are surpised that I'm prepared to get up on stage but I love it. I enjoy stage management too.

Sounds aspie to me.

ALL childcare providers must make reasonable adjustments for ASD kids under the disability dicrimination act. We need to act if we find any that fail in this duty.

Give the passport advice line a bell on 0870 521 0410.

Well basically I got thrown into a world of NTs, expected to be just like them and frustrated because I couldn't be. Probably what happened to most aspies of my generation.

I think it would be interesting to see a reality TV show in which 19 aspies and an NT are given the task of working and socialising together for a month. Thing is the NT doesn't know that all the other participants have AS and has to deal with being the odd one out with no idea why (rather like what happened to me).