Mango1 Report post Posted January 4, 2008 (edited) I am new on this site, 24, female,diagnosed over four years ago with As,(high functioning), currently 'sectioned' by my father since September,there was no justification for it whatsoever! I have no problems mentally whatsoever. Feel down and very alone. Edited January 4, 2008 by Mango1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted January 4, 2008 Hi Mango, Welcome to the forum. I've moved your post to General Discussion where more people will see it - I hope that's OK. Sorry to hear you're in a tough situation right now. I hope now that you've found us you'll feel a little less alone. There are a lot of adult members with AS here. K x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karen A Report post Posted January 4, 2008 Hi Mango.Welcome to the Forum but I am really sorry you are feeling down and very alone.I am also sorry that you are in such a tough situation. <'> <'> Karen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kellyanne Report post Posted January 4, 2008 hi mango, <'> sorry you feel so alone at the moment maybe this site will help you in some way KA x x x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss Report post Posted January 4, 2008 Hi Mango and welcome to the forum. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angel77 Report post Posted January 4, 2008 Hi Mango1, Im sorry about the situation your in and hope you get the help you need. Hope we can make you feel like your not alone. Angel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loobylou2 Report post Posted January 4, 2008 <'> Hi Mango, welcome, look forward to 'speaking' to you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hev Report post Posted January 4, 2008 hello mango1 and welcome to the forum <'> <'> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
annie Report post Posted January 4, 2008 Hi Mango1, Welcome! Glad you've found us. Annie xx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tally Report post Posted January 4, 2008 Hi Mango and welcome to the forum. I'm 26 and was diagnosed with AS last year. I'm sorry to hear you're facing such a tough situation. You just have to take one day at a time. Life does get better T x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynyona Report post Posted January 4, 2008 Hi Mango welcome <'> <'> <'> lynn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dooday24 Report post Posted January 4, 2008 hi mango sorry to hear about yr situation hope things get better soon love donnaxxxx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suze Report post Posted January 5, 2008 <'> .............hello nice to meet you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mango1 Report post Posted February 4, 2008 (edited) I think I should have just stuck to 'aspies for freedom!' I'm not finding the forum very helpfull at all.. all the people here seem to be parent's and I hav4e messaged a few people and they just didn't respond and one did but she just said 'I don't think I can help in any way!' (Edited to remove the next comment in line with forum rules - K) Edited February 4, 2008 by Kathryn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted February 4, 2008 (edited) I'm sorry you feel that way Mango. There are quite a few AS adults on here as well as parents. I might be wrong, but I think people mostly start off by posting publicly, then start to pm peeps they have something in common with. I personally wouldn't have felt comfortable pm'ing peeps I didnt know when I first joined. So if you are not posting publicly, its easy to feel neglected. Hope that helps Edited February 4, 2008 by pearl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oxgirl Report post Posted February 4, 2008 Don't give up Mango, keep posting and lots of people here will answer and give you as much support as they can. Once you get to know people around here, you'll find that everyone, no matter what their circumstances, will be understanding and will want to be there for you. I suppose the help we give each other is limited, but at least we're here to listen to each other. Take care. ~ Mel ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted February 4, 2008 (edited) Hi Mango, I'm sorry you feel that way about the forum. I hope you'll stick with us and give us another chance. The majority of people here are parents, it's true, but there are a significant and growing number of adults with AS. There may be many reasons why people don't respond to pm's. If you can perhaps say a little bit more about your situation on the public forum, there may be someone out there who is able to help you. Many of us may not have enough experience of your particular issues to offer any practical advice, but you can be assured that people will listen to you and support you. Kathryn Edited February 4, 2008 by Kathryn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mumble Report post Posted February 4, 2008 all the people here seem to be parent's Erm ... no, not unless labour is painless/messyless and I've misplaced my sprogs We've had discussions about different forums before - it's simply that people are different and respond to different environments. I've found a 'home' here and I hope you can do that same, be it here or on another forum - the support I get is amazing, I like the fact that this isn't just AS people, but parents, professionals, etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clare63 Report post Posted February 4, 2008 Mango, Yes there might be lots of parents here, but there are parents of older children too, as well as parents who themsleves have a diagnosis and adult members too with ASD's there is a wealth of knowledge, advice and expereinces to share, which given a a chance might answer some questions for you. Please don't give up on us yet. Clare Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tally Report post Posted February 5, 2008 Mango, I'm sorry you are not finding the forum helpful. Personally, the reason I did not reply to your PM was because I felt uncomfortable being personal questions by someone I didn't know. I also didn't think I could help you at all with your current situation, and didn't know what to say. I don't know about the others, but I'm sure they all had their reasons as well. It might be best if you try to get to know people a bit before PMing them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanya Report post Posted February 11, 2008 hi mango x x x x x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites