Hey, I figured I might as well be polite and introduce myself, but I'm shaking in my boots... if I were wearing boots. My name is Melissa, I'm 26, I'm not officially diagnosed, but my girlfriend recently started saying that she thought I was autistic. The idea really scares me, but everything I pick up to research it seems to confirm this idea. I've known something was different about me most of my life and have been trying to figure out what it was, and I wasn't scared of being labeled until I ran into this one. Autism/Asperger's really scares me for some reason, and I'm not really sure why.
Needless to say, I'm scared to be here too, but I figured it was about time that I stopped relying on my girlfriend to explain what I'm going through and talk with some people who actually know what it feels like, just in case her theory is right.
Sorry to be a timid little mouse, and I hope I'm not bothering anybody with it since I'm normally not like this, but I hope this site can help me a bit.
Thank you,
Melissa