akama101092 wrote:
Hi, I am akama101092 and I am diagnosed having aspergers since around the age of 3/5.
I feel like this cycle of suffering will not end because my aspergers not only hinders my academic progression, but also the relationship of my family. They believe that after 18 years old this mental disease would be gone for sure. And I don't believe that aspergers apply to adults a lot.
If you're past 18, you're already an adult, so if your autism is still causing you issues, then AS affects adults.
I know a lot of people - especially "normal" people - believe that kids with autism outgrow it, but there are plenty of grownups here on WP who can testify that that is not the case. I've plodded through half a century with it, and in my head I still feel like I'm stuck somewhere between the ages of 12 and 22, depending on how the day is going.
Just remember that the "cycle of suffering" as you call it, is just that - a CYCLE. It goes up, it goes down, then it goes back up again. It isn't always suffering, there are good times to offset the bad, that's just how life works. If all we ever had was good times, we'd get bored and then they wouldn't seem good anymore.
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