Well, I wrote this on my blog thingy...but I suppose I can do this again lol.
My name is Emmily and I was clinically diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome April 12th, 2013. As you can tell, this is very recent.
My mind has been jumbled since that moment, full of questions I wish I had answers for. There is rarely a moment I haven't been researching my diagnosis, but it has frustrated me to see all medical descriptions. I've been craving accounts from real people.
Having Asperger's Syndrome for me has been a long journey. I've always known that something was different about me from the rest of my family who are all neurotypical (however I believe my dad has a touch of the Autistic Spectrum as well). I am OCD, suffer from sleep anxiety, panic attacks, anxiety in general, and the need to follow a routine. I have never relaxed, at least not since I was a young child. I've always been on edge trying to figure out how to survive the next hour of my life. This has come to be quite the interruption to what a 20 year old's life should be. I have struggled keeping a job within the last two years because of the panic attacks. They've worsened in the last two years than ever before.
I'm really on this forum to look for people who feel like me. For support, and to help other's as well. I feel like I might fit in here =) I'm hoping this provides from relief.
08 May 2013, 8:59 pm
