I was diagnosed with Aspergers syndrome when I was 12, I was sat down one day and told it and what it was. I didnt realise really what I had been told but as I got older I started to notice it as social situations and change I struggled with more than my friends did.
I sufferd from alot of bullying at secondary school but I got help from the schools special unit for kids who needed support. I tended to stick to a close bunch of friends but was easily scared by things I didnt understand so often i changed friends to avoid it but I did in the end make a good friend who got me through the time at school. I often got into arguments with friends as I was too clingy and obessive, which in the end left me alone when I left school.
At 16 I was intending to go to 6th form but I could take the thought of staying in education when it brought me so much trouble. I luckily got a job and grew up alot working with adults having a bumpy ride at times but I was lucky enough to meet my girlfriend 4 years later after starting work which has changed my life as I found my reason to purposely put my self through what my condition hates, change and social events because I love someone. It made me want to get stronger as a person so I could look after my loved one, I believe there is something that will make any person with autism or a part of it help them look past there problems, whether its a hobbie, loved ones or something else.
Horley, United Kingdom