Hello
I just found this site and didn't know this type of site existed. I'm a female on the spectrum, I was diagnosed when I was 18. Right now Im 23.
There's quite a few of us who have been diagnosed late teens or later, myself included!! So you're not alone, we're here and you are very welcome.
hi, i just found this site today. my grandson was diagnosed with aspergers soon after he entered kindergarten. he is 9 now. what an awesome time it has been - he has taught me so much - and led me to my own self-diagnosis. he and i are so different, he is so outgoing and i have to pry myself out of the house, so it took me awhile to make the connection. i could read about aspergers and relate to many aspects, but i was nothing like my grandson. then i read an article about girls with aspergers and there i was, the little girl just outside of the circle, awkward, fearful, smart but somehow different. it put a whole new perspective on my life, and it made me understand my grandson so much better. but after the epiphany the reality settles in, i can see myself more clearly, but i am having a hard time helping my grandson because of my social phobias. i think of all sorts of wonderful things that would be good for him to get involved with, but i can't make them happen because of my own fears... whoa, maybe a little much for an intro, anyway, happy to have found this site. thanks
Welcome Molly. I am also a grandmother (3 grandchildren). Intro's aren't the easiest to figure out, so I think you did great.
I can relate to what you said about the realities setteling in after the epiphany. It is that very awkward place which many of us struggle with when coming to terms with our otherness, and is oftentimes the hardest to clarify.
Hi ailing, it's nice to meet you, and welcome to AWN. We're still fairly new, so still getting around to introducing ourselves. We've been online just a little over a year and a half.