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I'm from Tarzana, California; living in Akron, Ohio.

Bulgaria. It's a shame I can't be diagnosed as an adult here, but you're practicly always describing me in your videos about symptoms. Minus the sarcastic part, I'm Chandler from Friends and Dorothy from The Golden Girls. 😅 Learned a lot about fitting by making people laugh from sitcoms. 👨‍💻 And I'm hyposensitive. I had a meltdown today at work and I feel ashamed cause I wasn't nice. Not really rude, but not nice. Did you ever feel like that after a meltdown?

I am Watching from a Desktop Computer.Hello I am A fellow Aspie Just Like You Dan

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Life is hard Everything is hard Life sucks Depression

That's why I'm going to go drive a truck after I get surgery I don't want to deal with people much any more.

Yeeeesssss! And add on that people ask you, why you are not working???

My brother has aspbergers and has a hard time keeping a job and saving money.

I suspect the 1st 4 can affect nurrotypicals too.

Haha relatable 🤣

This is such a mood! Like everytime we get severe weather in my area I go HAM and talk about it nonstop. Like I get really excited when they confirm things like tornado touch downs and I talk about it and listen to my weather radio a lot but I tend to sometimes scare the people around me with the tornado part haha. I also have an intense fascination with EAS alerts and alerts from different countries.

Climate change isnt serious

I'm verry tempted to start a debate with you about that. ... Anyways, wanting to talk pollitics on online forums is relatable to me. (Even and expecially if I disagree with the other person's stance.)

YES YES YES!

You're a good Mom. My Mom would call me a bum and told me no woman would ever tolerate me. I believed her. Once I asked her what she was drinking. She said "coffee." I asked if I could have some (I was like 3) and she told me that it would make me have breasts like a woman and to this day I have never even so much as tried coffee. She had no idea how literally I took what she told me. One odd thing about my version of the syndrome is that I remember everything including birth and beyond. Everything.

Wow, my 21 year old is struggling so much with social skills and I’m constantly worried for him, so happy your son is doing well.

@@drewmiller3462 That's a blessing and curse in one, I am sure...remembering everything.

Thanks for sharing. I have son with autism and this is good to read.

You sound like a fantastic mom. The fact is that you except your son and that’s so much. My parents are cool people and I love them but they won’t even talk or admit that I have autism. It’s some thing that’s very embarrassing to them and for me it’s not embarrassing. I have a daughter now as well, but she’s young and it’s so motivating seeing parents like you. ❤️

Hi I'm like you although not officially diagnosed. My wife about 7 years ago studied and passed as a Councillor, conversations with one of her fellow students who was quite knowledgeable on autism pointed out to my wife the same way in a discreet manner, since then I've studied the subject and learnt a great deal about myself, so many past situations now make a lot of sense. I am happy with what I am and I embrace the good points about being an aspire.

I’m totally up for language conversations!!! I know one person who likes language and will text them to say that I heard “uncomplicated” as a verb or ask them why the word “truly” drops the “e”. If you like that sort of conversation then please message me!

Unified theory, language and philosophy

talking about linguistics makes me want to stim lmao

Language, engineering, medicine/sports, political science and crafts.

Have you tried Reddit? There is a forum for everyone. Or you start one :-) And have you read the book "Gödel, Esher, Bach"?

Hahahaha I just finished writing them out on a piece of paper. (had to watch a second time... lol)

I have Asperger's and I have noticed that some of the aspects of the disorder are slowly fading away because I work really hard to challenge myself

Thanks for the list! I can listen much better to a video when I know what the person is going to talk about and I like lists :-)

i cant get western jokes, however Russian jokes are great, i get them just fine, and i get along with them better than most people, i hate bright lights, social gatherings, or surprises, i like to budget and to plan, months or even years ahead amd it isnt anxiety or social anything, we simply aware of our surrounding while the rest vast in their ignorance

@@krazeemetalchickstewart9961 they arent fading away, you are just getting used to and no longer paying attention to them, just like the '' it get better'' movement a while back, not it doesnt get better, you just learn to live with it

It sure would explain a lot for me!

That's really inspiring thank you ❤️

Ditto about everything you said! I'm 70 and wasn't diagnosed until I was 60 so I know exactly where you're coming from! Isn't it a relief to know we finally found our tribe and that we are not alone anymore!

💜

60 myself and I only learned 3 years ago. I know the feeling of relief alright. Do you know something though? I am glad I never knew. I lived life the hard way, with no special concessions and so I learned to fight for myself, to toughen up as a sailor and in the army, and through many adventures on both sides of the law which force one to become more than an easier life might have made them. Today I know I am a very formidable man mentally and physically and emotionally. I look at my peers, some of whom I've known since childhood and none of their lives appeal to me more than my own. They seem so shallow and limited in their awareness of life, the planet, and all the different cultures on it. Because not fitting in anywhere, actually shields one from parochialism and bigotry I think. Plus once I figured out how my brain is miswired, I've learned I've got insane pattern recognition and a video-like memory which is almost a superpower now I've learned to work it. I used to think I was an alien. Now I know I am. 👽🤗

I told my math teacher she dropped her dot 😳😆 she was Indian. It just slipped out

I was that boy many years ago when aspergers was unknown. Got me into a lot of trouble with the teachers, who thought I was arrogant, and most of my peers, who thought I was a smart ass, or awkward.

I kept on correcting my English teacher's pronunciation, that didn't go well after the third time... I blame the university she got her degree from.

Is that why I have to correct typos in books I read? They drive me up the wall. Still, they scored me membership of a couple of Advanced Reader Clubs 😁

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Jesus loves you more than you could ever know. He understands what you are going through and He does care and would love to give you a peace that this world can never give you. He wants to heal your heart and mind if you would only turn to Him. There is life after death and the most important decision you will ever make is where you will spend eternity, but there are only 2 places you can spend eternity, heaven or hell. The Bible says that you can know that you have eternal life in heaven, but If you are putting your trust in anything other than the finished work of Jesus on the cross to get you to heaven, you do not understand God's way. Please let me share with you how you can be 100% sure you are heading in the right direction. The Bible says that we are all sinners. When God created Adam and Eve, He made them perfect without sin, but they chose to disobey God and became sinful in nature. This sin nature was passed down to all humanity. Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: Your sin separates you from God. Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God; A holy, righteous God cannot allow sin into heaven. Sin must be paid for and God's price for sin is death, but not just a physical death, but a spiritual death which means separation from God forever in a lake of fire in hell. Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. In the Old Testament when man sinned, God required the sacrifice of a perfectly spotless lamb as a substitute to pay for the sins of each person. The blood of that lamb was only a temporary payment for their sin and so this had to be done often. Jesus Christ, God's Son took on flesh, was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life and offered Himself as that perfect, spotless Lamb and shed His blood as payment for the sins of the whole world. John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. Jesus loved you so much He WILLINGLY came and allowed wicked men to spit on Him, mock Him and scourge Him until He was unrecognizable as a man. They stripped him naked, thrust a crown of thorns on His head and nailed His hands and feet to a cross. He hung in agony for hours bleeding, thirsting, struggling for every breath. He died innocently in your place so that you could be saved from going to hell. It was His blood that satisfied the just demands of a holy God. God will not accept anything else. There is no greater love than that! John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. The good news is that Jesus didn't stay dead in the grave. He came back to life 3 days later just like He promised and He still lives today! Matthew 28:5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 6. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. Friend, Jesus did all this because He wants to give you the FREE gift of eternal life in heaven with Him! You cannot do anything to earn your own way into heaven. You can't work for it, be baptized for it, go to church for it or try to be good enough for it. You must stop believing that you can get there on your own merit. It is a FREE gift that God is offering to you if you will simply receive it by faith. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9. Not of works, lest any man should boast. God said there is only one way to get to heaven, but it is not hard. You must admit you are a sinner headed for hell and you can't save yourself. You must believe that Jesus died and paid for your sin with His own blood on the cross, then He was buried and 3 days later rose from the dead. Then you must repent and turn to God and call on Him for mercy to save you from hell and give you eternal life in heaven with Him. Romans 10:9 that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 13. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. None of us deserve God's mercy and grace, but let me warn you friend, don't be deceived because if you reject His FREE gift, you are already condemned and when you die, you will suffer the torment of burning in hell for eternity in a lake of fire where you will be forever separated from God and all that is loving and good. John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. Revelation 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Please don't wait! Don't take the risk of putting it off until another day, repent, turn to Christ NOW wherever you are at because you aren't guaranteed to live another day on this Earth. Believe God's Word, ask Him to save you and He will do it just like He promised. The choice is yours to make. ---------------------------------------------------------------- If you would like more information or don't have a church to attend, we livestream our services and would love for you to join us. You can find us on FaceBook at “Reg Kelly - Table in the Wilderness” on Sermon Audio (Reg Kelly, Liberty Faith Bible Church) on KZfaq (Liberty Faith Church Reg Kelly Sermons) and on the web (libertyfaith.net).

Wishing you a blissful future life of solitude, joy and cats. My dream for the future also.

older aspie female who laments not having kids because i couldn't get my act together in time- diagnosed at 39 and it took some more years to overcome a lifetime of confusion; still barely stable. Having kids as aspie must be very very tough, so major respect and best wishes to you.

@@eschwarz1003 we may be rare. As a metal or a gem 💎 our value would be appreciated. I appreciate you. Be true to your self. 💙

I'm 'aspie' and I *hate* the disorder.

Me in a wsapp chat xDDDDDDDDDDD One reason is we pass a lot of time alone, so when we find someone else to chat with, we can't stop.

Yup

I think WILL YOU SHUT UP! 🤣 I don't like when someone talks nonstop.

Only stuttering is a reason that I'm a silent boi

@@jongantz8667 Most people don't, but Aspies can't help it, they don't realize they are talking nonstop. My grandson has Aspergers, his obsession now is politics of all things! It is day and night, and when I am with him, he talks non-stop about things I didn't know even though I am a political junky and do a lot of research. He used to write, his poetry was absolutely mind-blowing when he was young, and no one would believe he wrote it! When my grandson gets going, I can't get a word in, when I do try and interrupt, he says "Grandma, be quiet, I'm trying to finish my thoughts!" It is difficult, I know, but both my son and grandson gave Aspergers, and I do believe this was why my son did not have friends when he was young.

This is a mood. My life in a nutshell

Same.

Yup same. This has unfortunately given me trouble trying to turn obsessive interests into a career though cause I'll be super into something for a while, try to learn a bunch about it and then once I feel I've learned everything i want to know about it I'll just move on to a new interest. Some of my more long term interests are things that are harder to turn inti a career (example: anime)

Actually I'm currently in a college course I was formerly interested in but now that I have new interests I'm finding it hard to focus at all because All my other interests are the only things I want to think about anymore. I remember telling someone in my family that I was having a hard time trying to focus on my work in college and their advice was to target my obsessiveness to my college work. I tried but as it turns out you can't really control what the interests are🙁.

Same

You just described me!

Me, too!

I'm so nervous I set myself off. No extra help needed. Watching on a smartphone.

Same! I get a bit uncomfortable with even people I know being in my space 😅

That's kinda funny to me. As a tradesperson, I always get really anxious going to new jobsites with new people.

I'm the same way! Thought I was the only one! :-))))

Me too! I hate parties maybe I’m just weird…

When I’m in groups I usually sit by myself awkwardly and feel lie an outsider looking in.

​@@Yomama1029 No no that's not weird, there's many people like us

@@danieldaniels7571 Felt that way all my life.

Yep! I was at my local grocery a few weeks ago and they were remodeling and I couldn't find my Chapstick and had a total meltdown right there. I can't go back there until the remodel is complete in February.

Don’t worry about it! Just be yourself.

I’m 52, pretty much exactly the same thing

Same

@@drewmiller3462 I wish the people from the marketing department understood that changing the places of the products is NOT going to entice us to buy the new or alternative things they want to sell us (this is why they change where the products are) but also it is so time-consuming and annoying to try and find the product if it is not in its usual place especially when the only reason why I go shopping is to quickly get the things on my list, pay and get out of the shop! And don't get me started about chinwags looking for a chat when I shop, I go as far as possible away, and try to get the suff on the list and quickly get out, or if they stop me for a chat I tell them I need the loo; shops are for shopping not a place for a meeting to disclose one's life story, which some people seem to not understand! 🙂

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Wow, that must have been terrible for you! I can't even imagine how you experienced your childhood. But I do believe that you are able to improve your life qute a bit! A good social life, friendship and love are just around the corner. But you must believe it and have the courage to "get into" it. Good luck! You ARE going to make it! I have the Asperger syndrom. Any day know, I am going to find out if the woman I love wants to meet me or not. Do you think I'm nervous? Well, of course I am. I am very nervous. Very soon, I will be extremely happy or severely depressed. In either case, I am going to love this woman for ever. I know now that she is my one and only. She has made me so happy. I want to meet her often and I want to make her happy. That is all from me for now. Now you just stay strong and be happy, OK?

​@@peterwolff2414 Thank you for the thoughtful and kind words; it's heartwarming to know that someone out there cares :) I'm trying to fit into society, doing a volunteer job, and visiting a therapist weekly. Having to believe that I can achieve a bright and well deserved happy ending is still almost impossible, but at the very least, I don't mind being alive these days. I wish you the very best as well

sad to hear you struggled so much. im undiagnosed too but my son is on the spectrum and was diagnosed at 4. ive always struggled in life and turned to drugs for large periods either to help me socialise or to relax. hope things get better for you.

@@LadySetebos lots of us in the same boat, you are not alone. how old are you? im 47 so had a long time to get used to it all.

Same, I thought it was social anxiety or avpd but recently I realized it could be autism aswell or co morbid

Almost every single person on earth enjoys people watching. Ever considered you just never developed the social skill as a child? I don’t think these things make you one fry short of a happy meal

@@shawnhartwick3353 Maybe I caught it because I used to socialize as a child. I even screwed hot teachers. It all went downhill when I felt abused later on and went through drug withdrawals.

Im exactly the same i hate feeling like everyone's staring at me in the street when i walk my dog or if their laughing at me if my dog embarrasses me by pulling me

its over stimulation

My brother, would memorize everybody in the families birthdays, anniversaries, dates when movies and songs, first came out. He rocked a lot. He was a good worker. He liked doing physical things. He liked to go and visit his friends, almost everyday. He drove and had a driver's license. He drove well, as he rocked down the road.

Oh we are almost identical in our choice of interests ...cheers 🙌

My list: anthropology, dinosaurs, human anatomy, Marx, music, numbers, and spirituality Edit: and also certain conspiracy theories (like those featured on Joe Rogan)

I don't get it, truth seeking and science is that the complete opposite of spirituality and most types of fantasy. This one confuses me. Care to explain maybe, I have Asperger's so perhaps you can help me out here. 👍🏻Greetings from Netherland✌🏻

@@CKlegion7272 thinking maybe he finds interest in both spirituality and science because his goal is actually truth seeking. There's a fine line in between.

I dont understand this rule...

I will glance at their eyes, and then look away... at most I look at their mouth when talking

I never know if you have to hold it for the whole conversation or just part of it? I have to count in my head and then I end up looking away when the discomfort gets to be too much

I just watch their lips...

I look at the tip of peoples nose

I envy your son. I wasn't diagnosed until I was 52.

Being a restaurant manager requires skills, people, rules for consistency, ordering, scheduling and meeting with vendors and owners. Do not think he has been diminished. He is doing an important career. Be proud!

Jesus loves you more than you could ever know. He understands what you are going through and He does care and would love to give you a peace that this world can never give you. He wants to heal your heart and mind if you would only turn to Him. There is life after death and the most important decision you will ever make is where you will spend eternity, but there are only 2 places you can spend eternity, heaven or hell. The Bible says that you can know that you have eternal life in heaven, but If you are putting your trust in anything other than the finished work of Jesus on the cross to get you to heaven, you do not understand God's way. Please let me share with you how you can be 100% sure you are heading in the right direction. The Bible says that we are all sinners. When God created Adam and Eve, He made them perfect without sin, but they chose to disobey God and became sinful in nature. This sin nature was passed down to all humanity. Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: Your sin separates you from God. Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God; A holy, righteous God cannot allow sin into heaven. Sin must be paid for and God's price for sin is death, but not just a physical death, but a spiritual death which means separation from God forever in a lake of fire in hell. Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. In the Old Testament when man sinned, God required the sacrifice of a perfectly spotless lamb as a substitute to pay for the sins of each person. The blood of that lamb was only a temporary payment for their sin and so this had to be done often. Jesus Christ, God's Son took on flesh, was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life and offered Himself as that perfect, spotless Lamb and shed His blood as payment for the sins of the whole world. John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. Jesus loved you so much He WILLINGLY came and allowed wicked men to spit on Him, mock Him and scourge Him until He was unrecognizable as a man. They stripped him naked, thrust a crown of thorns on His head and nailed His hands and feet to a cross. He hung in agony for hours bleeding, thirsting, struggling for every breath. He died innocently in your place so that you could be saved from going to hell. It was His blood that satisfied the just demands of a holy God. God will not accept anything else. There is no greater love than that! John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. The good news is that Jesus didn't stay dead in the grave. He came back to life 3 days later just like He promised and He still lives today! Matthew 28:5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 6. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. Friend, Jesus did all this because He wants to give you the FREE gift of eternal life in heaven with Him! You cannot do anything to earn your own way into heaven. You can't work for it, be baptized for it, go to church for it or try to be good enough for it. You must stop believing that you can get there on your own merit. It is a FREE gift that God is offering to you if you will simply receive it by faith. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9. Not of works, lest any man should boast. God said there is only one way to get to heaven, but it is not hard. You must admit you are a sinner headed for hell and you can't save yourself. You must believe that Jesus died and paid for your sin with His own blood on the cross, then He was buried and 3 days later rose from the dead. Then you must repent and turn to God and call on Him for mercy to save you from hell and give you eternal life in heaven with Him. Romans 10:9 that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 13. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. None of us deserve God's mercy and grace, but let me warn you friend, don't be deceived because if you reject His FREE gift, you are already condemned and when you die, you will suffer the torment of burning in hell for eternity in a lake of fire where you will be forever separated from God and all that is loving and good. John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. Revelation 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Please don't wait! Don't take the risk of putting it off until another day, repent, turn to Christ NOW wherever you are at because you aren't guaranteed to live another day on this Earth. Believe God's Word, ask Him to save you and He will do it just like He promised. The choice is yours to make. ---------------------------------------------------------------- If you would like more information or don't have a church to attend, we livestream our services and would love for you to join us. You can find us on FaceBook at “Reg Kelly - Table in the Wilderness” on Sermon Audio (Reg Kelly, Liberty Faith Bible Church) on KZfaq (Liberty Faith Church Reg Kelly Sermons) and on the web (libertyfaith.net).

I feel the same. Thought I was the only one. 😅

Just be you. I get a feeling you are a honest sweet person 😊

I am right there with you. I couldn't finish the video because out of the gate it was too harsh.

I'm in same boat. Neurotypical here.

Oh wow I’m watching this thinking maybe my husband is Asperger’s not even knowing it , no eye contact but very brilliant great career that’s all he thinks of talks about no clue w my needs , talks so loud , interesting thing is our son is diagnosed with ASD I’m wondering if it can be hereditary ? Thanks for sharing comment,

@@athena3865 Dear Athena, Tha k you for replying . I find much comfort in hearing that I am not alone I think the wisest action is for us to build a separate life for oneself I am blessed with loving gardening and playing for my church I annot reliey on any emotional support from my husband, but it is so helpful to understand that they cannot help their behavior Blessings to you Athena...... write any time you wish I understand where you are Anna

My husband eye flutters a lot can’t make eye contact or manga in it. He flips out easily like over emotional but it’s more anger like tantrums and sets off easy.

@@bessiecooney1692 yep my husband can get angry sounds so family

I'm an Aspie Wife too!!! Can we maybe DM? I've never see spouses of Autism!

You would love Zentangle

ah cool. my son found maths super easy because of the rules and logic but struggles a lot more with all the nuances of English.

My son has Aspergers and we are currently battling to not lose Spanish from his curriculum because they want to move him into a smaller group in order to manage him better within the school. He is only in year seven. They want to change his timetable and drop the languages completely for his entire schooling. He appears to have a talent for Spanish and enjoys it so it bothers me a lot. It’s a hobby of mine, hace veinte años que estudio español, and we get to share this now. I was looking forward to how this would develop for him and I know it represents a potentially good grade for him in the future. He may decide to pursue languages in the future and you have just highlighted that that could be possible. It’s quite upsetting for me. Thanks for your comment.

@@machinegunk5090 A.S.D. presents itself differently in different individuals. But the Aspergers part of the spectrum often comes with particular "talents" and "special interests" that can lead to a strong connection with certain topics. If you child is enjoying Spanish, or any other class / topic, it would be counterproductive to take that away, even if it is challenging. In my Spanish classroom I taught a variety of kids with a variety of different conditions, A.S.D (including Aspergers), A.D.H.D., F.A.S.D., concussions, physical disabilities (including motor skills), etc. Some of the students had the benefit of a Spec. Ed. support person in the classroom, others had access to an Academic Success support class for additional guidance when needed, and modifications were made to curriculum materials to accommodate the students' I.E.P. (Individual Education Plan). I would communicate with the school and your child's I.E.P. advocate to seek other workable options which will allow your child to remain in a mainstream classroom and the classes they enjoy and in which they show an interest.

@@tofersiefken Thank you for the reply. We are certainly in communication with the school over this. The smaller group is still in mainstream but appears to be their way of using my son’s classroom assistant to also teach other children whilst removing him from the core subjects so he doesn’t disrupt other children. This would involve juggling the timetable, hence losing the Spanish and adding extra English. Some of the pupils in this small group would have a reading age of 8. My son’s reading age is currently about 12, he’s 11. I wonder whether they can actually do this? They are undervaluing the languages greatly in my opinion. And I don’t know how his full potential with Spanish- but his pronunciation is always superb. Thanks again.

That's absolutely fine to be honest.I think most people like to look down or around when talking because you're thinking about what to say.Just look at some interviews of famous people like Eminem.

Right

Same. My friends think I am really extroverted. No, I just know (rather knew, this was years ago) how to talk to people or how to manipulate my body to seem like I had confidence.

I'm 46 this year and have spent my whole life masking because as a child it would annoy people when I talked about things that interested me. I tried to act like everyone else and its so tiring. The only place I can be truly myself is at home with my husband and kids.

@@lilgit9969 The worst part is, as a kid, I had trouble fitting in with "normies". I didn't have a word for it then, but I was different from almost everyone. I still get the side-eyes from relatives. It's like they couldn't forgive that I was into exploring outside and learning all about the animals, plants, rocks, etcetera. I was "weird". Different. It doesn't matter anymore. The worst part is I remember a lot of random things, some big, some small. When I will bring up a long-ago memory to a relative, a positive one or a funny one, they will look at me like I have a third eye on my head. They get uncomfortable because they don't remember, and I get the feeling they think I made it up. Always the side-eye, I don't even know what it means when they give me that and act uncomfortable. I got the side-eye for remembering an aunt's name, she was the ex-wife of one of my uncles. He was showing me pictures another relative gave him, and he had a 5x7 of a woman with sort of a bee-hive (1970's bouffant hairdo). I paused, as did he. He was only married to her for about 10 years, if that. I blurted, "Oh, that's aunt So-And-So!" He raised his brows and was about to exclaim something. He was surprised and caught off guard, I guess. But then he raised his eyes and looked directly at me, like he forgot he was talking to me. He squinted suspiciously and said slowly, "Yes. That's her." No smile. I think I wasn't supposed to remember who it was. (How could I forget this woman's blue or pink hair, and her cinched-waist dresses that looked similar to 1950's dresses?) I swear to God, growing up back home in the rural parts, it was frustrating that girls are supposed to be stupid (or perhaps they were supposed to be good at their studies but also know their places, and not be so clever). I was the weird one of the family, while my cousins and sister, adored by all, were proper girls, dresses and all, and none of them did anything scientific at all unless it was in the curriculum. My point in this long story is this: people with autism symptoms have trouble fitting in because they aren't like the rest. Some people never forget the weirdness of such a child. While one can get better at masking, or because perhaps someone helps them see a better way to fit in, it doesn't mean the core person isn't there. I, also, get really tired after a lot of interactions with people. It's the quiet life for me from here on out; the kids are all gone, and I'm down to one cat and my spouse.

@@BlackSeranna Yep I hear you. As a child even in my own family I was called the black sheep among other things. My friend group was ok but I knew I wasnt into the same things they were into and by the time I left school I dropped all of my friends. I left the UK 15 years ago and the only person I told was my Mom.

My first wife thought I wasn’t listening to her because I wasn’t looking at her or that I might be lying because of the lack of eye contact. I didn’t know about aspies then.

Very sweet and thoughtful of him to do that :)

I used to make my Aspie son look me in the eye when we were having a serious discussion. I figured fairly quickly that he got severe anxiety and heard none of what I said when I forced him to look at me. That was the probably the first solid clue to me when he was about 7 that he might be on the spectrum.

The eye contact thing was what clued me in. I think the first few decades of my life I didn't even realize it was a thing. The obsessive interest thing was/is totally me too. Only later I realized I had a lot of other habits like stimming and related tics, some of which I got over, some still hang around and emerge from time to time.

i make NT people uncomfortable with my eye contact too. i think the term struggles with eye contact is nice, because it really does include people who internalised that people like being looked in the eye, and did it too much. its v often like that with nd

YES! And I I OBSESS over developing systems! I purchase SO many planners; so. Can break down what works and what doesn’t work - and eventually develop my own. Same thing with the clothing line intend to design; as well as a luggage system that effectively attaches together, as well as are effective separate pieces (for better organization while traveling); also, the grooming routines with myself AND clients (I’m a cosmetologist/barber). I have an obsession with how to effectively utilize my time to achieve maximum results, in a manner of sustainable and affordable quality.

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I'm here for the exact same reason now, hope everything went well for you both

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I'm not sure how to comment here, but I would like to talk about my circumstances that have been my life and how I can get from where I am to where I am supposed to be,.!? For the past year I've followed Dr. Jordan Peterson and that has helped me to Internally articulate and act more according to what I feel is right and good and meaningful. I have 7 kids from 7yrold to 22yr old have a business that is getting further and further behind since my divorce 3 or 4 Year ago we were together from my age 18 and her 16 until I was 38 and I'm 43! My social life was completely centered around my family and I had other people that took care of my business and now Iits just me and I can't keep things organized.i used to think that I just put on a business face when I did and do business but looking back and now at the present I can see that the mask is something I keep on unless I feel safe and that's just with my kids. I haven't dated since being married and I now just spend my time with my 3 youngest son's and daughter and try to keep my business going but I feel like my kids are growing up and I'm just going to be alone. I'm not sure what to do I don't think medicine is a complete awnser and I don't have health insurance so there's that! Side note my 10 year old son had his first day of football practice which I'm really excited about for him but I m afraid to talk to anyone because it will just become obvious that I'm odd and we'll there's that! I was volunteering as a firefighter and I was able to make it through everything except the physical test at the end because I injured my shoulder,it's probably the biggest letdown for me that I can think of it makes me feel meaningless and I started because I love it and now,gone until I can fix my shoulder somehow? I could talk for hours more but I need to get my boys to sleep another day is coming is here! I've read a few comments and felt like maybe it would help to try to connect maybe something else is wrong with me? Is there ever any group meetings where there can be real time life contact via video and audio?

@@scottchapman2251 Be careful of Peterson. He gets a lot of things wrong and is not well-respected in his field.

Autism has such stigma. A few years back, one of my autistic friends invited me to a group on Facebook called Slightly Autistic. At first I thought it was a joke, but I joined. I soon learned that I had a lot of the characteristics. I then realized a couple of my siblings also had these traits. I tried to speak to one of them and she blurted, "We're fine! We don't have any problems!" I said, "It isn't bad. I just think it's useful to know. To which my sister again blurted, "Well, it doesn't change anything!" I said, "NO, but it would have been helpful if I knew when I was younger, maybe?" And my sister gave me a Look, it's the one where she might think I'm being a little crazy or Making Stuff Up. It's so dumb that Autism has such a stigma. I think all people see is the bad parts of it, or the people with the most Autism are the ones that make the papers (mostly for bad reasons).

Someone should start up a dating site for those on the spectrum.

YES HAHA

meeee tooooo! lol until someone says to me in the middle of talking that i'm being too loud n then i wanna shut down completely... i don't finish what i was saying n i then always felt like i'm being sensitive and then mad that i didn't notice my volume lol! 🤷‍♀️ just me?

Omgs people never realize this and tell me to shut up

yes yes yes yes YES 😃😃😃😇😌 ... so why am i like this but get triggered if anyone or anything else makes NOISES?...

For me, being loud can mean I'm happy, or that I'm angry.

Hi! I totally get that! I really struggle at work when I’m viewed as rude and snobby bc I’m quiet. It takes all of my energy to cope.

Why would anyone change coffee places?

This was really sweet

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Jesus loves you more than you could ever know. He understands what you are going through and He does care and would love to give you a peace that this world can never give you. He wants to heal your heart and mind if you would only turn to Him. There is life after death and the most important decision you will ever make is where you will spend eternity, but there are only 2 places you can spend eternity, heaven or hell. The Bible says that you can know that you have eternal life in heaven, but If you are putting your trust in anything other than the finished work of Jesus on the cross to get you to heaven, you do not understand God's way. Please let me share with you how you can be 100% sure you are heading in the right direction. The Bible says that we are all sinners. When God created Adam and Eve, He made them perfect without sin, but they chose to disobey God and became sinful in nature. This sin nature was passed down to all humanity. Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: Your sin separates you from God. Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God; A holy, righteous God cannot allow sin into heaven. Sin must be paid for and God's price for sin is death, but not just a physical death, but a spiritual death which means separation from God forever in a lake of fire in hell. Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. In the Old Testament when man sinned, God required the sacrifice of a perfectly spotless lamb as a substitute to pay for the sins of each person. The blood of that lamb was only a temporary payment for their sin and so this had to be done often. Jesus Christ, God's Son took on flesh, was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life and offered Himself as that perfect, spotless Lamb and shed His blood as payment for the sins of the whole world. John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. Jesus loved you so much He WILLINGLY came and allowed wicked men to spit on Him, mock Him and scourge Him until He was unrecognizable as a man. They stripped him naked, thrust a crown of thorns on His head and nailed His hands and feet to a cross. He hung in agony for hours bleeding, thirsting, struggling for every breath. He died innocently in your place so that you could be saved from going to hell. It was His blood that satisfied the just demands of a holy God. God will not accept anything else. There is no greater love than that! John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. The good news is that Jesus didn't stay dead in the grave. He came back to life 3 days later just like He promised and He still lives today! Matthew 28:5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 6. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. Friend, Jesus did all this because He wants to give you the FREE gift of eternal life in heaven with Him! You cannot do anything to earn your own way into heaven. You can't work for it, be baptized for it, go to church for it or try to be good enough for it. You must stop believing that you can get there on your own merit. It is a FREE gift that God is offering to you if you will simply receive it by faith. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9. Not of works, lest any man should boast. God said there is only one way to get to heaven, but it is not hard. You must admit you are a sinner headed for hell and you can't save yourself. You must believe that Jesus died and paid for your sin with His own blood on the cross, then He was buried and 3 days later rose from the dead. Then you must repent and turn to God and call on Him for mercy to save you from hell and give you eternal life in heaven with Him. Romans 10:9 that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 13. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. None of us deserve God's mercy and grace, but let me warn you friend, don't be deceived because if you reject His FREE gift, you are already condemned and when you die, you will suffer the torment of burning in hell for eternity in a lake of fire where you will be forever separated from God and all that is loving and good. John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. Revelation 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Please don't wait! Don't take the risk of putting it off until another day, repent, turn to Christ NOW wherever you are at because you aren't guaranteed to live another day on this Earth. Believe God's Word, ask Him to save you and He will do it just like He promised. The choice is yours to make. ---------------------------------------------------------------- If you would like more information or don't have a church to attend, we livestream our services and would love for you to join us. You can find us on FaceBook at “Reg Kelly - Table in the Wilderness” on Sermon Audio (Reg Kelly, Liberty Faith Bible Church) on KZfaq (Liberty Faith Church Reg Kelly Sermons) and on the web (libertyfaith.net).

I'm 53, was diagnosed at 50. Finally starting to understand more about how I'm wired! Nice to not be alone in my weirdness.

Hi girls I'm 55 as yet undiagnosed I live in Spain, looking for diagnosis well more official confirmation really... But I know it... Already since this realisation I feel more peace and understanding within and of myself... Hoping diagnosis isn't going to be too traumatic...

This was exactly me as a kid, like my exact story with the presidents, being obsessed with natural disasters, I thought I was reading my life story.

Me too

I sure don't feel like I have any gifts.

@@keilana6 you’re being too hard on yourself

@@keilana6 God, gives us all gifts. Find out what your gift's are, dear.

Same. My special interest is sewing, but I'm socially inept and struggle with executive dysfunction, so no clue how to turn that into a career. I've struggled with jobs my entire life. In school for coding because it seemed to make sense, graduating soon and lost again... aye.

Jesus loves you more than you could ever know. He understands what you are going through and He does care and would love to give you a peace that this world can never give you. He wants to heal your heart and mind if you would only turn to Him. There is life after death and the most important decision you will ever make is where you will spend eternity, but there are only 2 places you can spend eternity, heaven or hell. The Bible says that you can know that you have eternal life in heaven, but If you are putting your trust in anything other than the finished work of Jesus on the cross to get you to heaven, you do not understand God's way. Please let me share with you how you can be 100% sure you are heading in the right direction. The Bible says that we are all sinners. When God created Adam and Eve, He made them perfect without sin, but they chose to disobey God and became sinful in nature. This sin nature was passed down to all humanity. Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: Your sin separates you from God. Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God; A holy, righteous God cannot allow sin into heaven. Sin must be paid for and God's price for sin is death, but not just a physical death, but a spiritual death which means separation from God forever in a lake of fire in hell. Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. In the Old Testament when man sinned, God required the sacrifice of a perfectly spotless lamb as a substitute to pay for the sins of each person. The blood of that lamb was only a temporary payment for their sin and so this had to be done often. Jesus Christ, God's Son took on flesh, was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life and offered Himself as that perfect, spotless Lamb and shed His blood as payment for the sins of the whole world. John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. Jesus loved you so much He WILLINGLY came and allowed wicked men to spit on Him, mock Him and scourge Him until He was unrecognizable as a man. They stripped him naked, thrust a crown of thorns on His head and nailed His hands and feet to a cross. He hung in agony for hours bleeding, thirsting, struggling for every breath. He died innocently in your place so that you could be saved from going to hell. It was His blood that satisfied the just demands of a holy God. God will not accept anything else. There is no greater love than that! John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. The good news is that Jesus didn't stay dead in the grave. He came back to life 3 days later just like He promised and He still lives today! Matthew 28:5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 6. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. Friend, Jesus did all this because He wants to give you the FREE gift of eternal life in heaven with Him! You cannot do anything to earn your own way into heaven. You can't work for it, be baptized for it, go to church for it or try to be good enough for it. You must stop believing that you can get there on your own merit. It is a FREE gift that God is offering to you if you will simply receive it by faith. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9. Not of works, lest any man should boast. God said there is only one way to get to heaven, but it is not hard. You must admit you are a sinner headed for hell and you can't save yourself. You must believe that Jesus died and paid for your sin with His own blood on the cross, then He was buried and 3 days later rose from the dead. Then you must repent and turn to God and call on Him for mercy to save you from hell and give you eternal life in heaven with Him. Romans 10:9 that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 13. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. None of us deserve God's mercy and grace, but let me warn you friend, don't be deceived because if you reject His FREE gift, you are already condemned and when you die, you will suffer the torment of burning in hell for eternity in a lake of fire where you will be forever separated from God and all that is loving and good. John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. Revelation 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Please don't wait! Don't take the risk of putting it off until another day, repent, turn to Christ NOW wherever you are at because you aren't guaranteed to live another day on this Earth. Believe God's Word, ask Him to save you and He will do it just like He promised. The choice is yours to make. ---------------------------------------------------------------- If you would like more information or don't have a church to attend, we livestream our services and would love for you to join us. You can find us on FaceBook at “Reg Kelly - Table in the Wilderness” on Sermon Audio (Reg Kelly, Liberty Faith Bible Church) on KZfaq (Liberty Faith Church Reg Kelly Sermons) and on the web (libertyfaith.net).

Really have become aware last few years of my social anxiety possibly being related to Aspergerer's or autism. The older I get the worse my anxiety becomes. Not much money to cover testing & treatment. Too bad there is little help for life crippling characteristics.

I loved the Covid era of peace and quiet

I felt the same way! During the lockdowns I finally felt like the world had slowed down to my pace. It was quiet and peaceful and hardly anyone went outside (I was always outside) I felt like it was 100 years ago, population was much less, quieter, slower paced. I actually enjoyed the lockdowns

My adopted Navajo family loves me and I them for this reason. They believe it rude to look someone in the eyes. It is a violation of personal space. They understand me and my connection to the spiritual world and call on me in times of need and I am honored to be a part of their world and culture and I NEVER have an opinion unless asked. They claim I speak their language but although I seem to understand the Dine' bizaad language, I do not and never have claimed to speak it. My closest Black friends are the same way although they don't realize it, that I am not opinionated. I listen and through that, gain their trust. You can't have a better friend than that of a Black person once you cross that boundary. Sorry. That's one of my things is talking in tangents.

Watch videos with Tony Attwood, this channel, and the channels "Ask an autist" and "Aspergers from the inside" to build up a picture of autism and the problems and strengths people on the spectrum has. It'll help you get a picture of what it means to be on the spectrum and it will give you a model that makes it easier to explain to your doctor. Make a list of stuff that makes you think that you are on the spectrum over several month. If the list ends up huge you'll have an answer. The same if it contains next to nothing after 6 months :-)

I think its pretty related as well being on the spectrum is like being overaware and overthinking. Ad overl caautious an overwhelming constantly.

there are a lot of people our age (im 47) who are undiagnosed as it was only those on the more severe end who were diagnosed. we just were thought of as weird etc.

Research INFJ personality type From the Myers-Briggs personality test I had the same thoughts as you But I am an INFJ who almost exclusively dates Men with Asperger's I'm not sure why that seems to be what I'm attracted to

@@lisajewell7148 yes! I was thinking the same but didn't comment because I didn't want anyone thinking that I was being dismissive of autism spectrum disorders. Like you, I am an INFJ. Finding that out has made an enormous difference in my life. I've always felt very out of place socially and think deeply about everything. I know it's an enormous turnoff to most people, as it's overwhelming for them to think in so much depth constantly. I simply cannot do small talk and feel I've ruined some relationships due to the inability to relax and not go into detail about every tiny thing. I give all of myself to those I love and have been hurt many times because I assume the other person is doing the same for me. I try to change the things that I can about myself but have realized I am who I am, and I don't want to become someone else. I pray I find the right guy to love and marry one day. I'm not sure if that'll ever happen, but I remain hopeful. Again, I'm so glad you left the comment that you did. I'm sure there will be people to see it that will have their eyes opened when they realize they've been an INFJ all along.

Jesus loves you more than you could ever know. He understands what you are going through and He does care and would love to give you a peace that this world can never give you. He wants to heal your heart and mind if you would only turn to Him. There is life after death and the most important decision you will ever make is where you will spend eternity, but there are only 2 places you can spend eternity, heaven or hell. The Bible says that you can know that you have eternal life in heaven, but If you are putting your trust in anything other than the finished work of Jesus on the cross to get you to heaven, you do not understand God's way. Please let me share with you how you can be 100% sure you are heading in the right direction. The Bible says that we are all sinners. When God created Adam and Eve, He made them perfect without sin, but they chose to disobey God and became sinful in nature. This sin nature was passed down to all humanity. Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: Your sin separates you from God. Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God; A holy, righteous God cannot allow sin into heaven. Sin must be paid for and God's price for sin is death, but not just a physical death, but a spiritual death which means separation from God forever in a lake of fire in hell. Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. In the Old Testament when man sinned, God required the sacrifice of a perfectly spotless lamb as a substitute to pay for the sins of each person. The blood of that lamb was only a temporary payment for their sin and so this had to be done often. Jesus Christ, God's Son took on flesh, was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life and offered Himself as that perfect, spotless Lamb and shed His blood as payment for the sins of the whole world. John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. Jesus loved you so much He WILLINGLY came and allowed wicked men to spit on Him, mock Him and scourge Him until He was unrecognizable as a man. They stripped him naked, thrust a crown of thorns on His head and nailed His hands and feet to a cross. He hung in agony for hours bleeding, thirsting, struggling for every breath. He died innocently in your place so that you could be saved from going to hell. It was His blood that satisfied the just demands of a holy God. God will not accept anything else. There is no greater love than that! John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. The good news is that Jesus didn't stay dead in the grave. He came back to life 3 days later just like He promised and He still lives today! Matthew 28:5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 6. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. Friend, Jesus did all this because He wants to give you the FREE gift of eternal life in heaven with Him! You cannot do anything to earn your own way into heaven. You can't work for it, be baptized for it, go to church for it or try to be good enough for it. You must stop believing that you can get there on your own merit. It is a FREE gift that God is offering to you if you will simply receive it by faith. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9. Not of works, lest any man should boast. God said there is only one way to get to heaven, but it is not hard. You must admit you are a sinner headed for hell and you can't save yourself. You must believe that Jesus died and paid for your sin with His own blood on the cross, then He was buried and 3 days later rose from the dead. Then you must repent and turn to God and call on Him for mercy to save you from hell and give you eternal life in heaven with Him. Romans 10:9 that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 13. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. None of us deserve God's mercy and grace, but let me warn you friend, don't be deceived because if you reject His FREE gift, you are already condemned and when you die, you will suffer the torment of burning in hell for eternity in a lake of fire where you will be forever separated from God and all that is loving and good. John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. Revelation 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Please don't wait! Don't take the risk of putting it off until another day, repent, turn to Christ NOW wherever you are at because you aren't guaranteed to live another day on this Earth. Believe God's Word, ask Him to save you and He will do it just like He promised. The choice is yours to make. ---------------------------------------------------------------- If you would like more information or don't have a church to attend, we livestream our services and would love for you to join us. You can find us on FaceBook at “Reg Kelly - Table in the Wilderness” on Sermon Audio (Reg Kelly, Liberty Faith Bible Church) on KZfaq (Liberty Faith Church Reg Kelly Sermons) and on the web (libertyfaith.net).

No one wanted to play with my son.. so I got a 4 foot pool when he was 9 years old. We had the first above ground pool, in the neighborhood. Suddenly, he had the boys in the neighborhood, wanting to be his friend. This is how my son, developed social skills and working out relationship issues. The doctor told me, he could turn out to be a social path, if he didn't develop socialization skills. He's doing very well now. He has his own trucking business, since he was 28 years old. I'm proud of him!

good suggestion

@@drewmiller3462 my wife has some of these traits- we are still having a garage with stuff from her parents house that she knows she won’t use but has emotional attachments to……but she has no problem with eye contact, voice volume, no obsessive routines , a great vocabulary, can be sarcastic , plays with words so these traits of Asperger’s must be readily perceived, obvious. We all feel socially inadequate at times……….overbright lights an bother anybody as well as over loud noise……..

Forming one-sided relationships with non-living things is something I do often but never considered in this light

Good day mam, I am some similar issues with you, can you elaborate more on these please: looking down while walking, eye contact with close relatives; mother, sister, daughter . Picky eater: Do you eat fast or slow? . Social networking: Do you have friends, and do you find it easier to go to gathering?

@@doctorgreat627 Yes, i look down a lot while walking and talking, actually. I am really afraid to NOT look people in the eye when those people are talking because i was yelled at so much as a kid for avoiding eye contact, but i still cannot look people in the eye when i am talking. I am a very picky eater, and i eat very slowly. I have maybe two friends, but i hate social gatherings and do my best to avoid them. Sorry for the delay, but my email has sorted youtube responses into a folder i did not realize existed until today.

In such cases it's best to talk to a professional, multiple pros if possible.

Oh yes, and I’m watching on a phone.

Never been diagnosed, but I am being treated for depression and anxiety. My medication has really helped, Wishing you all the best in your journey.