Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce to you....

[tazzlez60]

Hello everyone,

My name's Tayla, I'm 18 and from Melbourne, Australia. Everyone usually calls me tazzlez or just Tay. I was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome mid 2011 and needless to say, it had a rather big impact on my life. I've always known there was something different about me. I just didn't fit in with other kids throughout my entire schooling. This resulted in bullying, constant changing of friendship groups, depression.... etc. etc.

Now that I know, everything's become so much more clear, and I honestly think I've grown from it. Now that I know what I have trouble with, I've been able to improve on those areas, where before, no one knew, so no one mentioned anything. I guess it's the same reason you don't tell someone who has really bad body odour that they smell foul.... But yeah....

I'm on the more high functioning part of the aspie scale... And yeah I believe that Asperger's should have it's own scale within the Autism spectrum haha. SO MUCH VARIATION!!! But in a nutshell, I have bi-polar disorder, Sensory Processing Syndrome..... I forget the rest.... My psychologist wrote me up a nice big list to hand into my school a while ago hahah.

Anyway, the basic thing to know about me is that I am very unpredictable in relation to my moods. I can be extremely hyperactive one moment and incredibly down and moody the next. At the moment, I have longer manic periods than depressive periods which is always a good sign. I like drawing, gaming, LARP, immersing myself in my imagination and acting. I have a lot more interests but there are too many to list here haha.

So feel free to talk to me if you'd like, I'm always open to making new friends.

Until next time,

Tazzlez

 

[Jacki Cucinotta]

Hi Tazzlez! Welcome to Aspies Central.

I also had some of the same experiences similar to yours growing up. I felt like I was different but I didn't know why I felt that way. I wasn't bullied, but I did feel that I was often misunderstood by others and that I had a difficult time interacting with my classmates. Apparently I was diagnosed when I was six, but I didn't end up knowing about it until seventh grade - when I heard it that day I thought it was pronounced "Ass-burgers" hehe!!!! At age 23, I also feel like I have grown substantially from gaining much knowledge about AS. Much of the knowledge has been accumulated over the past two years, when I decided to join my college's Honors Program. Guess what my thesis topic was? It was the classification controversy of the autism spectrum while thoroughly investing Asperger syndrome!

Definitely feel free to chat here any time. I'm also one who is open to making new friends as well. In fact, many forum members are like that too. That's one of the qualities I like about everyone on here: we're all like an close-knit family in which we welcome everyone into our community.

 

[Aalo]

Welcome aboard taz Feel free to discuss anything you want in here!

 

[Peace]

Welcome Tazzlez,
Boy, I could tell some stories. I did not fit in, but since I am High Functioning, the "Class Clown" was a perfect fit for me. To this day I struggle. I too was diagnosed Bi-Polar. I'm not sure if they really knew what they were doing or not. I have no concern for what the world might want to call me, I just concern myself with my part of the world, and my place in it.
Here you will find people that you share much with, including feelings and experiences. Happy to have you with us.