Narxok
Member
I originally was writing a long introductory post that took me nearly two hours to write, but as I was finishing up, my computer froze up and then I ended up losing half my post. I couldn't get it back, so I'll make a short one.
I'm a 24-year-old male diagnosed Aspie. I live with my parents, I'm secretly Agnostic in a family of diehard southern Christians, and have a dead-end part-time job with low hours. My problems mostly lie in auditory processing (I hear fine, but sometimes, words seem to meld together, and I have to ask people to repeat things. I may have to ask multiple times if the person speaks fast or has a heavy accent.), I'm easily embarrassed, I might have ADHD (I'm easily distracted.), terrible in social situations (eye contact problems, small talk is excruciating to me, etc.), I have short-term memory problems, my reactions can be delayed at times, and general awkwardness/weirdness amongst other things.
My obsessions like with collecting and playing video games (single player games, since I don't really have any friends to play with), doing jigsaw puzzles, watching funny or just downright weird videos on Youtube (does the word "Youtube Poop" ring a bell?), and watching anime (I actually don't watch that much anime, but the series I do like, I'm obsessed with, I know them in and out. I guess the same goes with other series I watch.) I also have a tendency to think for many hours (sometimes to music) about stories I've made up in my head that I would like to write, but can't due to my poor writing skills. (I failed AP English spectacularly. My teacher wondered why I took that class. I didn't even know why.) Usually, I seem to just be zoned out during these moments.
Really wanting to get a full-time job so I can leave my parents' house (it's getting unbearable here), but I don't know where to start, so I came here hoping to get at least a hint. I'm thinking about contacting my Vocational Rehabilitation office to help me (they helped me get my part-time job), but I don't know if they can get me a full-time job or not. It's hard to say whether or not I can go back to school too, because I probably can't afford it. I originally dropped out of college, mainly because that was when I just broke down and I found out I had problems. I was diagnosed with Aspergers only a couple of years ago. I didn't even know what it was until I started seeing the doctor.
I came here also so I could possibly get tips on dating. This isn't really a priority for me, but I think that having a significant other who understands and supports me (and whom I can understand and support in exchange) can go a long way for me. Problem is, I've never even flirted with a girl before, and the concept of dating terrifies me because of my overall awkwardness and weirdness.
Anyways, I think that's it for now. I hope to stick around, at least for a little while if not for a long time.
I'm a 24-year-old male diagnosed Aspie. I live with my parents, I'm secretly Agnostic in a family of diehard southern Christians, and have a dead-end part-time job with low hours. My problems mostly lie in auditory processing (I hear fine, but sometimes, words seem to meld together, and I have to ask people to repeat things. I may have to ask multiple times if the person speaks fast or has a heavy accent.), I'm easily embarrassed, I might have ADHD (I'm easily distracted.), terrible in social situations (eye contact problems, small talk is excruciating to me, etc.), I have short-term memory problems, my reactions can be delayed at times, and general awkwardness/weirdness amongst other things.
My obsessions like with collecting and playing video games (single player games, since I don't really have any friends to play with), doing jigsaw puzzles, watching funny or just downright weird videos on Youtube (does the word "Youtube Poop" ring a bell?), and watching anime (I actually don't watch that much anime, but the series I do like, I'm obsessed with, I know them in and out. I guess the same goes with other series I watch.) I also have a tendency to think for many hours (sometimes to music) about stories I've made up in my head that I would like to write, but can't due to my poor writing skills. (I failed AP English spectacularly. My teacher wondered why I took that class. I didn't even know why.) Usually, I seem to just be zoned out during these moments.
Really wanting to get a full-time job so I can leave my parents' house (it's getting unbearable here), but I don't know where to start, so I came here hoping to get at least a hint. I'm thinking about contacting my Vocational Rehabilitation office to help me (they helped me get my part-time job), but I don't know if they can get me a full-time job or not. It's hard to say whether or not I can go back to school too, because I probably can't afford it. I originally dropped out of college, mainly because that was when I just broke down and I found out I had problems. I was diagnosed with Aspergers only a couple of years ago. I didn't even know what it was until I started seeing the doctor.
I came here also so I could possibly get tips on dating. This isn't really a priority for me, but I think that having a significant other who understands and supports me (and whom I can understand and support in exchange) can go a long way for me. Problem is, I've never even flirted with a girl before, and the concept of dating terrifies me because of my overall awkwardness and weirdness.
Anyways, I think that's it for now. I hope to stick around, at least for a little while if not for a long time.
I'm new as well.
