Hello!

Hello! I am Lethandhrel One-Eye. (I don't really have one eye. It just feels like it sometimes...'Lazy eye'!) I am 20 years old, and was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome - on the Autism Spectrum - when I was 15. All through primary school I was treated as though I was just a naughty child, as back then, they didn't think girls could have Aspergers. It was mainly because school was soo stressful for me - I'd take as many sick days as I could get away with to get away from all the other kids and the teachers telling me what to do all the time. It was only after we moved to Australia from Britain that we finally found out, via recommendation from my form teacher, what was 'wrong'.
   By the way, there is nothing actually wrong with me. I just see things differently, that's all. I get obsessed over things - currently TESV: Skyrim - and socialising physically tires me. I'm hoping this can help people see things from my point of view at least - no one 'Aspie' or 'Autie' is the same. It's not 'met one, met them all'. I am high-functioning (which means I'm almost 'normal'), whereas the next autistic person you meet may be low-functioning (non-verbal, or won't touch anything that is blue, for example.)
   Also, please understand, this isn't a disease. Neither you nor your child will catch it from an Autie or from immunisations given as a baby. There is no cure; only coping mechanisms - ways of getting over the inhibitions and bad habits that prevent them from fitting in. So if someone you know, or a family member of theirs  is diagnosed, don't say 'get well soon'. I, personally, find that offensive. Just try to understand.