I have Asperger's syndrome...What's your excuse?

 

Umm… How to start this thing? Well I am a twenty-one years old aspie female. My name is Miriam which means there rebellion in the Hebrew which fits my personality perfectly, for it means the good kind of rebellion like going against the norms of society. I was diagnosed with asperger’s syndrome when I was eleven years old by a doctor who was new to asperger’s syndrome and thought that because I had five friends and could make up pretend stories that I was high functioning. I am high functioning as far as being very verbal, but I have extreme sensory issues to sound, light, and taste among other things. I have anxiety in social situations, but am very good at putting on act and pretending I’m quote un quote “normal”. I have trouble making friends because I have trouble balancing multiple relationships at the same time, but I am however trying to get better at doing this. I also say things very bluntly and sometimes this is a turn off for people who don’t understand me or asperger’s syndrome. I also have don’t know what is appropriate to talk about and what is not in certain social situation. When you talk with me nothing is off limits to talk about because I am open to talking about anything and everything. Some people find my openness offensive and that is another problem I have with making friends. I love animals, painting, drawing, knitting, reading; and writing. I am currently a full time painter and a part time student. I cannot work a regular nine to five job because of my social and sensory issues. I also have Fibromyalgia which is a big whopper on top of asperger’s, but more about that later.

            I hope with this blog to enlighten people on how people with asperger deal with everyday life and how we may be different, but we essentially want the same things as other people.  We want acceptance, love, and joy just like everyone else we just go about getting it in a different way. I also hope to be an encouragement to other female aspies who might be feeling like no one knows how they feel. I also hope to make people laugh and understand asperger’s better through candid stories about my life. I hope you will come along this journey with me because it should be a fun and wild ride!

 

I found this quote on my honest tea cap. What are the chances of someone with Asperger's getting this? Who knows!