StBishop said:
Nah. I've been assured by people that I have either aspergers or that I fall somewhere on the autism spectrum but none of these people are professionals in mental health and my GP seems to disagree with these people.
I don't care to get a second opinion as it won't really change anything.
Having researched autism fairly thoroughly for university I don't think I've got anything to complain about, some of the accounts I've seen, heard and read are pretty rough.
Anyone here care to share experiences that relate specifically to education and schooling in general?
Positive, negative and just plain interesting are all of interest.
I used to have teachers aids now and again through primary school, though I never needed them, any difficulty I had in school was due to my own lazyness
thing is Im 99% normal...so things can get awkward at times, (siously, If I had it my way Id be removed from whatever list the department has laying around)
like in my last year at a fancy private school some lady from the disabilty department wants to conduct a stantard "are you suitable for work after school?" interveiw (lady if I can handle going through boarding school I can fucking handle a job) even though I tried to get mum to tell them it wasnt nessicary
cue lots of awkwardness....(and the silly twat askes me why my parents arnt present..Im a BOARDER you know that right?) so my ex engligh teacher was there (who happned to be the rep or whatever) and I have to say "yep! I'm autistic...you cant tell but I am really!" ohhh man how awkward
I also have this bizare habit of tearing up in weird cirmcumstances...and not because Im upset, it just happens
also they wouldn'r let me into the boarding school for obvious reasons...I had to have an interveiw (a couple actually) with head of boarding and......god ,awful memories now