News of Asperger's Syndrome Forum

Alright so this is my first post in this forum although I've been reading some of the posts here for a while and I can identify with alot of them. I'm Emma, I'm 18 and I found out about Asperger's last year when my best friend and one of the only females I got along with in school suggested that I look into Asperger's when I was telling her about my ADD diagnosis, and how ...

I have been working at the same retail job for almost 5 years. I am also a nursing student and desperately need to find a job in the healthcare field to gain experience. Recently I have decided to apply to a job that requires a former or present employer to fill out a sheet regarding my attendance, work quality, how I work with others, whether I am eligible for rehire, and so forth. The manager ...

I have been working at the same retail job for almost 5 years. I am also a nursing student and desperately need to find a job in the healthcare field to gain experience. Recently I have decided to apply to a job that requires a former or present employer to fill out a sheet regarding my attendance, work quality, how I work with others, whether I am eligible for rehire, and so forth. The manager ...

I have never had a "real" friend, just acquaintances I talked to at school. I've never been more desperate for a friend that I have been lately...who knows. Maybe it's the hormones...

But have you ever "invented" a friend, or just talked to yourself like there was someone else there? I haven't done either, but I can't shake the feeling that I need to find real friends or else this will be my last resort. ...

As the title would suggest pertaining to AS. On a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being very severely and 1 being just a little...

for as long as I can remember, wether it be home (amongst family) work, school, outings, here etc. there is a feeling to which I think I am intruding upon others. This becomes more pronounced when I find myself away from a somewhat comfortable situation for a length of time; it is as such that I must reaquiant myself to that situation in order to feel comfortable again and so forth. To be a part ...

Has anyone ever been accused of this?

I was just about to say something to someone about something I've seen them do in a video and that I liked it, then remembered a few people saying they don't like how I've "analysed" them or I've "analysed" my relationship with them or whatever, both my ex's specifically.

This seems the place to ask, unless it's unrelated and I'm doing it for some other reason I'm unaware ...

I have encountered this a number of times. When I read a written word I can sometimes taste it. I know it's strange but I don't know why it happens ... The same is with colours and shapes. I mostly get this kind of sick feeling when I see a colour I don't like such as yellow or orange. . . I get a similar thing with textures, I feel quite ill when I touch ...

The world is too big and complicated place.

I honestly don't think I can survive.

I am really scared.

I need some advice here. I met a guy on an online dating website (and I do not have anything in my profile there about my PDD, of course). He stared the conversation and has kept it going for almost two weeks now. He seems very interested and wants to meet me.

He's even asked how I feel about PDA (aaaaahhhh!!!). The true answer is that it makes me want to be swallowed by the ...