Greetings. I just recently joined. I am a young woman with AS. I was just curious to hear from or connect with other females who have AS. I didn't even realize I had it for a long time, even though my brother is officially diagnosed and my dad is undiagnosed(but he has it, there's no doubt about that), mostly because he hasn't asked about it, and in fact doesn't WANT to have it. Anyway, I knew I had a lot in common with my brother, but the "problem" was, I was "too socially adaptable" to have AS, according to others. They never knew that I really wasn't an extrovert--I'm just an introvert who loves to study people and cultures and social interconnectivity, and humanity in general. That's one of my "obsessive interests" and the desire to study social situations has pushed me far out beyond my comfort zone, often to my detriment. I learned early that, to deal with unpleasant crowded situations, you wore very baggy clothing(it's more comfortable anyway) so no one can make direct contact with your skin, and you pushed your way through things, if necessary, in order to break free from the mass of humanity(everyone's pushing anyway, no one notices one more). I also grew up with a brother who wasn't interested in studying people, and often got picked on, so I would study them and bring the information back to him--I've always been one of the best people to explain things to him; we make the most sense to each other in a lot of ways.
But I digress. The point is, when my brother was diagnosed, one of the first things we learned about AS was that it was a "man's syndrome" so I assumed I couldn't have it, though my parents knew something was different about me too. As I researched more into AS, I discovered girls who were diagnosed--and I found, for the first time, some people who I understood. I came across this forum during my search, and I was hoping to connect with some girls with AS. I have yet to meet another female with AS in "real life"--on my campus, the two diagnosed cases are guys, and they're great, but there is definitely a difference in some areas. It's lonely--not in the heart-heavy, weepy, annoyingly emotional way; more of in a quiet, wistful wondering way, knowing that there are others who are female, AS, and Christian, but yet not knowing that, because I've never actually met one! Ah!
Oh well. Another ramble. Thoughts, anyone (or no one)?
But I digress. The point is, when my brother was diagnosed, one of the first things we learned about AS was that it was a "man's syndrome" so I assumed I couldn't have it, though my parents knew something was different about me too. As I researched more into AS, I discovered girls who were diagnosed--and I found, for the first time, some people who I understood. I came across this forum during my search, and I was hoping to connect with some girls with AS. I have yet to meet another female with AS in "real life"--on my campus, the two diagnosed cases are guys, and they're great, but there is definitely a difference in some areas. It's lonely--not in the heart-heavy, weepy, annoyingly emotional way; more of in a quiet, wistful wondering way, knowing that there are others who are female, AS, and Christian, but yet not knowing that, because I've never actually met one! Ah!
Oh well. Another ramble. Thoughts, anyone (or no one)?
