Aspiring Aspie

Everyone experiences some sort of anxiety throughout their lives, whether it be due to a job interview or a first day back at school. However as an Aspie, anxiety is a part of my daily routine in which it can entirely consume me. To an individual who experiences low levels of anxiety, reading that it can entirely consume me may be hard to comprehend. It is important to understand that anxiety can vary from person to person and can become a disorder when not controlled and affects an individuals way of life. There are many conditions linked with anxiety, such as; Agoraphobia, Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Social Anxiety Disorder. ( http://patient.info/health/anxiety ) The link which i have inserted contains information on each condition and what they entail. Personally, anxiety has always been a part of my life. Even as a young child i would refuse to take part in various activities. My mother tried to get me involved in dancing, choirs, acting cla...

As a recently diagnosed Aspie I have felt the urge to create a blog, the aim of this blog is to share my experiences as an Aspie to a wide range of individuals. I do not want to simply make these posts limited to individuals who may share the same or similar experiences; I also want to provide others who may not be aware of the condition with a personal insight.  Before I get stuck into beginning this blog, I would just like to state that I am by no means educated on ASD and I am not a professional. This blog will be entirely based on my own knowledge and experiences. I suppose I should start from the top so to speak with an explanation of what Aspergers Syndrome / ASD actually is. Personally, growing up I had no clue that Aspergers even existed. I was fully aware of Autism and actually just jumped to the conclusion that it was a simple condition. By this I mean that I thought each individual with the condition suffered with the same issues. After being  diagnosed  mysel...