My husband and one of my best friends are aspies. My husband is on
anxiety meds that seem to help. (lexapro) My friend has a major hard time
with processing stuff. She will ask silly questions, and to me it is just
a cute little quirk- and I think it is OK for her to ask, it is better
to ask and find out, than to never ask, get confused, and always wonder...
Sometimes the ways she presents her questions is actually quite thought
provoking too. So don't be too hard on yourself. Telling people who
think you are a 'retard' that you need help understanding something will
help them understand you better!
Harmony
P.S. I think 6 year olds are awesome too!


> Now I see what you mean by anxiety, thankyou. At 16, and attending a
> community college I am more aware than ever of my social limitations. But
> I
> have a method that works to allow me to function; I act like I am six. I
> ask innocent questions and make innocent remarks. This makes my social
> mistakes fade away as just something which that cute retard who's good at
> math did. I know that this might seem to be a self demeaning approach,
> but
> you have no idea how much I respect 6 year olds.
>
> Timothy
>
> On 10/1/07, Nathan Scoville <nathanscoville@...> wrote:
>>
>> I know what you mean about anxiety getting worse in adulthood. I think
>> it
>> has to do with becomming more self-aware and seeing how other people see
>> my
>> natural behavior as rude, inconsiderate or just wierd. Every time I
>> interacted with someone I read (or thought I read) boredom and annoyance
>> in
>> their reaction to me. Joining an aspie support group and finding friends
>> who
>> accept my surface behavior unconditionally has done wonders for my
>> confidence, but it still feels like I had fear and worry when I was
>> younger
>> and didn't care what other people thought about me. I don't know if this
>> helps, but I do know what you're going through anyway. take care!
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: frenchhornplayer19 <frenchhornplayer19@...>
>> To: aspergers_syndrome@yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Monday, October 1, 2007 4:55:20 PM
>> Subject: [aspergers_syndrome] Re: Anxiety
>>
>> --- In aspergers_syndrome@ yahoogroups. com, "Tim hobbs"
>> <tim.thelion@ ...> wrote:
>> >
>> > anxiety about what? How old are you now?
>> >
>> > On 9/30/07, frenchhornplayer19 <frenchhornplayer19 @...> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > When I was a child I remember being calm most of the time. It
>> > > seems that as I've gotten older my anxiety has increased a lot.
>> Has
>> > > anyone else noticed this?
>> > >
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>> Most of my anxiety is centered around school and social situations. I
>> am 21 and am in college. I feel anxious most of the day and am
>> exhausted when I get home. Even the smallest stressor can trigger
>> anxiety. Interacting with people is very difficult, and having a
>> speech impairment makes it even more difficult. At the end of the
>> day, I can't help but remind myself of all the mistakes I made. I
>> hope this answers your question.
>>
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