pashathedrummer94
October 9th, 2013, 07:58 AM
So I have many problems, and most of them actually fit under the Autism spectrum. It's social things you may suspect. difficulty making eye contact, but when i do it's hard to sustain it. I can't really formulate words in my head to convey the message i want to put out there all the time. i have little quirks like messing with the hair around my body when i am in a social or tense situation, such as my arm hair facial hair and especially the hair on my head when it gets really bad. i also prefer to be alone, or with one other person, but not out of hating people, i just like it. i have trouble conveying my emotions as well. i looked it up and it seems this is called Alexithymia, which is literally the inability to share emotions, such as through facial expressions. come to think of it i lack many of the conversational tools many people use. for instance hand gestures, eye contact (already been said), and sometimes i go on and on never realizing that i may be boring the other person, which i recently learned from my friends mom, who helps kids with Autism and aspergers, that same ranting is common in people with aspergers. It's hard for me to initiate a conversation on a good day for me, and on a bad day i never want to leave the room. i recently was living with my best friend, and on those days i couldnt leave her side, when i did i would pick incessantly at the hair on my arms and chin. what do you guys think i can do to overcome these things, especially the Alexithymia. I will be 20 next march and these problems have really held me back. :confused: