Mental Illness Support Group discussion

This is where you can post about Autism or Aspergers. Remember if you post upseting content mark it with '!!!'

SHINE wrote: "I have Aspergers."

Welcome! 😀

SHINE wrote: "I have Aspergers."

Hey, Shine!

My younger sibling has Autism.

Rumell Khan wrote: "My younger sibling has Autism."

If they have goodreads, feel free to invite them to the group!

I will not be happy having my sibling use Goodreads.

Rumell Khan wrote: "I will not be happy having my sibling use Goodreads."

Oh, okay 😊

SHINE wrote: "SHINE wrote: "I have Aspergers."

Now it's been labeled as Autism.
I found that out weeks ago."

Aspergers is on the Autism spectrum so most people will just use Autism as the general term. Did they specifically say you don’t have Aspergers?

Hi, I'm autistic too.

My younger sister has a more expressed form of autism, but I have Aspergers Syndrome and it affects my friends heavily. I feel like a burden to them a lot.

Cheyenne wrote: "My younger sister has a more expressed form of autism, but I have Aspergers Syndrome and it affects my friends heavily. I feel like a burden to them a lot."

Sorry to hear that! I'm sure they don't fell burdened at all!

I have relatives with Asperger’s, and my daughter has a talent for making friends with Asperger’s and autistic people. So if someone says they have Asperger’s, for me it’s like, “Oh, okay, I get it.” It doesn’t seem like something that should be very burdensome.

I wonder if I am borderline Asperger’s myself. I miss a lot of social cues, can’t do small talk, and interrupt a lot. I can tell what people are thinking or feeling, but I don’t know how to react to it.

Audrey wrote: "I have relatives with Asperger’s, and my daughter has a talent for making friends with Asperger’s and autistic people. So if someone says they have Asperger’s, for me it’s like, “Oh, okay, I get it..."

That's a lot of my ques for it, actually.

I’m autistic! Any other autistics want to chat?