I'm a newly self-diagnosed Aspie, mother of 5-year old boy with classic autism, and have spent my 28 years pretending to be normal. I'm at the point in my life I'm just so exhausted with faking it, and I've got enough on my plate dealing with my son. I just want to live my life in peace, read books, play Legos, stare at the water, and obsess over planes. But I also want a partner to fall back on as well.
I've spent so long acting normal, and doing such a good job, that it is impossible to "come out" per say. Adding to the troubles (not to seem vain) is that I'm physically very pretty, and pretty people can't have autism or mental health issues or depression or anxiety, and everything in sunshine and lollipops when you're pretty, right?
I told the guy I was seeing that I was Aspie, and I was pretty much shot down and told I'm a drama queen, can't possibly be autistic, etc. I can be a crazy, bi-polar b*tch, a huge f*cking brat, etc; he has no problem calling me these things, but nope, I can't POSSIBLY be autistic.
If this is what it is going to be like everytime I try to "come out", I'm going to be alone forever. I desperately want that special partner and companonship, and I don't really have any friends and I'm not close with my family. But how can I ever be close to somebody if I can't tell them everything?
Does anybody have any tips on how to come out?
Thanks!
I've spent so long acting normal, and doing such a good job, that it is impossible to "come out" per say. Adding to the troubles (not to seem vain) is that I'm physically very pretty, and pretty people can't have autism or mental health issues or depression or anxiety, and everything in sunshine and lollipops when you're pretty, right?
I told the guy I was seeing that I was Aspie, and I was pretty much shot down and told I'm a drama queen, can't possibly be autistic, etc. I can be a crazy, bi-polar b*tch, a huge f*cking brat, etc; he has no problem calling me these things, but nope, I can't POSSIBLY be autistic.
If this is what it is going to be like everytime I try to "come out", I'm going to be alone forever. I desperately want that special partner and companonship, and I don't really have any friends and I'm not close with my family. But how can I ever be close to somebody if I can't tell them everything?
Does anybody have any tips on how to come out?
Thanks!