Leah McCarthy
Leah McCarthy
My name is Leah McCarthy. I'm 18 years old and I was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome when I was 17. I found out I had Aspergers Syndrome after I went through a series of events. Since I was 13, my family has tried to figure out what my "problem was". I was diagnosed with anxiety, OCD, and depression. When I was in 11th grade I went to a small school, and when I say small school, I mean 7 people of all grades. I was pretty emotionally messed up then. I made suicide threats, I cut myself, and isolated myself at random times. I turned to friends at my school about my problems. They had to do everything they could to keep me from cutting or trying to commit suicide. After Labor Day I got a letter in the mail saying that I was not allowed to come back to school. I had been expelled because I continued, after being told not to to talk about my problems. The next day I went on social websites and found out that my friends from the school (my only friends at the time) had all blocked me. Later on I found out the teacher of the school had told them to block me and not reply to any of my messages. I was heart broken. It took six months for each of my friends to come back, and when they did I was always crying from joy. I had missed them so much. During those six months I saw a therapist because my parents realized this was something serious. I absolutely loved my therapist. She was beyond any therapist I've ever known. To get over my fear of the bus, coming from work she parked her car in a shopping mall and took the bus to work. When my appointment came time, she took the bus with me, down to where she had parked her car. Then she treated me out to lunch. She treated me out to lunch three times. She was absolutely amazing!!!! Through observing me she told my parents she thought I had Aspergers like her son. After looking it up, and a couple more months, I was officially diagnosed. A lot of things make sense now. I never knew why I cried when kids in high school made noises and now I know it's sound sensitivity. It was really nice to find the right diagnosis. I have one brother, two half sisters, and my mom and dad. My brother and I fight a lot because of my Aspergers, my mom and I fight a lot too, but my dad is more understanding of mental illnesses. In some ways I'm glad I have Aspergers and others it's really hard. I'm a really emotional person, I absolutely love to be, well lovey. I love family get togethers, hugs and spending time with people. Unfortunately, my family isn't really like that. Sometimes but not usually. It's really hard to feel like the different one in the family. Or to feel like if you weren't like this, your family would be better off. I doubt anyone will read this 
it's so long!!! I do want to be a therapist one day, so if anyone needs help or whatever, I also would like to help!
it's so long!!! I do want to be a therapist one day, so if anyone needs help or whatever, I also would like to help!
