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A person but feel like an outcast….even as an adult

All my life I knew I was different from other kids my age. I didn’t start talking until I was about 3. I was really shy and I wasn’t good at making any friends. I have a couple of friends elementary school. Both of them I don’t speak to anymore and sound we just want a separate ways. One I still talk to. Basically she’s the only one I can trust. Middle school and high school are terrible! Well let me rephrase that, 6th and 7th were the WORST years. I got bullied, picked on, teased me and peers called me names. That’s when I learned to fight. Well I knew how to fight since I was younger since I am really small for my age. I’m 5’1”. My best friend was new when I stood by my side. My other two friends did too (I don’t speak to them anymore). Eighth grade was okay and high school was okay. I was waiting high school as well but not as bad as middle school. I didn’t like being around a lot of people at all due to the constant teasing. I didn’t like being in big groups but I overcame that and my parents would help me work on being around people because they wanted me to be more social, push me out of y comfort zone and talk to people. It’s hard to do that when people don’t wanna talk to you. Also when some people actually show interesting me, I thought they were just pretending. I have a hard time getting people in my life.
I prefer small groups than big groups. My family helped me get out of my comfort zone and now I’m more confident in being around people more. I’m getting better at picking up social cues but still not good enough.
I work at a school as an assistant teachers. I feel left out at work and there’s a coworker that treats me like I don’t know what I’m doing and gets frustrated when I don’t pick up social cues. He doesn’t think I can do the job correctly because I don’t “pay attention” or lacking common sense. He scolded at me for asking a student if she was hungry when I KNEW she was aiming for her water. None of the two staff stood up to me. He got moved to a different classroom and frankly I was glad because I couldn’t stand him treating me like a child.
I’m 28 year old young woman with Aspergers Syndrome. Not a lot of people like me or want to talk to me, but I would be be hated for being myself then be fake and love. I can be pretty blunt and straightforward.
Teslin · M
I am glad your co-worker was moved. All co-workers should be helping each other, not criticizing or scolding you.
Good luck, you should be proud of your accomplishments !!
ElizabethBabe1994 · 26-30, F
@Teslin Thank you so much! Yeah frankly I’m glad he moved to because I couldn’t stand him. A lot of people over there like him. I know not everyone does but I don’t like him. I mean I know he was trying to help and he loves the kids but I didn’t like the way he treated me just because I’m autistic. He never really talks to me much but he talks to the other employees. I want to be treated just like everyone else.

 
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