The Teenage Years - Living Hell
Being a teenager can be a nightmare whether you're AS or not. Hormones, periods ( Yes I said the P word) and developing into a adult can be difficult especially if you have autism on top. As when being a teenager you're trying to find your place in this world, and with Aspergers finding who you are can take longer. When i was 13 I didn't know where I fitted in, High Schools are a breeding ground for labels and identities and with Aspergers labels and boxes are not the way to go as to fit in you have to be someone that sometimes you're not. Being bombarded with this stress and pressure to be the perfect student, fit in with the IT Crowd and be Popular as well as deal with all the physical changes that happen when you go through this period of you're life can make you feel like you won't be able to survive and then eventually the breakdown will occur. From personal experience when I was 13 to 14 years old, trying to fit in to the perfect crowd and fit into the