The Asperger's Girl Guide

I have set up an email account so that if you guys have any questions you'd like to ask I can answer them!  I'll add it in a contact page on the top bar!  Hope you have. liked the recent posts?  Sophie xxx

In the news recently Mental Health services for young people have come under scrutiny after reports showed that many young people are struggling with getting access to the mental health services they need.  This is due down to budget cuts that have affected the money that is being provided to NHS Mental Health services for children and young adults living with complex mental health needs.  A Survey by Young Minds (charity) found: "That more than half of councils in England had cut or frozen budgets for a child and adolescent mental health between 2010-11 and 2014-15." And the figures do not look very pleasing, as reported by BBC News Online:  "Figures released last month showed NHS spending on children's mental health services in England had fallen by more than 6% in real terms since 2010. The cut, equivalent to nearly £50m, was revealed by NHS England in a parliamentary answer." With complex issues rising about the care given to children and

This Morning is the biggest Daytime television show in the UK and on today's show highlighted the plight of young people with depression and mental health problems. The guest they had on was a beautiful and clever Aspergers girl who at the age of 7 had considered taking her own life. As someone watching I was proud of her for speaking out about her autism and how she had struggled and couldn't cope with normal school and the pressures that she faced as a Aspergers Child. I have got the link to ITV Player so you guys can watch it for yourselves! https://www.itv.com/itvplayer/this-morning Note: It Might Not Work in other countries!  Please take a look!!!

Tinder is a great new way to meet people and it is free and through peer pressure I have been exploring the possibility to actually make contact with a guy and talk to them. But although I have been matched with someone- when is it the right time to make the first move or in fact should I wait for him to make the first move?  The question still remains that although I am a confident person, when it comes to men or even talking to guys without some form of pressure or dutch courage I can't follow through and the thought of typing the words:  "Hi"  The word Hi, seems simple but in the Aspergers world, 'Hi' can be the gateway to romantic heaven or hell. The fear I'm experiencing is the unknown and also what if the guy doesn't understand or in fact hears or reads the word autism or autistic and run.  In simple terms am I scared of rejection for nothing I can control, or is the fear that I have no control or have to pretend to be someone that I am no