Miss Wonder
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As to give an introduction to my question; my early school years did not appear to have went well. I had been the victim of verbal and physical abuse in the school environment, and thus had to be homeschooled for six years. I was very timid, and frightened of other, unfamiliar people. I did not wish to maintain eye contact. However, I have grew out of this. I am currently seventeen years old and attend a mainstream Highschool located not too far a distance from my house.
Now, as to get to the point - I had been suspected of ADHD this month. Which presents reason for my difficulty regarding focusing and hyperactivity and impulsivity issues. However, my mother 'likes' and commentates on pages about Autism, about embarassing posts such as ''she dislikes certain odours help!!'' (I happen to have been legitimately diagnosed with rather servere OCD which also affects consumption of certain foods.) It's things such as - ''her skin is very pale, is this related to her 'Autism?'' ''She has cold sores sometimes too!!''
Now, for the record, I had an IQ test done not too long ago and the result was 155. My emotional IQ was 134, above average, I can empathize and maintain eye contact without any difficulties and I do not possess any problems that autistics do but can rather relate to those with ADHD. (My condition). Regardless of this my mother always states that I cannot do this and that, she will not even let me go to the big store 10 minutes away, like my ten-year old brother. I have no obsessive interests. She was even hesitant to get me into a mainstream school and even tried to get me into a College for the less intellectual. Regardless of the fact I usually receive B's or A's in my subjects. I also possess low self-esteem. What should I do? I can socialize well and understand sarcasm/social cues well and this has been bothering me to quite some extent.
Now, as to get to the point - I had been suspected of ADHD this month. Which presents reason for my difficulty regarding focusing and hyperactivity and impulsivity issues. However, my mother 'likes' and commentates on pages about Autism, about embarassing posts such as ''she dislikes certain odours help!!'' (I happen to have been legitimately diagnosed with rather servere OCD which also affects consumption of certain foods.) It's things such as - ''her skin is very pale, is this related to her 'Autism?'' ''She has cold sores sometimes too!!''
Now, for the record, I had an IQ test done not too long ago and the result was 155. My emotional IQ was 134, above average, I can empathize and maintain eye contact without any difficulties and I do not possess any problems that autistics do but can rather relate to those with ADHD. (My condition). Regardless of this my mother always states that I cannot do this and that, she will not even let me go to the big store 10 minutes away, like my ten-year old brother. I have no obsessive interests. She was even hesitant to get me into a mainstream school and even tried to get me into a College for the less intellectual. Regardless of the fact I usually receive B's or A's in my subjects. I also possess low self-esteem. What should I do? I can socialize well and understand sarcasm/social cues well and this has been bothering me to quite some extent.