Brutal Autismcel trait, you feel younger for your age.

[autisticghost]

Part of autism/asperges/hfa is having delayed social-emotional development, usually by about 4 or 5 years. That explains why my teenage years and early 20s were absolute hell. When everyone else's brain was developing as normal, my social development was literally at that of a 14 year old. Even at 24 I feel like I *just* turned 18, while everyone else is progressing normally.

 

[Over_this_Life]

In some ways i feel the opposite. I feel like a 23 year old man but also feel like i am mentally trapped in adolescence because i lack even the most basic of social experiences. I am an adult that does boring adult shit but without any of the things that makes being an adult worthwhile e.g. sex and actual friends

 

[Deleted member 32183]

I feel as if I've aged way too rapidly in other regards, while never experiencing a normal progression.
My life feels like I've been rushed to the ending and I'm just sitting at the finish line waiting.

 

[fedcel]

not sure how I feel about this. I feel jaded and old compared to the people my age that I have to talk to, I never really see my group of genuine friends from my hometown but we keep in touch, and they experience the same thoughts as I do, sometimes we joke about how we don't feel like adults even though we're in our 20s. also I'm one of the youngest at 24. so it's normal to an extent I think.

on the other hand, I still get I.D'd all the fucking time. I feel like I look like a 30 year old ogre because I have a nicotine addiction and I drink just about every day (jfl at my brain typing that instead of just admitting I'm an alcoholic). the other day I stopped into a shop for cigarettes and the cashier asked me for I.D, I didn't bring my wallet in with me just my card. I was like "my license is in my car do you want me to get it?" and she was like "yeah haha" and I asked her if she was serious and she said yeah please I need to make sure. I'm lean but not short so it's not like I look like a kid, maybe autism comes with some phenotype that makes you look childish.

 

[Haywire]

i do feel younger

 

[FinnCel]

I'll be 28 this year, i feel like 16

 

[FUCKITALLREEE]

I also feel much younger than i am, probably due to autism and no life experience.

 

[Made in Heaven]

yeah literally the same with me

 

[To koniec]

yes it's thought i grow up slightly whe i entered my early 20's, this year i will turn 23

 

[Words2_live_bye]

but also feel like i am mentally trapped in adolescence because i lack even the most basic of social experiences. I am an adult that does boring adult shit but without any of the things that makes being an adult worthwhile e.g. sex and actual friends

yep same here but i'm 21
i missed out on all the worthwhile teen experiences, and now i am missing out on all the worthwhile adult experiences

 

[TheIncelStaresBack]

we're all in arrested development because of our looks