Sometimes I wonder if I'm actually retarded or something?

I started thinking, maybe I'm retarded and everyone is just being nice to me. The reason why I say this is because I was diagnosed with Autism, I have a hard time paying attention, and I'm easily excited. <.< One thing that characterizes my Autism is that I experience barriers in communication in every day social situations. Like for instance today I picked up a parcel at the post office and the lady behind the desk started talking to me and although I was able to converse back to her, I found that I was losing my train of thought while speaking, and actually started repeating myself at one point. But when people talk to me, it's always in this nice tone of voice, and it made me wonder, maybe I'm retarded and just don't know it? That or Autism just makes you feel like a retard.

Anyway, this was on my mind tonight so I thought I would share it.

In the end, even "retarded" is just a label with which people try to easily describe someones condition or behavior. "retarded", by itself, is just a word. Whether you use it on yourself or not doesn't change who you are. The real question would be whether your condition and/or behavior qualify for what is commonly considered to be "retarded".

Wait. You've been diagnosed with schizophrenia and autism, as well as social anxiety?

NathanielWingatePeaslee said: ↑

Wait. You've been diagnosed with schizophrenia and autism, as well as social anxiety?

Yup, I was diagnosed with schizophrenia and autism, but social anxiety is just a self-diagnosis.