"I like playing on my computer and playing role playing
games. It is OK playing on the computer because I can find people
who like the same things as me. Most of the kids at school think I
am weird when I talk to them about my games. My Mum worries that I
want to stay in my room and not see other kids my age after school.
I prefer to be on my own – other kids wind me up and then I lose my
temper.
My Mum says I have got Asperger’s Syndrome. I don’t really
understand what this is but I don’t care. I know it means I am
different from other kids – that I find it difficult to get on with
other kids. My Mum doesn’t always understand when I want to do
things like not wanting to wear socks or shoes. I do wear them to
school but I take them off as soon as I get home."