Dropping out of college; as a freshman I drank all the time, didn’t eat properly or clean, stayed up all night and slept in the day, and was often too anxious to go to class. I dropped out by the end of the year.

I suspected “”“”“high functioning”“”“” autism for a long time, but since my actual diagnosis I’ve looked back and realized I’m probably not capable of living independently. After dropping out I moved back in with family and didn’t move out again until I had a girlfriend I could share responsibilities with.