Today I was officially diagnosed with Asperger's. It explains my inability to connect with my peers in my childhood and my social ineptness. It also makes me even more upset about my parents. I was bullied in school, socially withdrawn, barely able to make the grades and even failing some of them, and I had quirks that made me different from my peers. I was drowning, but neither my parents nor any teachers ever threw me a lifeline. Nobody helped me with my homework, nobody stopped the bullying, nobody helped with me with basic social skills, and nobody ever asked if anything was wrong with me and if I needed help. I desperately needed help, but never got it.

I don't think my parents were intentionally neglectful or abusive, I just believe that they were unsuited to be parents.