[ECwalkrr33]

So my sister is sort of weird. She has a lot of friends knows how to make friends but if you spend a lot of time with her like me(i have to cause shes my sister) you can tell she isn't the social butterfly she seems to be. She loves to talk and stuff but a part of her you can tell is just socially inept. Idk if it's autism or aspergers. She doesn't have sensory issues or repetitive behaviors and can pick up facial expressions, tone and body language but apart of her is just still socially inept. Let me give a better analysis of her personality. She is quite an interesting person. She can socialize well but a side of her is socially ignorant, she talks to herself A LOT. In eight grade all her friends left her and she started cutting and had to go to some school for emotionally troubled kids for the entire year, if she is ever in the wrong she denies it(like she will NOT admit to being wrong) or just ignore it, and she has very bad anger issues. Oh and on the social thing. Yesterday she was helping her friends set up for another friends 16th surprise party and posted stuff about it on her snapchat, all of her friends got mad at her. I overheard my mom and sister talking about this and I know my sister so I immediately knew what was going through her head when she posted it. She is definitely an empathetic person but sometimes she just fails to think how an action will affect another. She was probably happy with her friends setting up the party or whatever and then decided to post something about it never once thinking her friend might see it. That's another thing about her, all she cares about is social media and that stuff. So what do you think?

[Skeezyks]

Hello ECwakerr33: I see this is your first post here on PC. So... welcome to PsychCentral... from the Skeezyks! May you find the time you spend here to be of benefit.

Many years ago, when I was in college, I had a psych professor who said that mental illnesses are simply extreme examples of the same behaviors we all exhibit every day. For example, we all wash our hands periodically throughout the day, depending on what we're doing. But if someone starts washing their hands over-&-over so often that their hands become red & raw & they just can't stop washing... then it rises to the level of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Does that make sense?

So anyway, I don't know whether or not the behaviors your sister exhibits could be considered to constitute a mental illness. This is really something for a mental health professional to determine. As far as the birthday party incident goes, it sounds to me as though your sister was just excited & didn't think about what she was doing. I'm sure every person on the planet has done that a time or two. Perhaps the things you're observing are just youth... I wish you well...

Welcome to PC!