Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi my name is Sylvia - I am yet to be diagnosed - still waiting after 1yr 3mths - but have 4 more in the family diagnosed about 2 years ago - who all went private - my daughter is just beginning her journey on the assessment - I am 57 and I am 99% sure that I am withing the Aspergers Spectrum and just wondered if you get more tired - I have worked since I was 15 - we had to in those days - there were many problems along the way - I now find that I dont want to go to work - my body is able but my brain lacks motivation - I have to go back next weekend - I work 2 nights although it should be 3 - I am just tired and feel happier now closer to home - how does anyonelse cope with this? I also would like to make interesting friends cos I am so bored by my old ones, and I do not say this lightly - I have known them for over 15 years, and have broken away from them - they dont talk, they dont want to get on in life - I am still going in for my Degree in Counselling this year and also waiting to find out if I can be a Registered Childminder again - and they dont laugh and have no sense of humour - I like the different things in life - Sylvia
I am 61, Sylvia.
I suspect the tiredness is just what happens as you get older. I took early retirement from my job at 56 because I was finding it harder and harder. Also at that time my youngest son (AS) was going through a really bad patch and the stress of that was making doing my job more difficult.
Sounds as though you are actually doing really well if you are doing a degree. 27 years in my job have made me too tired to study.
I have read "Aspergirls" and I am pretty sure I have a lot of features of AS, but I don't feel the need for a diagnosis.It just helps me understand why some things have always been difficult for me. It has also helped my son because he can just say "Mum's having an Aspie moment".