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Does autism get worse?

Candlewax
over 5 years ago

The amazing expert at my PIP assessment stated that as I was diagnosed at 46, I can't be that bad because I held jobs, had a mortgage, etc, and the condition doesn't change or get worse. I have had the same conversation with my partner recently about this, and am interested in opinions.

The way I described it to her was - when you are younger, you can party all night & work all day - for me there was no partying because I was up a 4am so I could be focused by 9am, then shutdown when I got home. However, as you age, the partying gets harder to do, and recovering from one eventually takes a day or two! So, for me, rather than the condition getting worse, it's the affects of it that are harder to deal with and recover from. 

What are other peoples experiences with this? I can't find much about it online!

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  • over 5 years ago in reply to Sunflower

    Thanks @Sunflower - I sometimes feel the older I get the more I learn and the better my coping skills get. Unfortunately the world seems to get harder and I get more exhausted and tired of the pointlessness of all the srtress. I'll be so glad to reach retirement - I'll be on the poverty line but maybe I'll finally get some peace.