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Autism and Getting Older

Muckworm

Hey People!

Me again, I hope you don't mind because I have another question.

Do you think as you get older your autism gets worse?

As a teenager I was really bad but then in my 20's I learned to handle it better but I'm finding that as I get older I meltdown faster, get sensory overloaded much more quickly and cope less than I used to say 10 years ago.

I seem to lose it much more often these days than I used to and I'm finding myself going out less because of it. I have seen my GP who has ruled out depression or any other mental condition so it must just be autism.

What do others think?

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  • I'm only recently diagnoised alothough, I have struggled with the symptoms my whole life. I'm 32 now and was only diagnosed because I had a serious meltdown at work (Armed Forces). As I've got older I have had increasing difficulty with coping. Light and noise sensitivity being the worse. 

    I've researched this and found that there is a growing body of evidence to suggest people with Autism/ASD have similar neurological formation as those with Dyslexia. A study has shown that people with ASD can benefit from wearing tinted lenses. i have spoken with an optician about this and the term is Visual Stress. Any optician can administrated the test (Colourimetry)which selects the correct tint, shade, refraction etc of lense you need. I now wear green lenses and they have really helped my light sensitivity. 

    However, I do agree that as we get older our ability to cope with our symptoms decreases. At least, from my personal experience.

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  • I'm only recently diagnoised alothough, I have struggled with the symptoms my whole life. I'm 32 now and was only diagnosed because I had a serious meltdown at work (Armed Forces). As I've got older I have had increasing difficulty with coping. Light and noise sensitivity being the worse. 

    I've researched this and found that there is a growing body of evidence to suggest people with Autism/ASD have similar neurological formation as those with Dyslexia. A study has shown that people with ASD can benefit from wearing tinted lenses. i have spoken with an optician about this and the term is Visual Stress. Any optician can administrated the test (Colourimetry)which selects the correct tint, shade, refraction etc of lense you need. I now wear green lenses and they have really helped my light sensitivity. 

    However, I do agree that as we get older our ability to cope with our symptoms decreases. At least, from my personal experience.

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