Moving forwards with Autism

One thing that I’ve been wondering for the past few days, is how will I move forwards with Autism after the ‘post diagnosis phase’ has passed? Right now, a little over 9 months post-diagnosis, I’m still very much in the phase of reconciling with ‘being autistic’, of chatting with other autistic people on here and trying to ‘find my feet’ as a newly diagnosed autistic adult. But what happens afterwards? What happens once I have reconciled and found my feet? What parts of my old life will stay the same and what will change, what changes do I need to make to my life to move forwards with Autism? Sorry this is a bit of a Philosophical thread! What do others think? What parts of your life need to change to accommodate being autistic? Do you even think that you need to make any changes?

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  • things i am working on

    • I improved my diet a wee bit ,, less crap comfort food.
    • wear headphones all the time at work as opposed to just some of the time
    • more self care ie I take my breaks in work & do a meditation every day at lunch time to keep work anxiety down
    • more self in general getting away from irritations, triggers, and bad thoughts,
    • getting regular and more sleep. keeping bedtime routine.
    • try to improve social skills by avoiding typical ASD behaviours that mess neurotypicals up. 
    • increased interaction with natural world - more walks in country with dog ,,, more gardening & planting trees
    • increased talking to my children and nephews to improve relationship with them
    • getting more "me" time eg more time off work when I feel I am heading towards a shutdown and actually taking my annual leave !

  • Thank you for your informative reply Aidie,

    I think that I still need to work on getting into a regular sleep routine. One of the hazards of being a parent though, you have to fit all you adult life after the kids are in bed, so a later bedtime means more adult time, but less sleep!

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