I feel quite lucky that i am getting help with only a preliminary diagnosis of ASD to back me up, but I'm finding it a bit of a two edged sword....
As we're working through how I process the world and what my main issues are I'm finding all the new information both incredibly interesting and a bit too much to process. We're also going through reasonable adjustments at work when I'm not yet sure what I need, and the result is I'm shutting down more and needing more days off work than I did before I was having help!
Does anyone else have experience of this?
I'm scared of losing my job now due to being unreliable, which I wasn't before 
Shutting down for me involves removing all external stimuli and because I'm hyper-aware of everything going on in my environment it means I have to be alone in the house, limited light, limited sound and no external input (books/internet ec). I spent four hours in shut down this morning and have just crawled out from under the blanket...after initially feeling better, I now feel miserable, guilty, and unsure of everything. Knowing others experiences would help.
Thanks!
