NHS say no to adult autism diagnosis

Hello im Val

Ive been in and out of the mental health system since the age of 19, im now 50yrs young.

Any help given to me I get so far then its all pushed away.

I struggle to explain myself to them, the words never come.

, I fail to correct them so it all leads to a false image of me to them, they get angry they dont want to help anymore.

My sister wants me to be diagnosed for Autism, she sees a lot of autism signs, she knows a lot about it as her daughter is autistic.

NHS wont help, my Dr tells me to go private, i here it can cost thousands it just seems like a dead end for me.

Lockdown has in a way been a break from the pressures of life but yet im pushed into doing things that need done that cant be avoided.

Im mentally drained, lonely and lost.

I think I just want to be heard and understood just once and accepted for who i am.

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  • I seem to jump from hobby to hobby so quickly its like i need to know it all in one go hehe. 

    My profile pic is a sculpted fairy I made years ago, super sculpey  was my thing.

    I like to play electric piano and synthesizers with a guitar looper pedal and make ditties small tunes yet I can not read music.

    And a strange hobby came about after holding a baby doll that someone had painted and weighted to look and feel freakishly real. I felt something that I had never felt before, I felt calm and safe.

    I started sculpting life size babies with clay limbs and cloth body my partner at the time owned a shop, every baby made was sold to nurses and midwives and some as far as Hong Kong.

    Not so creative these days as its hard to stay focused but I try

    What do you like to do hobby wise :)

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