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Learning difficulties and difficulties understanding the world

NAS71377
over 3 years ago

Hi there :) 

I am currently awaiting an assessment on the NHS following the ongoing difficulties I have had throughout my life (I'm 30 now). 

I was wondering if anyone empathised with this...

I really struggle with understanding. Understanding the world. Understanding social situations. I feel like I am constantly trying to make sense of my situation, whatever that situation may be. It's hard to put it into words. It's like a constant state of confusion about the world. I feel like I am always playing catch up with the people around me.

I really benefit from teachers and support workers as they help me to understand learning and situations. I find it really difficult to make sense of things independently. But I want to become more independent! 

Would love other peoples perspectives to help me to express what I am going through.

Thanks. Hugging

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  • over 3 years ago

    By independent do you mean financially? Or emotionally... and how deep would you like to go! The rabbit hole is seemingly unending. 

    I sought guidance though several paths. I took a logic class which helped with the ability to learn independently and hunted down philosophers I felt connected to in order to gain better understanding. 

    The current system of economic exchange we live in is based largely on competition and from what I know, that is not a natural Autistic state of being There's a NZ "neurodivergent anthropologist" on twitter called JornBettin who has a lot of interesting perspectives on this. 

    So I guess the question is what lengths are you willing to go? If you dive into the fantastical notion of currency / money or if you dive into sociology, would these be interesting? Of sociology, I quite enjoy Erich Fromm. Highly underrated yet very accessible and proposes quite practical solutions to complex problems. 

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  • over 3 years ago

    By independent do you mean financially? Or emotionally... and how deep would you like to go! The rabbit hole is seemingly unending. 

    I sought guidance though several paths. I took a logic class which helped with the ability to learn independently and hunted down philosophers I felt connected to in order to gain better understanding. 

    The current system of economic exchange we live in is based largely on competition and from what I know, that is not a natural Autistic state of being There's a NZ "neurodivergent anthropologist" on twitter called JornBettin who has a lot of interesting perspectives on this. 

    So I guess the question is what lengths are you willing to go? If you dive into the fantastical notion of currency / money or if you dive into sociology, would these be interesting? Of sociology, I quite enjoy Erich Fromm. Highly underrated yet very accessible and proposes quite practical solutions to complex problems. 

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