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Any people over 40 on here ?

sylv
over 11 years ago

Hi my name is Sylvia - I am yet to be diagnosed - still waiting after 1yr 3mths - but have 4 more in the family  diagnosed about 2 years ago - who all went private - my daughter is just beginning her journey on the assessment - I am 57 and I am 99% sure that I am withing the Aspergers Spectrum and just wondered if you get more tired - I have worked since I was 15 - we had to in those days - there were many problems along the way - I now find that I dont want to go to work - my body is able but my brain lacks motivation - I have to go back next weekend - I work 2 nights although it should be 3 - I am just tired and feel happier now closer to home - how does anyonelse cope with this? I also would like to make interesting friends cos I am so bored by my old ones, and I do not say this lightly - I have known them for over 15 years, and have broken away from them - they dont talk, they dont want to get on in life - I am still going in for my Degree in Counselling this year and also waiting to find out if I can be a Registered Childminder again - and they dont laugh and have no sense of humour - I like the different things in life - Sylvia

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  • over 11 years ago

    I'm convinced that as one gets older it becomes more difficult to deal with the stress involved in coping with living in an NT world and this results in tiredness and a disinclination to any more make an effort.

    I'm now retired so I don't have the problem of getting to work but the difficulties I've had all my life in leaving the house/travelling are now much worse as a result of mobility problems, which may or may not be permanent.

    I didn't get a diagnosis until a couple of years ago and I wonder whether it's worse for those of us who reached 40 (or maybe 50, 60 and upwards) than for people who are diagnosed in childhood or early adulthood and receive therapy and support.

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  • over 11 years ago

    I'm convinced that as one gets older it becomes more difficult to deal with the stress involved in coping with living in an NT world and this results in tiredness and a disinclination to any more make an effort.

    I'm now retired so I don't have the problem of getting to work but the difficulties I've had all my life in leaving the house/travelling are now much worse as a result of mobility problems, which may or may not be permanent.

    I didn't get a diagnosis until a couple of years ago and I wonder whether it's worse for those of us who reached 40 (or maybe 50, 60 and upwards) than for people who are diagnosed in childhood or early adulthood and receive therapy and support.

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