Published on 12, July, 2020
To me there still seems to be a gap in the market, with most resources focussing on autistic children and young adults and hardly anything for older people. So it makes a change to see a video on the experience of older autistic people. We could really due with resources that cover the whole lifespan, I think, including end of life care (my unidentified autistic dad died on a busy, noisy ward (radio 2 blaring constantly, as if this would automatically be helpful to patients) which, even though I wasn't aware of our neurodivergence even just a few years ago, I know would have made him much less comfortable).Dad enjoyed peace and quiet, or maybe a little Radio 4 and I remember thinking that it was a pity he wouldn't wear earphones (great difficulty putting up with anything around his head or face, including glasses). We all need and deserve much better as we grow older. www.youtube.com/watch
Thanks for sharing this video. I’m not in that age bracket just yet, but I’m not young. I’m not diagnosed yet either. But I found it really relatable. I wish someone had of pointed things out to me at some point, rather than telling me in a roundabout way I was weird, or pushing me out of their life. I’m already at the stage (and have been for years) where I find it’s easier to not have anyone in my life rather than try again and be let down again because people just don’t like me. As well as not being able to cope with how intense it is to have people in my life.
Sorry, I realise this post isn’t about me and I probably shouldn’t be posting about me, I’m just trying to get my head around everything and get this rollercoaster of thoughts in some kind of order. Am I autistic, am I a fraud, am I just not a nice person, maybe there’s something else wrong with me, so many questions right now. I have my pre-diagnosis booked in 2 months times, it’s part relief and partly petrifying, and an added presence of thoughts in my head where I have too many questions already.
Apologies, the video made me feel a connection and I felt I had to say something.
I’m glad you did. I can identify with all of that very strongly.