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Something about older autistic adults (>60), for a change

Jenny Butterfly
over 2 years ago

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  

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  • over 1 year ago

    I  am an older woman who has got  Autism, and am increasingly getting tired of younger people telling me ,that their experiences of life e similar to mine. NAS ,was not around  when I was younger ,and, when it was in Yorkshire and Lancashire, it was unheard of  in  the far North West of England.  

    if you have a long piece of string and a short piece of string, and you put them side by side ,are they they the same length, are they the same size? The answer of course, is, no they are not!  

    Therefore, a little bit of Common Sense , would not go amiss.

    I would be grateful if you could help me to discover information on Autism and the Older Person, I would also be interested in information on Older autistic people who do not have children?

    Many thanks

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