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adult autism regression

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I have been struggling lately with Aspergers, I feel I have regressed in many fields of operation and I am seeking information that adults can regress. I have read on the net, that regression can be the caused by stress and mistaken for depression in people with autism.

I know regression forms part of the autism model in childhood, but can it also in adulthood ? or is it just stress and lack of coping mechanisms. I feel like everything I knew or trusted is gone ?

 

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  • Interestingly enough, socialising was more fun when I was a child - simpler and more rule bound. I did tend to play with younger kids, and kids are more honest and have not yet learnt small talk. As a child, I struggled with relationships in a different way - I was very possessive and could not share people easily. I had one friend but  we often broke up, and I disrupted the play of other children. I was not adverse to approaching other kids, though, and asking them to be my friends. I did enjoy playing with kids, and it was never tiring. It only became tiring during adolescence when socialising became so much harder - it was no longer about racing each other on a bike but about talking about feelings and fashion. I could not keep up. I also became aware of my difference for the first time, although my parents knew that I was 'odd' since the age of three.

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  • Interestingly enough, socialising was more fun when I was a child - simpler and more rule bound. I did tend to play with younger kids, and kids are more honest and have not yet learnt small talk. As a child, I struggled with relationships in a different way - I was very possessive and could not share people easily. I had one friend but  we often broke up, and I disrupted the play of other children. I was not adverse to approaching other kids, though, and asking them to be my friends. I did enjoy playing with kids, and it was never tiring. It only became tiring during adolescence when socialising became so much harder - it was no longer about racing each other on a bike but about talking about feelings and fashion. I could not keep up. I also became aware of my difference for the first time, although my parents knew that I was 'odd' since the age of three.

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