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City Vs Country living

Jay

Hi all

I’m not diagnosed and am asking for assessment at the moment having had a few family members suggest it and scoring highly on all the AQs etc. 

My question is whether anyone has a preference for city or countryside. I actually like to visit both the busy city and peaceful countryside although I kind of live in the suburbs. I love to spend a day in the London museums and hiking through a national park. 

I feel like enjoying the hustle and bustle of London doesn’t sound very autistic but I know people vary a lot so I’d be interested to hear anyone’s thoughts. 

In general, I’m moving from ‘I need to get an assessment, this could explain my life’s struggles’ to ‘I’m a complete fraud, what am I even thinking’ at the moment.

Thanks for any comments. 

Jay

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  • I grew up in a village and disliked it. It always felt like there was a lot of attention on me. I was treated like an outsider/newcomer for being young (even though my dad's family had lived in the village for at least several hundred years) I like the anonymity of the city.

    It's also easier to get around in the city. To get out of the village you either had to walk across the fields, using a path that was underwater for several months in winter, or along a winding, narrow, unlit road with a lot of blind corners. Or get the bus which came a couple of times a day on weekdays.

  • in reply to HP35

    Thanks HP35, the city is definitely more convenient and I understand what you say about anonymity. Trudging through fields in wellies is my idea of a good day but if it’s EVERY day then maybe not!

  • in reply to Jay

    The issue was that once the river was out for the winter the water level in the fields would usually be quite a long way above wellie height. At least my family lived in a hill so the house didn't flood.

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