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tigerlily

Hi

I'm completely new to this and need some advice - basically people just don't get me. I am an adult and was diagnosed with autism and dyspraxia as an adult as I returned to university.

There is a lot of support out there it appears for families but my family has given up on me and the 'family' I have are my friends (well one sided friendship because I can't meet them at the same level). They get very frustrated with me and say they're trying to 'teach' me how to be in their world and respond the way they expect me to be. For example I was with a friend yesterday and she asked me if I am free on Wednesday and did I want to go to her house. I answered Yes I am free, yes I wanted to go to her house. What is wrong with my answer because she blew up and told me 'wrong answer' and get really angry. 

It is so frustrating and I don't know what to do. Or how to help them.

Any advice?

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  • The thing is my whole family have given up on me and instead I have three amazing people who love me but they don't understand and they think I'm ungrateful, unthankful and every negative thing possible. 

    Well maybe if they can connect on here it may give them some support they need. There seems to be so much support for families but not friends. 

    I don't know if anyone else here is struggling as much as I am.

    I have autism, dyspraxia, dyscalculia and I also have a Dissociative Identity Disorder. I don't know anyone else going through all this.

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  • The thing is my whole family have given up on me and instead I have three amazing people who love me but they don't understand and they think I'm ungrateful, unthankful and every negative thing possible. 

    Well maybe if they can connect on here it may give them some support they need. There seems to be so much support for families but not friends. 

    I don't know if anyone else here is struggling as much as I am.

    I have autism, dyspraxia, dyscalculia and I also have a Dissociative Identity Disorder. I don't know anyone else going through all this.

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