Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi all,
I was diagnosed with autism 3 years ago as a 30 year old man and at that time I had a decent quality of life, a good job, a great social life and wonderful home life. However even with this life I ended up with quite severe depression which after a while resulted me in receiving the diagnosis of having autism. It’s obvious now that throughout my life I was continuously masking just to get through each day and to survive so to speak.
Now that I’m more aware about myself and allow myself to be truly me, I find it extremely difficult to be happy sometimes which may be the case for some of you also. I particularly find it difficult in gaining employment once again which is more suitable to my needs and also being social making friends who accept me for how I am and for who I am.
With this in mind I’m genuinely curious to see what is the biggest issue you find or struggle with as an autistic individual?
Thank you for taking to the time look at this and hoping your having a good day!
I struggle with so many aspects of daily life from being social to getting dressed. I seem to be inadequately prepared for any part of life. It's so depressing.
I struggle with depression too even though I'm on medications for it. I feel like for ME it's been mostly due to feeling inert. I think it may be autistic burnout in my case. So I allow myself the space to SLEEP without judgement of how long or when and I stick to comforts like favorite foods, favorite TV shows that aren't emotionally challenging like comedies, Gerry Anderson sci-fi and Star Trek TOS. I can also watch Sirs Ian and Derek along with the menagerie of silly persons on Vicious on a loop with Dawn French in Vicar of Dibley on standby. If your depression is untreated I hope you'll seek support. I'm so glad I did.