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How to make sense of a new diagnosis at a later age

sylv

Hi I would love to communicate with older people (I am 58 on Sunday) who manage independence and a job but struggle with it all - do you get more tired, more sedate, more fed up, more confused? I could go on lol - I want to understand myself and others and NT's too - I would love to help others - Sylvia 

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  • I can cope with a job and a cut-down version of family life but after that I am exhausted. I have become aware that I never stop thinking and analysing everything so by the end of the day my brain is aching with exhaustion. The other factor is that all the time I'm at work or around people My mind is racing to keep up and also to the "mask" from slipping. So when I get home I quite often go to bed for an hour or hide somewhere and listen to music.

    I only have a self-diagnosis at the moment but when I made the connection with ASD I felt both releif and totally crushed. Six months later, I'm starting to rebuild my confidence in myself which allows me to talk to other folks more naturally. I've also done quite a bit of reading which has helped to understand the differences and traits of both me and others.

    DunK

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  • I can cope with a job and a cut-down version of family life but after that I am exhausted. I have become aware that I never stop thinking and analysing everything so by the end of the day my brain is aching with exhaustion. The other factor is that all the time I'm at work or around people My mind is racing to keep up and also to the "mask" from slipping. So when I get home I quite often go to bed for an hour or hide somewhere and listen to music.

    I only have a self-diagnosis at the moment but when I made the connection with ASD I felt both releif and totally crushed. Six months later, I'm starting to rebuild my confidence in myself which allows me to talk to other folks more naturally. I've also done quite a bit of reading which has helped to understand the differences and traits of both me and others.

    DunK

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