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Are we depressed?

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Statistically autistic people are more likely to suffer with depression than neurotypical people. Myself being one, it got me thinking are we depressed or is it that what looks like depression is us not being able to regulate our emotions? I don’t mean it is not serious, it is and I am often suicidal. It’s just a different angle not that it would help me as knowing I can’t regulate my emotions doesn’t help me to do it. I have been on countless anti depressants, none of them work. I don’t mean to cause offence to anyone I apologise in advance I’m not great with communication. I came on here to get the opinion of other autistic and depressed individuals. It is a constant battle, I reach out but there are no services, I’ve been on a emdr waiting list for a year, I feel my mental health is due to the autism and knowing there’s no cure for autism spears on the suicidal thoughts it’s a lonely place to be

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    I keep seeing that term all the time now on social media from parents advocating for there children, with the best intentions. I don’t understand why when Autism is lifelong, do they only offer support to children. I thought with the increase in diagnoses there would be more help for adults. Will it ever change?

  • in reply to Deleted User

    This is true, I am burnt out by life in general and can’t distinguish between what’s depression and what’s burnout. I just know I don’t cope, something seemingly small can lead me to not wanting to be here anymore, it’s pointless bothering the gps at this point and a&e, they don’t understand and don’t help, I tend to repeatedly breakdown in the privacy of my home

  • One of the problems we face is that autistic burnout shares a lot of the symptoms of depression, and if you go to a doctor they will almost certainly mistake it for depression. But the usual depression treatments don’t work for burnout.

    That said, we have plenty to be depressed about.

  • Could it be that rather than being less well "regulated", (Gods, how I hate that term), we are actually more aware of how and what we feel? Does it ever occur to Dr's etc, that being treated like you're a complete conundrum, a square peg that needs bashing into a round hole will make some one depressed?

    We'e told to seek support and there's none there, so what are we supposed to do? It dosen't help that at best we're told that services are over stretched and there are huge waiting lists and at worst being treated as unreasonable. Personally I've found that there's little help for adults, young adults maybe, but none my age, 62 and what help there is seems to be aimed at making sure you have the right benefits.

    I don't think it's because of autism that you're depressed, but because the services you need to help are unobtainable, it would make anyone depressed, including any NT friends and relations who support you.